Polycarbonate Windshields

Building windshields to meet the demands of the most rugged recreational vehicles in the powersports industry has always been part of the Sportech commitment to quality. The Elk River, Minnesota ISO 9001:2000 certified company produces original equipment accessories and production components for motorcycles, snowmobiles, allterrain vehicles, personal watercraft and utility vehicles. They also manufacture and market innovative accessories for the after-market including products such as their Cobra™ snowmobile and ATV windshields, Holeshot™ snowmobile skid plates and their recently introduced Chrome Series Windscreens for the sport bike market.

Sportech chose a special, high-quality grade of polycarbonate for their original equipment utility and all-terrain vehicle windshields they manufacture for a major OE supplier. Sportech uses clear, 0.080, 0.092 and 0.118” thick MAKROLON® OP Optical Grade Polycarbonate Sheet material from Sheffield Plastics Inc., a Bayer MaterialScience Company. They also use MAKROLON Sheet for their innovative motorcycle aftermarket windshields.

They chose MAKROLON because of its superior optical clarity, unmatched durability, UV stability and incredible impact-resistance. The high impact of the sheet makes it virtually unbreakable. It is also approved for Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC 16CFR 1201) categories I & II and ANSI Z97.1- 1984 Safety Glazing Standards.

The sheet has a clear, polished surface and is UV stabilized for use in premium visual applications. With excellent optical clarity, it is manufactured to stringent visual specifications that meet or exceed the physical properties of any product in its class.

For more information, contact Greg Anderson, Sportech, Sportech, 15703 Jarvis Street NW, Elk River, MN 55330, 763-712-3965, Web: www.sportechinc.com, or Cindy Kahlstrom, Sheffield Plastics Inc., 119 Salisbury Road, Sheffield, MA 01257, 800-254-1707, Fax: 800- 457-3553, Web: www.sheffieldplastics.com.