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Clear plastic barriers

Also called plexiglass barriers or clear partitions

PHOTO NEEDED: clear CDS-made barrier on a breakroom table or between two desks
Made to
Your sizes or drawing
Common plastics
Polycarbonate, acrylic
Cutouts
Windows and notches
Quantity
One panel to a full set

Polycarbonate and acrylic barriers cut to size for desks, breakrooms and counters, and clear guard panels machined to fit your equipment. Made to your sizes, your drawing or the old panel.

Quote your barriers (630) 904-2525
PHOTO NEEDED: clear counter shield with a pass-through window at a reception or service counter

Offices, schools and breakrooms

In the workplace

Sized to your desks, tables and counters, and easy to set up and break down.

Desk dividers
Between desks, workstations and benches.
Breakroom tables
Across or between lunchroom and breakroom tables.
Counter shields
For reception and service counters, with a pass-through window.
Conference tables
Down the middle of a meeting table.
Student desks
For classrooms and testing rooms.
PHOTO NEEDED: clear polycarbonate guard panel mounted on a machine frame

Machines, cells and walkways

On the plant floor

Clear panels machined to fit the frame they mount to, for the machines you run and the machines you build.

Replacement guards
A new panel for a cracked or clouded one, drilled to fit the existing frame.
Machine windows
Viewing and inspection windows for doors and covers.
Cell and walkway panels
Clear panels around robot cells, conveyors and walkways.
New-build panels
Guard panels and windows to your drawing, for the equipment you build.

Cutouts and finishing

What we machine into a panel

  • Pass-through windows

    Cut into counter shields, sized for papers, payments or trays.

  • Cord and cable notches

    Along the bottom edge, for cords, cables and monitor arms.

  • Mounting holes

    Drilled to match a guard frame, hinge, bracket or desk clamp.

  • Slots for feet and brackets

    Cut to take the feet or brackets a freestanding barrier stands in.

  • Radiused corners

    Rounded corners on panels people walk past and handle.

  • Finished edges

    Smooth, clean edges, with no rough saw cut left behind.

PHOTO NEEDED: close-up of a CDS-cut clear panel showing a pass-through window, a cord notch, radiused corners and finished edges

Plastics for clear barriers

Common choices

  • Polycarbonate

    Very tough and hard to crack. For machine guards, busy counters and panels that get knocked.

    Polycarbonate page

  • Acrylic

    The clearer of the two, and lower in cost. For desks, breakrooms and conference tables.

    Acrylic page

For panels that are wiped down often, we also machine scratch-resistant coated sheet.

Getting a quote

Start with what you have

Any one of these is enough to get a quote started.

  • Your sizes

    Width, height and how many. We cut every panel to them.

    Useful, if you have it

    • Cutouts and where they go
    • The desk, table or counter it fits
    • Need-by date
    Send your sizes

  • The old panel

    A cracked guard or an old barrier. We match it, holes and all.

    Useful, if you have it

    • Photos of the panel
    • The machine it’s from
    • Quantity
    Start from the old panel

  • A drawing

    A panel drawing or a dimensioned sketch. We machine to it.

    Useful, if you have it

    • Quantity
    • Plastic, if specified
    • Need-by date
    Send a drawing

Upload drawings, sketches or photos on the quote form.

Or call (630) 904-2525

Buyer questions

Clear barrier FAQs

Something else? Call (630) 904-2525.

Yes. Send the count and the sizes for each desk, table or counter. Every panel of a size is cut from the same program, so they all match.

Yes. We keep the program for your panels, so a later order comes out the same size, with the same cutouts.

Expedited service

Guard cracked?
Call the shop.

When a cracked guard can’t wait, ask about our expedited service. Tell us the panel and the date, and we’ll work through the timing with you.

About expedited service
Call(630) 904-2525

Standard quote

Ready to send your sizes?

Your sizes or the old panel are enough to start. Experienced help from your first quote to the finished part.

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