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• Vacuum Cleaner Parts
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• Floor Care Products
• Houseware
• Point-of-Purchase Displays

Vacuum Cleaner Parts

Market: Floor Care

Polymer: ZYLAR® 535 impact modified SMMA with anti-static additive

Key Performance Features:

• Sparkling clarity
• Lightweight
• Improved toughness
• Improved rigidity
• Better scratch resistance
• Excellent colorability and decoration
• UL94 HB Approved
• Lower processing costs

Challenge

To produce a transparent and tough vacuum cleaner dust cup with anti-static properties for reduced dust retention in the cup.

Solution

NOVA Chemicals' designed ZYLAR®535, an acrylic copolymer with an anti-static additive. This additive reduces the amount of dust retained in a vacuum's transparent dust collection cup without the additional cost and complexity of a spray-on anti-static agent. ZYLAR®535 also offered the molder more than a 20% reduction in cycle time compared to transparent ABS for this thick-walled part. All ZYLAR®grades are available in pre-color. ZYLAR®535 also offers value in point-of-purchase applications by minimizing dust pick-up which helps to maintain the display's appearance and shelf life.

Potential Applications

• P-O-P Displays
• Office Accessories
• Appliances
• Commercial Dispensers
• Consumer Electronics