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Optium® Museum Display Acrylic™

We are proud to add Optium® Museum Display Acrylic™ to our product line. Available in three thickness options, 4.5mm, 6mm, and 9mm, Optium Museum Display Acrylic is perfect for display cases, vitrines, and frames. This product can be easily fabricated and cemented for museum-quality joints.




Technical Info:

Includes all the features of Optium Museum Acrylic:

  • Anti-reflective – optimizes the appearance while significantly reducing distracting reflections
  • Anti-static – safe for friable materials and does not attract dust > see photo
  • 99% UV protection – for displaying sensitive objects
  • Abrasion resistant – 20x more protection than regular acrylic.
  • Performs like anti-reflective glass. > see photo
  • Lightweight – 50% lighter than glass

PLUS:
  • Produced with cell cast acrylic
  • Best optical clarity
  • Greater surface hardness
  • Easily fabricated

Click on Optium Spec Sheet below for more information.
Optium_Spec_Sheet.pdf

When To Use:

  • Ideal for vitrines with invisible seams

Conservation Clear® Acrylite®

Conservation Clear® Acrylite® acrylic sheet with OP-3 UV Filtering Technology protects works of art from the harmful effects of indoor and outdoor UV light rays.  Over time, the ultraviolet rays in everyday indoor and outdoor light take a toll on artwork. Paper can become faded, discolored and brittle, causing irreversible damage that ruins the works of art.  Conservation Clear Acrylite with 98% UV protection helps protect art from fading by blocking harmful indoor and outdoor light rays, preserving art for years longer than regular acrylic.




Technical Info:

  • Available in 2.3mm and 3.0mm thickness depending on sheet size
  • Filters out 98% of harmful UV light rays
  • Water-white colorless edge

When To Use:

  • Any framing project that would benefit from lightweight acrylic and 98% UV protection

Premium Clear Acrylite®

Premium Clear Acrylite® acrylic sheet is a general-purpose glazing for indoor framing.




Technical Info:

  • Available in 2.3mm, 2.5mm and 3.0mm thickness depending on sheet size
  • Lightweight, durable acrylic
  • Water-white colorless edge

 

When To Use:

  • Any framing project that would benefit from lightweight acrylic

Reflection Control® Acrylite®

Highly reflective surfaces can act like a mirror, causing glare and distracting viewers from the artwork you want to display.  Reflection Control® Acrylite® acrylic sheet is designed to minimize reflection and show the art from almost any angle.




Technical Info:

  • Available in 2.3mm and 3.0mm thickness depending on sheet size
  • Lightweight, durable acrylic
  • Water-white colorless edge
  • Provides glare-free enjoyment without UV protection

When To Use:

  • Any framing project that would benefit from lightweight acrylic with glare reduction

Conservation Reflection Control® ACRYLITE®

Conservation Reflection Control® ACRYLITE® acrylic sheet with OP-3 UV filtering technology protects artwork from the harmful effects of light and distortion of glare.  Over time, the ultraviolet rays in everyday indoor and outdoor light take a toll on artwork.  Paper can become faded, discolored, and brittle, causing irreversible damage that ruins the artwork.  Conservation Reflection Control Acrylite with 98% UV protection helps protect art from fading by blocking harmful indoor and outdoor light rays, preserving art for years longer than regular acrylic. The reflection control matte finish gives you glare-free viewing, allowing a clear view of the framed artwork without distortion.




Technical Info:

  • Available in 2.3mm and 3.0mm thickness depending on sheet size
  • Provides glare-free enjoyment with 98% UV protection
  • Lightweight, durable acrylic
  • Water-white colorless edge

When To Use:

  • Any framing project that would benefit from lightweight acrylic with glare reduction and 98% UV protection

Optium Acrylic® (anti-reflective)

Optium Acrylic® is a lightweight, anti-reflective, anti-static, clear-coated acrylic that provides greater security than traditional glazing.

Optium Acrylic® products are manufactured utilizing a clear, hard-coated abrasion-resistant acrylic sheet.  A magnetron sputtered thin film multi-layered anti-reflection coating is applied to both sides of the acrylic sheet using a patented Tru Vue® Optium® technology.  The coating is engineered for demanding optical requirements, durability, and strength.




Technical Info:

  • Available in 3.0mm
  • Provides anti-static and anti-reflective protection with 93% UV protection
  • Allows for easy handling – approximately 50% lighter than glass and shatter resistant
  • Abrasion resistant - extends the service life
  • Cuts like regular acrylic
  • Cleans like Tru Vue glass products with ammonia-free cleaner.
  • Click on Optium Spec Sheet below for more information. Optium_Spec_Sheet.pdf

When To Use:

  • Ideal for pastels, charcoals, & static sensitive pieces.
  • Large-scale framing projects – ideal for sizes under 40”x60”
  • Shadowboxes
  • Any artwork that would benefit from reflection-free viewing

Optium Museum Acrylic® (anti-reflective)

Optium Museum Acrylic®  Meets Your Rigorous Standards Durable and strong, Optium is produced using a patented Tru Vue technology.  A magnetron-sputtered anti-reflective, anti-static coating is bonded to an abrasion resistant, UV filtering acrylic sheet at an atomic level.  This ensures long-lasting protection that doesn’t oxidize and degrade over time.




Technical Info:

  • Available in 3.0mm, 4.5mm, and 6.0mm thickness
  • Newly enhanced anti-reflective coating optimizes the appearance while significantly reducing distracting reflections to less than 1% at a 90 degree angle.
  • Anti-static protection that actually exceeds glass and dissipates 2000 times more static than regular acrylic, making it safe for friable materials and minimizing cleaning.
  • Abrasion resistant glazing offers 20x more protection than regular acrylic and resists minor scratches associated with frequent cleaning like anti-reflective glass.  Can be re-sed for traveling and temporary exhibits
  • Maximum UV protection filters up to 99% of damaging 300-380 nm UV rays so you can display sensitive objects.
  • Lightweight – 50% lighter than glass.  Perfect for large items and display cases.
  • Gauges up to 4.5 mm can be cut like regular acrylic
  • Cleans like Tru Vue glass products, with ammonia-free cleaner.
  • Shatter-resistant, thermal insulating, and anti-static properties provide a secure and protected environment.
  • Click on Optium Spec Sheet below for more information. Optium_Spec_Sheet.pdf

When To Use:

  • Ideal for pastels, charcoals, & static sensitive pieces
  • Large-scale framing projects – ideal for sizes over 40”x60”
  • Shadowboxes
  • Any artwork that would benefit from reflection-free viewing and 99% UV protection

Premium Clear

Artwork deserves the highest quality regular glass available and you can find it with Tru Vue Premium Clear framing glass.  This quality durable glass showcases your artwork.




Technical Info:

  • 2.5 mm

When To Use:

     
  • Works well in any presentation hung in a controlled lighting environment
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  • Can be used with any number of mats

Reflection Control®

Glass can act like a mirror, causing glare and distracting viewers from the works of art on display.  Reflection Control® glass is chemically finished to scatter light as it strikes the glass.  This subtle, matte-like treatment protects artwork from unwanted glare or distortion. 




Technical Info:

  • Finished on only one side to provide the best resolution and clarity without distortion while reducing glare
  • Provides glare-free enjoyment without UV protection

When To Use:

  • Can be used with up to two mats away from artwork without significant resolution loss

AR Reflection-Free®

Deeply framed artwork, such as multiple-mat and shadowbox presentations, require reflection-free viewing.  Tru Vue meets this need using a proprietary manufacturing process called Magnetron Sputtering to create Tru Vue® AR Reflection-Free™ Glass.  This advanced technology deposits precisely controlled layers of highly energized metal oxides onto a color neutral substrate.  The result is consistent, durable quality and the most attractive display for artwork.




Technical Info:

  • Provides the best reflection-free viewing available
  • Contains the highest brightness and contrast levels available
  • Optimal clarity for true color transmission
  • Reflection-free viewing without UV protection

When To Use:

  • Any artwork that would benefit from reflection-free viewing
  • shadow boxes, multiple mat, or deep framing projects

 

Conservation Clear®

Tru Vue uses a proprietary coating process of microscopic, silica-based UV blocking agents that are cured onto the surface of a glass substrate to produce an ultra protective lite of glass that enhances true colors and protects art from fading.  Over time, indoor and outdoor ultraviolet rays take a toll on artwork and cause fading.  Paper can become faded, discolored, and brittle, causing irreversible damage that ruins the artwork.  Conservation Clear framing glass with 99% UV protection helps protect art from fading by blocking harmful indoor and outdoor light rays, preserving art for years longer than regular glass.




Technical Info:

  • UV Protection blocks 99% of harmful UV light rays
  • Provides conservation protection without glare protection

When To Use:

  • Works well with all framing applications
  • Can be used with any number of mats

 

Conservation Reflection Control®

Conservation Reflection Control® with 99% UV Protection is chemically finished on one side, scattering light as it strikes the glass.  This matte-like finish enhances the beauty of the artwork by protecting the piece from unwanted glare or distortion.  Additionally, the UV protection helps protect fading, discoloration and embrittlement caused by harmful light rays.




Technical Info:

  • Finished on only one side to provide the best resolution and clarity without distortion while reducing glare
  • Blocks 99% of harmful indoor and outdoor UV light rays

When To Use:

  • Can be used with up to two mats away from artwork without significant resolution loss

Museum Glass®

Museum Glass® is the best glazing option for all framed works of art.  Museum Glass is the highest quality anti-reflective picture framing glass available in the industry.  Tru Vue® has a proprietary manufacturing process, called Magnetron Sputtering, which produces an ultra protective, nearly invisible finish.  It protects against 99% of harmful indoor and outdoor UV light rays and has the highest light transmission along with the lowest reflection rating of any other glass product.  The result is consistent, durable quality and the most attractive display for artwork.




Technical Info:

  • Reduces reflection by over 85% (to less than 1% of total light), the lowest possible reflection rating available with UV protection
  • Provides the highest brightness and contrast levels available
  • Optimal clarity for true color transmission
  • Greatest color neutrality
  • Protect works of art against 99% of harmful indoor and outdoor UV light rays

When To Use:

  • Any artwork that would benefit from reflection-free viewing with UV protection
  • Shadow boxes, multiple mat, or deep framing projects