Why use Alupanel X-Lite?
- The Essential Solution for Temporary Projects
- Manufactured in the UK, reducing your carbon footprint
- 100% Recycled LDPE core and can be fully recycled after use
- Meets fire test EN 13501-1:2018 to class C-s2,d0 *
- Economical, light and rigid
- High UV resistance
- Flat, uniform, smooth finish
- Suitable for digital/screen printing, vinyl application and painting
- Excellent value
- 1 year warranty
* Includes PE painted finishes, excludes Brushed finish
Overview
Alupanel X-Lite is the most lightweight and economical panel in the Alupanel range, designed to provide a stable, flat, print-ready surface for high-speed short-term promotional and temporary display applications. With a 0.12mm aluminium skin bonded to a polyethylene core, it provides the minimum structural profile needed for flat-mount signage, promotional display, and temporary graphics at the lowest possible material cost.
Specifically engineered for applications where the sign or display has a short service life — promotional campaigns, event graphics, seasonal displays, and temporary retail installations — Alupanel X-Lite eliminates the unnecessary material cost of a heavier panel whilst retaining the flat, smooth aluminium surface that delivers a professional printed result. Its consistent flatness ensures reliable performance through high-speed flatbed UV printing operations, making it the efficient, cost-conscious substrate for volume print producers.
Available in standard white and in common sheet formats, Alupanel X-Lite is the entry-level panel in the Alupanel range, offering the quality assurance of UK manufacture and the Alupanel brand at the most accessible price point for budget-sensitive temporary and promotional applications.
Key Benefits:
Lowest Cost Per Sheet in the Range
The most economical Alupanel product, specifically engineered to minimise material cost for temporary and promotional applications where budget efficiency is the primary driver.
Flat, Print-Ready Surface
The smooth aluminium face provides a consistent, reliable substrate for direct UV printing, vinyl application, and laminated graphics for short-term promotional display.
0.12mm Skin
Ultra-lightweight, providing the minimum structural profile for flat-mount temporary applications, maximising yield and minimising material waste for high-volume short-term projects.
Ideal for Short-Term Campaigns
Engineered for promotional, seasonal, and event-based display applications where the sign life is days or weeks rather than years, enabling cost-right material selection.
High-Speed Print Compatible
The uniform, flat surface enables consistent, high-throughput flatbed printing without panel curl, deflection, or surface inconsistency that would interrupt production runs.
UK Manufactured Quality
Despite its entry-level price point, Alupanel X-Lite is manufactured in the UK to the same quality standards as the wider Alupanel range, providing reliable consistency that lower-cost imported alternatives cannot guarantee.
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Applications
Alupanel X-Lite is an entry level ACP product for rigidity, flatness and printability and is recommended for a wide range of flat applications.
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This product can be used for the following applications:
- Wayfinding
- Vinyl Application
- Hoarding Panels
- Outdoor Advertising
- Direct UV & Screen Printing
Fabrications
- Sawing & Cutting
- Routing
- Drilling
- Clamping & Bolting
- Spray Painting & coating
Colours
Alupanel X-Lite is available in Signal White digital matt and white primer to cover all of your every day basic requirements. Available in a double or single-sided panel.
Technical
Here are the sheet sizes and thicknesses available as standard along with the technical specification of Alupanel X.
| Panel Thickness | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminium Skin Thickness | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Weight | 2.46 | 3.4 |
| 1000 x 2015 | ||
| 1000 x 2440 | ||
| 1000 x 2050 | ||
| 1000 x 3050 | ||
| 1000 x 3200 | ||
| 1220 x 2440 | ||
| 1220 x 3050 | ||
| 1250 x 2550 | ||
| 1250 x 3050 | ||
| 1250 x 3200 | ||
| 1250 x 4000 | ||
| 1500 x 3050 | ||
| 1500 x 3200 | ||
| 1500 x 4000 | ||
| 1500 x 4050 | ||
| 1525 x 3050 | ||
| 1560 x 3050 | ||
| 2000 x 3050 | ||
| 2000 x 3200 | ||
| 2000 x 4000 | ||
| 2000 x 4050 | ||
| 2050 x 3050 | ||
| 2050 x 4050 |
| Panel Thickness | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Sound Absorption NRC | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Sound Attenuation Rw db | 23 | 24 |
| Water Absorption % by Volume | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Thermal Performance R Values | ||
| Core Composition | 100 % recycled LDPE | 100 % recycled LDPE |
| Fire Performance | EN 13501-1:2018 Class C-s2,d0 | EN 13501-1:2018 Class C-s2,d0 |
| Tensile Strength of Aluminium Layers | 149MPa | 149MPa |
| Thickness (mm) | +/- 0.2 |
| Width (mm) | -0 +2 |
| Length (mm) | -0 +3 |
| Diagonal (mm) | -0 +5 |
| Thermal Expansion | 2.4mm/m @100˚C Temp Difference |
| Aluminium Thickness | ± 0.02 |
| Pencil Hardness | >HB |
| Toughness of Coating | 3T |
| Temperature Resistance | -50˚C to +80˚C |
| Impact Strength (kg/CM2) | 50 |
| Boiling Water Resistance | Boiling for 2hrs without change |
| Acid Resistance | Immerse Surface in 2% HC1 for 24hrs without change |
| Alkali Resistence | Immersed surface in 2% NaOH for 24hrs without change |
| Oil Resistance | Immerse Surface in 20# engine oil for 24hrs without change |
| Solvent Resistance | Cleaned 100 times with Dimethylbenzene without change |
| Cleaning Resistance | >1000 times without change |
| Peel Strength | >5 Newton / mm |
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