With the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and other technologies continue to develop, the smart home appliance market shows a rapid growth trend. The demand for materials for smart home is not only reflected in the basic physical properties, such as strength, abrasion resistance and corrosion resistance, etc., but also requires materials with eco-friendly, recyclability and cost-effectiveness. In addition, with the user's aesthetic and comfort requirements continue to improve, the smart home on the aesthetic of the material, color and other aspects of the higher requirements.
Engineering plastics have shown their unique advantages in smart home design, especially in the application of smart home appliance shells. Taking smart refrigerators, washing machines and other home appliances as an example, these materials not only have excellent impact resistance, which can effectively resist the collision and scratches in daily use. They also have good heat resistance and weather resistance.
ABS
ABS is widely used in the housings of smart home devices, such as smart speakers, smart water heaters and other smart appliances, due to its good overall performance, such as high strength, good heat resistance and impact resistance.
PC
With its high transparency and impact resistance, PC plastic is suitable for smart devices that require transparent or semi-transparent housings, such as camera protectors for smart doorbells or lamp covers.
PPS
Electronic products and instrumentation for the increasing demand for precision, good mechanical properties, high temperature, corrosion-resistant PPS in the industry is becoming more and more important!
Other applications in electrical components
PA (Nylon)
Nylon has high mechanical strength and abrasion resistance, making it suitable for manufacturing gears, fasteners, and other load-bearing structural components in smart home appliances.
PMMA
Also known as acrylic, it is commonly used in smart home decorative parts such as lampshades or transparent touch screen panels due to its excellent optical properties and appearance.
TPE
TPE materials are widely used in household appliance handles and buttons. Due to its soft touch and good abrasion resistance, TPE materials can provide users with a comfortable grip experience and extend the service life of the products. For example, the handles and buttons of household appliances such as vacuum cleaners, power tools, coffee makers, microwave ovens, etc. are often made of TPE materials.
Development trend of engineering plastics in smart home
High-performance
With the smart home industry's increasing requirements for material performance, engineering plastics will continue to develop in the direction of high performance. By adding different additives and fillers, the material's heat resistance, weather resistance and other properties can be improved to adapt to more demanding applications.
Multifunctionalization
Future materials will focus more on multifunctional development. For example, the development of engineering plastics with antibacterial, anti-mold and other special features to meet the demand for hygiene and health of smart home products.
More eco-friendly
With the growing awareness of environmental protection, the smart home industry is demanding more and more environmental performance from materials.
Below additives are widely used in engineering plastic for smart home appliance.
UV absorber: OMNISTAB UV360, UV312, UV366, UV1577, UV1164, UV3030...
HALS: OMNISTAB LS944, LSB783, LS119, LS2020, LS5050H...
Antioxidant: OMNISTAB AO-80, AN1425, AN3052, AN412S, HN130...
