Optimisation of underpart

of vacuum cleaner

Task

Combination of soft PVC with ABS. On a vacuum cleaner’s underpart, a bumper guard was supposed to be injection-moulded to save this part from being fitted as usual until then.

Challenge

To prevent the incompatible transfer of the plasticiser escaping from the soft PVC into the ABS.

Solution

Adjustment of the formulations by the MöllerFlex developers. Particular requirement of the bonding of the two materials and their recyclability.

Result

The customer has been using this product successfully for a long construction period – over 6.5 million parts and without any requests for change.