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Premium Acetate
Cellulose acetate with depth of colour, warmth and hand-polished lustre.
Characteristics
- Plant-derived cellulose base
- Available in sheet and block
- Layered and laminated colourways
- Warms and adjusts to the wearer
Advantages
- Exceptional colour and pattern range
- Comfortable, hypoallergenic wear
- Deep polish and rich surface finish
- Suited to sculptural, thicker profiles
Typical applications
- Optical fronts
- Sun collections
- Fashion and heritage styles
Finishing options
- Barrel polish
- Hand polish
- Matte
- Sandblast
- Laser marking
Available colours
- Havana
- Crystal
- Solid black
- Layered tortoise
- Custom laminate
Manufacturing considerations
- Colour matched against approved reference chips
- Allow curing time between milling and polishing
- Minimum order quantities vary by laminate
Technology
The Equipment Behind the Material.
Material choice only holds if the process behind it is controlled.
CAD & Engineering
Digital development, tolerance definition and technical drawings.
CNC Milling
Repeatable front and temple geometry from sheet and block acetate.
Injection Moulding
Tooled production for polymer frames at volume.
Metal Forming & Welding
Wire, sheet and titanium construction with controlled joints.
Controlled Finishing
Polishing, plating, coating and laser marking lines.
Measurement & Testing
Dimensional, hinge and finish checks against the golden sample.
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