Kydex® Acrylic/PVC (Boltaron)

KYDEX^® is a thermoplastic acrylic-polyvinyl chloride material made by Sekisui Kydex, LLC. It is similar to ABS in appearance when extruded into a structural sheet.  It has the benefit of greater impact strength, and better chemical resistance than ABS.  The PVC provides a harder surface, so it is more scratch resistant than ABS.  It is often used to manufacture such things as luggage, storage bins, medical equipment, aircraft bulkheads parts, truck interior parts, and it is very popular in the pistol holster market.  Sekisui has been very successful marketing the Kydex brand name.  Simona also produces a line of acrylic/pvc sheet products brand named Boltaron.  The resin for these products starts in powder form rather than pellets as is more common in the sheet making industry.  This makes it easy to compound smaller batches to achieve color matches for production purposes.  Acrylic/PVC can be low cost close to ABS or quite expensive with additives to meet Federal requirements for UL Fire and Smoke.  Meyer Plastics has partnered with several manufacturers to thermoform their OEM parts.  We can offer design consulting at the beginning of your project to make sure the part supplied perfectly meets your requirements.

NOTE:  While acrylic/pvc has many advantages over ABS the value of its recycle content is much lower than ABS.  If it has to be transported to be recycled, the cost for transport is often equal to the value of the product.