Case Study
Thermoformed Money Box Out-Performs Metal In Sledgehammer, Axe Test
Thermoplastic Sheet Provides Impeccable Protection HOCHDORF, SWITZERLAND— To simulate real life robbery attempts, testers at Plastika Balumag AG, Hochdorf, Switzerland, swing fire axes and sledge-hammers at thermoformed moneyboxes for up to 30 seconds, determining whether engineering plastics can prevent thefts of currency that steel cannot. According to Reto Bamert, managing director, "Money boxes fabricated of steel proved easy for criminals