Embedment

Lucite® Embedment process is more of an art than science.

Chemical reaction between liquid A and liquid B creates a jelly like acrylic which when cured under controlled environment, solidifies in to a hard block. When ground down to the required size and then polished, turns into a beautiful, transparent, multi-faceted product.

Your product to be embedded is placed in partially cured casting and then allowed to complete the curing cycle. At the completion of the cycle, your product becomes embedded inside the acrylic block.

Compatibility issues: For successful results, your product to be embedded must be compatible with the chemicals and chemical reactions it will be exposed to.

Following types of materials are just few such examples of non-compatible materials:

Products containing organic components, plastics, moisture or porosity, sharp corners, very thick metals, poor plating, glassy or mirror finish surfaces, conventional paper with ink/paints etc.

For illustrations of various types of embedments, please review the following images:
 

(NOTE: Images are in jpg format. Please note the file sizes before viewing)

Plaque, Cubes and Round (Available shapes shown) (File Size: 1.68MB)

Financial-1 (For Financial Institutions) (File Size: 1.66MB)

Financial-2 (For Financial Institutions) (File Size: 1.66MB)

Advertising (For Advertising Institutions) (File Size: 1.65MB)

Theme Shapes (Irregular shapes shown) (File Size: 1.64MB)

Pyramids, Prisms, Domes (Available shapes shown) (File Size: 1.65MB)

Craftsmanship (Custom shapes shown) (File Size: 1.66MB)

NOTE:
Over the years we have learned to overcome a few of the difficulties in embedding some materials. However, the end results could not be assured consistently. It is important to realize that there may be some risk of failure in this process, especially when the embedded item is special, expensive or one of a kind.

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