ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) is a transparent conducting oxide that can be applied to films, glass and plastic substrates as a coating. ITO can be used to coat plastic substrates such as acrylic, polycarbonate or polyester film for a variety of beneficial effects that have applications across many industries.
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonates are a group of thermoplastic polyesters used in the manufacturing industry in a wide range of grades. They boast a range of features including impact resistance, heat resistance and optical properties and certain grades are even flame retardant.
They are used so widely partly due to their ease of machining and are easily moulded and thermoformed.
The most common uses of polycarbonate are electronic application such as electrical and telecommunication hardware where the broad range of safety features are crucial.
Optical hard coated acrylic
Hard coated acrylic Is a light weight yet highly scratch resistance materials that can be used as a replacement for glass. It has a high tensile strength and is a harder substrate than polycarbonate.
As well as the advantages of using a substrate lighter than glass, optical hard coated acrylic is extremely clear, like glass itself. ITO Plastics acrylic sheet is hand-made and inspected to the highest optical specification.
The ITO plastic hard coating can be applied with anti-glare properties and additional scratch resistant properties.
ITO Polyester Film
ITO Polyester film has perfect mechanical properties for processing such as vacuum coating and laminating. Choosing to use ITO polyester film over other thermoplastics provides superior properties in terms of temperature range, tensile strength and density. Using polyester film also offers greater dimensional stability and oxygen permeability.
These films are often chosen for various specific specifications for applications in many industries due to their processing tolerance with their suitable for engineering. These include:
⦁ Insulation Films
⦁ Antimicrobial Films
⦁ Packaging Films
⦁ Protective Films
⦁ Tamper Evident Films
⦁ Labelling
⦁ Printable Films
⦁ Photovoltaic Back-Sheets
ITO coating polyester films renders their surfaces conductive, yet still transparent. These properties allow for application as:
⦁ Electroluminescent Lamps
⦁ Medical Sensors
⦁ Electrophoretic displays
⦁ EMI/RFI Shielding
⦁ Resistive Touch Screens
⦁ Touch Screen Components
⦁ Smart Windows
