Soap Dispenser RTP Company End-Use Case Study Parts Containing Fluoroguard ® Work Smoother and Longer A soap dispenser molded by Inopak, Ltd. incorporates an RTP 600 Series ABS masterbatch containing Fluoroguard®. The lubricating additive extends dispenser life cycles by as much as four-times. “Dispensers were wearing through the button assemblies after only one month of usage,” explained Inopak, Ltd. engineer John Polite. The dispensers experience extreme usage conditions. Located in high traffic areas such as movie theaters, casinos, and hospital emergency rooms, they typically consume three pouches of soap per day, which equates to about 80,000 button actuations per month. The problem area on the dispenser was the button assembly’s shaft. “We needed to reduce the shaft wear, which resu

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