a leading american manufacturer of high quality cast acrylic tubes and rods for 60 years! paul baron...
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A Leading American Manufacturer of High Quality Cast Acrylic Tubes and Rodsfor 60 years!
Paul BaronDirector, Investor Relations - M&[email protected] | 678.571.2254
ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION
Who is US CAST – Where have you been for the past 60 years?
What Do You Make?
Where Do You Make It?
How Do You Make It?
Are Your Products Certified?
What are the Properties of Cast Acrylic Rods and Tubes
Cast vs Extruded
Who Uses It?
What Does It Cost?
How Do I Get It?
WHO IS US CAST?
United Resins, Inc. - Founded by Al O’Brien in 1954
Al passed away in 2012 at the age of 93
The best known 60 yr. old company you never heard of! We have always manufactured and shipped our products – which were sold by outsourced sales agent CS Hyde until September, 2013
Family decided to invest heavily in factory, production, logistics, quality assurance, compliance, and bring customer service and sales in house
September, 2013 – Company rebranded as US CAST, Inc. – still same family owned company, celebrating its 61st Anniversary in 2015
Now Directly Servicing Large Distributors and Fabricators, exclusively
Visit www.uscast.net - LIKE US at www.facebook.com/uscast
Actively seeking investment, industry partnerships, M&A opportunities
WHAT DO YOU MAKE?
Clear Cast Acrylic Tubes 1.5” to 14” OD
Wall thickness are 1/8”, 3/16”,1/4”, 3/8”, and 1/2”
Standard size tube length is 5 ft
Clear Cast Acrylic Rods ¼” to 6” OD
Standard size rod length is: For diameters up to 2” - available in 8-ft lengths
For diameters between >2” - 3” inclusive … 6-ft lengths
For diameters >3” … 5-ft lengths
Custom Cut Length Tubes & Rods Are Available
WHERE DO YOU MAKE YOUR CLEAR CAST ACRYLIC TUBES AND RODS?
Pittsgrove, NJ
30 minutes from Philadelphia
Factory hours from 7 AM to 4 PM Eastern Time
Sales and Customer Service 8:30 AM – 8 PM Eastern Time
Daily Shipping (except weekend, holidays) throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, and worldwide
[email protected] | Phone: 856.347.2342 | Fax: 856.347.2343
HOW DO YOU MAKE IT?
We start with liquid MMA (methyl methacrylate) – Lucite MMA monomer
We add our proprietary magic pixie dust formula and it becomes PMMA
We cook and cure the PMMA in special ovens from 8 days to 6 weeks or longer, depending on the OD (for rods) or the OD and wall thickness (for tubes)
We cool the cured tubes and rods out of the ovens for several hours to days
We cut, grind, sand, smooth, and polish to finished size
We confirm product quality and tolerances meet specifications – actually multiple inspections, performed at each stage of manufacture and packaging leads to our superior quality standards
We tenderly and protectively wrap, then mark and store by product type & size
We hand pack your shipment of US Cast rods and tubes for prompt, safe delivery
DO YOU COMPLY WITH ….. ARE YOUR PRODUCTS CERTIFIED?
US CAST’s cast acrylic rods and tubes conform to specifications of ASTM D5436.
US Cast’s cast acrylic rods and tubes have been certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) to meet the FDA standards, as specified in CFR 21 177.1010, as articles intended for use in contact with food.
US Cast’s cast acrylic products are UL approved for flame resistance according to UL 94HB.
US Cast’s cast acrylic is produced UVA by default – UVT is available on request as a custom (non-stock) product.
CAST VS EXTRUDED
Cast acrylic material, while more expensive than extruded or molded acrylic, is superior for most applications.
Used in many applications in place of extruded or molded acrylic because of better machining properties, greater clarity, better resistance to heat distortion, chemicals, and maintains its hardness and strength.
While cast and extruded acrylic are the same material, PMMA, cast acrylic produces an anisotropic material (physical properties are the same in all directions) with superior physical properties: higher molecular weight; higher tensile strength; greater optical characteristics.
Cast acrylic is unaffected by sunlight or fluorescent light, resists aging, and maintains stability, strength, and appearance
PROPERTIES OF CAST ACRYLIC
Outstanding Optical clarity
Superior light transmission properties
Unaffected by sunlight or fluorescent lights
Resists aging
Odorless and tasteless
Weighs half as much as glass
Seventeen times greater impact resistance than glass
Maintains stability under a wide range of temperature and adverse conditions
Easily fabricated – huge benefit and opportunity to deliver added value
Shatter resistant
Very durable
WHO USES IT?
Furniture Frames & Knobs
Electrical/Electronic Components
Sight Gauges
Medical testing and therapy treatments
View Ports on a wide range of industrial equipment and medical devices.
Candle Molds
Filter Changer
Signs/Displays - extraordinary optical clarity
Outdoor Lighting Lenses and Displays General Decorative Purposes, Household
items (e.g. towel holders, canisters, bath hand holds, cabinet handles, etc.)
Fiber optic illumination conduits
Art Projects
Clear Fluid Movement
Food Containers
Oil Filter Housings
Pressure Vessels
Pneumatic Conveyor Tubes
Clear Fasteners
Museum Quality Applications
Jewelry Displays
Architectural Applications,
Kidney Dialysis Connectors
Generator Insulators
WHO USES IT?
Cast acrylic rods and tubes can be fabricated into a wide variety of end-uses
WHAT DOES IT COST?HOW CAN I GET IT FROM US CAST?
We have a confidential 2015 Price Catalog for your internal use – email [email protected] to request a very cool US CAST desk note & sales order book for your personal sales use
Industry’s highest quality and competitively priced products
Investors: Call 678-571-2254 or email [email protected]
