New product range: DIBOND® traffic
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AN INNOVATIVE MATERIAL
DIBOND®traffic is a high-grade aluminium composite panel comprising two aluminium cover sheets and a core. The panel satisfies the most rigorous requirements in terms of mechanical stress as well as weather resistance and has a 12-year manufacturer’s guarantee.
As the panel contains less aluminium than conventional solutions, DIBOND®traffic makes a major contribution to sustainability in traffic engineering. The manufacture of the polyethene core material, which is laminated between the covering layers, generates a number of greenhouse gases which is five times lower than in aluminium production. The high-tensile alloy used for the panel’s thin aluminium covering sheets means the overall composite material is equivalent to a solid sheet. No other aluminium composite panel on the market provides properties and availability to compare with DIBOND®traffic.
DIBOND®traffic’s exceptional qualities, in particular its lightweight and easy processing, make creating even the most complex shapes and forms economical and sustainable – and herald a new era for variable message signs! By satisfying national and international standards, DIBOND®traffic has been validated as a high-quality product and equivalent to conventional materials for traffic signs.
In 2020, we achieved another milestone in the DIBOND®traffic success story by gaining approval for small signs. DIBOND®traffic now satisfies the stringent requirements of the German national standard quality mark RAL-GZ 628 as well as the European standard EN 12899-1, confirmed by the in depth report issued by the German Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) and the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV).
Lightweight
- Weight advantage – A “get in lane” traffic sign in the format 1250 x 1600 mm, including edging profile and reflective film, for example, reveals the difference. The total weight of the solid aluminium version = 23.2 kilograms; the DIBOND®traffic sign = 16 kg – that is 7.2 kg lighter! For this application, DIBOND®traffic is 31 % lighter!
- Weight reduction has a positive impact on both handlings during the manufacturing process and installation on site.
Sustainable
- The Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for aluminium composite panels confirms low energy consumption, low levels of greenhouse gas emission (CO2) and optimised water consumption – 40 % less global warming potential when recycling is taken into account (Comparison: 3 mm solid aluminium / 3 mm DIBOND®traffic with 0.5 mm cover layers).
- Transport advantage – lightweight DIBOND®traffic, means considerably more traffic signs can be transported than solid aluminium.
- As a member of the A|U|F e.V., we support closed-loop aluminium recycling management for ecological and resource-conserving reuse and recycling. The material remains within the European Community and its recycling system.
Economic
- Less expensive panel material in comparison with solid aluminium.
- Efficient processing: Component parts can be attached using cost-effective punch riveting and adhesive technologies.
- Energy-saving processes such as routing or punching facilitate contouring.