Advanced compared with Architectural Polymers
What each company says about itself, row by row, read from apformliner.com and this site on 10 September 2026.
Two makers, in their own terms.
Advanced Formliners. Makes concrete formliners to order in Sparta, Wisconsin, and distributes thin brick.
Architectural Polymers. Makes urethane, ABS and polystyrene formliners and the Versa-Brix thin brick inlay systems.
Side by side.
Where a fact is not on apformliner.com, the cell says so. Nothing here is a claim about anyone's quality or price.
| Row | Advanced Formliners | Architectural Polymers |
|---|---|---|
| Where made | Sparta, Wisconsin. Every liner is made to order. | Palmerton, Pennsylvania is the main office. A separate plant location is not stated. |
| Liner materials offered | The site names the liner lines: Solocast and Solocast Seamless for single use, Flex2Fit for multi-use. Ask your rep for the material on a given line. | Elastomeric urethane for high re-use, ABS for a few uses, and HIPS polystyrene for single use. |
| Single-use and multi-use lines | Solocast (single-use thin brick formliner), Solocast Seamless (pattern liners) and Flex2Fit (multi-use thin brick formliner). | Single-use HIPS and high re-use elastomeric pattern liners; Versa-Brix S for single use and Versa-Brix M for multi-use thin brick. |
| Thin brick formliner | Yes. Solocast, single-use, and Flex2Fit, multi-use, which seals around brick that varies with no ledge. | Yes. Versa-Brix S Gasket, S Standard, S Antique Classic and S Versa Block for single use; Versa-Brix M Gasket, 3D, M Antique Classic, Vertical and M Versa Block for multi-use. |
| Seamless or sheet-joint approach | Solocast Seamless pattern liners are built so the sheet joint does not show, with starter and ender sheets so nothing is trimmed in the bed. | Not stated on their site. |
| Pattern families offered | Stone, brick and masonry, wood, fluted and ribbed, geometric, and custom. | Contemporary, brick, flat, fractured, rhythmic (asymmetrical ribs, sinewaves, symmetrical ribs, V-grooves), stone and block, and wood, plus photo engraved and concrete art liners. |
| Custom pattern from a drawing | Yes. From a drawing, a photo or a physical sample. The profile is confirmed before any liner is cut. | Yes. Liners are "fabricated to fit your design requirements", and photo engraved liners work from an image. |
| Matching an existing profile by scan | Yes. Advanced scans a standing structure on site, pattern, texture and depth, and replicates the profile. | Not stated on their site. |
| Spec sheets without a form | Yes. Every pattern and model spec sheet downloads with no form. | Partly. Master specifications and the Versa-Brix installation guide download directly. The product catalog is behind a form, and pattern pages lead to a quote form. |
| Thin brick distribution | Thin brick from five makers, with exclusive US rights to King Klinker. | Yes. MetroBrick, Summitville, Endicott, Röben and General Shale, plus a terra cotta tile system. |
| Accessories for brick beds | Yes. Caulkless corners and returns, arches and arch returns, underlayment and banding courses, indexed to the brick coursing. | Not stated for corners, returns or arches. The accessories page lists form oil, adhesives, brick wax and cleaners. |
| Calculators and tools | Specification builder, spec hub, brick calculator, brick and liner matcher, liner sheet calculator, draft and depth checker, pattern compare, sample box, and a lead time and freight quote. | Not stated on their site. |
| CEU courses | Yes. Lunch and learn sessions, ALA and AIA approved and meeting NCARB standards, in person or virtual, and a plant tour. | Yes. Continuing education through a lunch and learn series, and an AIA presentation option on the contact form. |
| Countries served | United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and jobs around the world. | The contact form lists the United States, Canada, Australia and international, with reps for US regions and Canada. |
Any pattern, made to order
Advanced will match a pattern a specifier already knows from any maker, Architectural Polymers included, from a sample, a drawing or a scan.
The labor is in the edges
Corners, returns and arches come as parts indexed to the brick coursing, so the bed goes together without cutting them from scrap.
Three questions, answered.
- Can Advanced match a Architectural Polymers pattern?
- Yes. Send a sample, a drawing or a photograph, or have Advanced scan the standing profile on site. Every liner is made to order in Sparta, Wisconsin, and the profile is confirmed with you before any liner is cut.
- Does Advanced make single-use and multi-use liners?
- Yes. Solocast is the single-use thin brick formliner, Flex2Fit is the multi-use thin brick formliner that seals around brick that varies, and Solocast Seamless pattern liners are built so the sheet joint does not show.
- Where are Advanced formliners made?
- In Sparta, Wisconsin, at 300 Sherry Lynn Lane. Every liner is made to order there, and thin brick from five makers ships from the same place.
Sources, checked 10 September 2026
Every Architectural Polymers cell was read from these pages on that date. Their site may have changed since. The Advanced column repeats what this site already says.
- https://apformliner.com/
- https://apformliner.com/about-us/
- https://apformliner.com/products/
- https://apformliner.com/thin-brick-form-liner/
- https://apformliner.com/education_support/versa-brix-thin-brick-in-lay-systems/
- https://apformliner.com/education_support/accessories-sds/
- https://apformliner.com/education_support/master-specifications/
- https://apformliner.com/education-support/
- https://apformliner.com/product_category/versa-brix-s-gasket/
- https://apformliner.com/contact-us/
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