TransTec

Imagine wood sliced so thin as to allow significant light to pass through. Now imagine translucent, glowing wood light fixtures, panels, even entire walls and ceilings. It is all possible with TransTec ® – Real Wood in a New Light.

TransTec is available in a variety of backers that will permit varying degrees of flexibility and translucence in a wide range of applications. TransTec can be supplied in most SanFoot, SanPly wood veneer species and cuts.

HD-90 Backer

HD-90 is a fabric backer that provides high flexibility and medium translucence. Perfect in all types of lighting applications, HD90 can be bonded to almost any translucent substrate such as acrylic and glass, utilizing 3M clear contact adhesive.

Alice Tully Hall project featured on this page utilizes the HD-90 backer.

Type 2 Backer

Type 2 is an ultra thin translucent backer that provides medium flexibility and high translucence. Like HD 90, Type 2 can be bonded to almost any translucent substrate such as acrylic and glass, utilizing 3M clear contact adhesive.