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APPLICATION DATABASE
Hostaform® POM Applications
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  A
Air Curtain

In modern cars, ingenious airbag systems along with safety belts and crumple zones ensure maximum protection for occupants.

Anesthesia Pressure Regulator
The adjustable pressure limiting (APL) valves, which are lightweight components consisting of only six parts. Of these six parts, the valve head, valve guide and inner valve are all injection-molded from Ticona’s Hostaform® acetal copolymer grade C27021.
Anti-Cellulite Massager

Parts made from the chosen Hostaform grade have a uniform, slightly matt surface and feel pleasant to touch.

Aquabar

For some years now, tap water has been carbonated in private households as an alternative to purchasing bottles of sparkling water and laboriously transporting them home.

Automatic Seat Belt Mechanism
For seat belt systems, reliability is the key requirement. When it matters, Hostaform can cope with the most exacting demands.
 
 
  B
Baseplate for Video Recorder
The main baseplate of the video recorder drive is produced by outsert moulding. Various functional parts such as bearings, guides and fasteners are combined at low cost in one component group on this baseplate.
Bead Chain Drive

In the bead chain drive, various functional elements are integrated in the injection moldings, while the chain itself is made by sheathing a nylon thread with Hostaform® acetal copolymer resin.

Blaupunkt Car Radio
Blaupunkt, a leading manufacturer of car audio equipment, is choosing Hostaform as a design material in developing its products from the "traditional" car radio to what it calls "a mobile navigation, audio-video and communications center on four wheels".
 
 
  C
Cable Clip
This cable clip is used to fasten cable trees in transmission tunnels under vehicle floors. The integrally molded snapfit element permits non-detachable, rotation-locked fastening to the vehicle body.
Cable Drum for Window Lifting System
Cable drums fabricated from Hostaform are parts of the drive system for cable-operated window-lifting mechanisms. They are used with both manual and electrical windows. The drums hold the wound cable, the cable ends being hooked into two nipple chambers.
Car Lock
In the VW door lock, a whole series of components are made from Hostaform. The lock housing is moulded from Hostaform C 2521 because this grade possesses adequate toughness, even at temperatures of -40°C.
Car Radio
Blaupunkt often uses the polyacetal, Hostaform, for its car radios. In the "Essen" and "Verona" models, for example, a reflector housing made from Hostaform C 13021 white 22 lies behind the display.
Car Radiocassette
Philips connects Hostaform and Celanex components for car radios and CD changers to a base plate using the outsert technique.
Caterpillar Tracks

For the 1:50 scale model of the Akermann H25DS excavator, the manufacturer selected Ticona’s Hostaform® acetal copolymer for the tracks.

Chair Leg Caps
Because chair legs very often have sharp edges, floorcoverings can be damaged as chairs are pushed over them. A simple but effective remedy is to use protective caps made from Hostaform.
Clamp Strip Rocker
The Hostaform clamp strip is used in file mechanisms for holding and keeping stapled documents.
Cleaning Station for Dry Shaver

Braun, the global market leader from Kronberg, has a dry shaver in its range known as the Braun Syncro, which is claimed to be "the best Braun of all time" because of a device that is a world first.

Clips for Renault Clio
Under the bonnet of the Renault CLIO, various cable and pipeline clips are used. In each case, two clips are rotatably connected to each other with a snapfit joint. This facilitates assembly and compensates for movements and vibrations etc.
Clips, Divers
A whole range of different fixing clips made from Hostaform is used in the automotive industry. Some very typical designs are shown.
Clock Motor Gears
The design of a flexible rim gear made from Hostaform® acetal copolymer permits clearance-free engagement in other gearwheels of the clockwork. This makes the clockwork much less noisy and more efficient.
Common Rail Diesel Tank Unit
The newly developed Hostaform® acetal copolymer grade meets the increased demands of the new engine generation. Diesel direct injection in automobile engines and the common rail technology used in this area are making increased demands of fuel systems and the materials used in them.
Conveyor Chain
Plastic conveyor chains convey drink cans and bottles in filling plants, dairy products or frozen produce in the food industry and numerous other starting and finished products in automated production plants. Chains made of electrically conductive Hostaform® acetal copolymer are used for highly sensitive electronic components or explosion-proof installations.
 
 
  D
Denso Fuel Feed Unit
High fuel flow rates can lead to electrostatic charging of components, for example in the filter and the pressure regulator. To prevent this dangerous effect, the engineering plastics used must have adequate electrical conductivity.
Diagnostic Instrument
In the award-winning diagnostic unit from Boehringer Mannheim, Hostaform® acetal copolymer is the most important material. In the Reflotron diagnostic unit, engineering plastics enable many different functions to be accommodated in a confined space.
Differential Gear
A safety cutout for cranes and stage machinery operates with quiet-running gearwheels made from Hostaform.
Dispensing Device for Insulin
This insulin pen consists mainly of highly slip-optimised, impact-resistant Hostaform grades.
Dispensing Valve
Metered-dose valves produced by the market leader for inhaler metering devices uses Ticona’s Hostaform® acetal copolymer and Celanex® polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resins in inhaler metering valves.
Divider Made of Hostaform
The divider with integrated locking device and index tabs ensures that suspension filing systems are clearly divided. The divider, injection-moulded through two gates, is free from distortion despite the long flow paths and varying wall thicknesses.
Document Printer

The HighPrint 4915 from Wincor Nixdorf is a compact, multifunctional, 24-needle printer specially designed for use in financial institutions.

Domestic Water Supply Manifold
In domestic water taps from Atlantic Plastics, a number of Ticona materials ensure permanent smooth operation and freedom from leaks.
 
 
  E
Electric Door Lock
Modern electric door locks have to satisfy increasingly high requirements in terms of convenience, antitheft protection, noise and functionality. In addition to the central locking function, an increasing number of electrical/electronic parts are being integrated into the door lock.
Electric Shaver Parts
The electric shavers made by Philips contain various functional parts made from Hostaform® acetal copolymer.
Electric Toothbrush
By means of an innovative drive principle, Rowenta was able to achieve a product weight of only 75 grams in its “Dentiphant” children’s toothbrushes.
Electric Toothbrush Drive
Hostaform® acetal copolymer is used in Philips electric toothbrushes both for drive components and for their encapsulation. In Philips "2-Action Plaque Remover" toothbrushes, both the interchangeable brushes and various internal parts are made of Hostaform acetal copolymer.
Electric Toothbrush Parts
The interchangeable brushes with internal shaft and the brush plate are made from Hostaform® acetal copolymer grade C9021.
Electrical Hair Cutter
The hair cutter has an adjustable cutting length of 0.1 to 3 mm and an attachable comb and is very quiet in operation.
Espresso/Cappuccino Machine

The use of Ticona’s Hostaform® acetal copolymer in 14 major components of the EspressoCappucccino Pro made it possible to implement many practical innovations in this device.

External Mobil Phone Aerial

Another Hostaform application is the frame for an external mobile phone aerial developed by the Swedish manufacturer Moteco AB for Ericsson.

 
 
  F
Fasteners, Diverse
This "adjustable" cable tree fastening system is fixed to the vehicle door sill. Depending on the size of the cable tree, the fixing clip can be engaged in different positions. A supporting element is additionally integrated into the clip system.
Filter Housing
The filter integrated into the tank is protected against electrical charges by the use of POM.
Fire Hose Nozzle
To provide a suitable hose nozzle for fire extinguishing systems, the Swedish manufacturer, Tour & Andersson Hydronics, turned to Hostaform® acetal copolymer from Ticona. Hostaform acetal copolymer has proven tough enough to withstand a drop impact on concrete without breaking.
Floppy Disk Shutter
1.44 MB 3.5 in floppy disks were the mainstay of portable data file storage for more than a decade, an amazingly long time in the computer industry, and  they still continue to be used.
Flushing Box Valve
This toilet cistern flush valve consists of various components such as the valve head, float chamber and various functional elements.
Fountain Pen
The sophisticated Stypen fountain pen design is made possible by Ticona’s Hostaform® acetal copolymer, a high performance engineering resin with excellent frictional properties. In this application, these properties are further enhanced by the use of special slip additives incorporated into the Hostaform acetal copolymer resin.
Fragrance Bottle Lid

A fragrance bottle from Paco Rabanne of Paris uses a highly original atomizer mechanism design to complement the elegant shape of the bottle itself.

Fragrance Packaging Bottle
The Carolina Herrera fragrance package is an ingenious design consisting of an aluminum cylinder containing within it a cylinder made from Ticona’s Hostaform® acetal copolymer that holds two small fragrance vials and provides for snap fit closure of the package top.
Fuel Gauge Sensor Housing
This fuel gauge sensor is located at the bottom of a saddle tank incorporated above the drive shaft tunnel. It is used to indicate the fuel level. The housing of the fuel gauge sensor provides the thick film resistance needed for the gauge.
Fuel Pump
In fuel pumps, Hostaform protects electrical components from aggressive media.The fuel pump produced by VDO (Bebra, Germany) is installed directly in the fuel tank and so the rotor is in constant contact with the fuel stream.
Fuel Pump with Surge Pot
This in-tank pump unit feeds fuel to the engine and at the same time senses the fuel level by means of an integrated lever transducer. The unit ensures that the required amount of fuel is reliably pumped under all operating conditions - even at high speed, under strong centrifugal force and irrespective of the fuel level in the tank.
Fuel Supply Pump
The specific combination of engineering plastics (Fortron, Celcon and Hostaform) in the pump units replaces metal components.
Functional Parts for Espresso Machine, Preparation and Cleaning
The central mechanism of the automatic espresso machine, which controls the preparation of the drink and then cleans the containers, consists of drive parts, movement mechanism, the drive housing and container mountings made from Hostaform.
 
 
  G
Gas Meter Counter
Commercial gas meters for domestic gas supply are mostly of the diaphragm type, with such typical components as a central block with inlet and outlet ports, a measuring chamber, membrane discs, a lever system to transmit the slide valve motion to the counter, and the number display wheels.
Gas Valve
Gas valves for maintenance-free underground service contain functional parts made from Hostaform.Since Hostaform is resistant to natural gas, this material has been used over many years for components in relevant applications.
Gear Unit Cover for Windscreen Wiper
The purpose of this component is to cover the gear unit for the single-arm windscreen wiper on Mercedes Benz C- und E-class vehicles.
Grain Mill

The Bioflockett electric grain mill from Desma, Heppenheim, Germany, can be used both as a flaker and grain mill.

 
 
  H
Hand Tools

Typically, these tools are used infrequently, so the homeowner has difficulty justifying the cost of buying long-life professional tools, yet finds that so-called “disposable” tools often don’t even last long enough to finish the one job of immediate interest

Handheld Mixer
The innovative MFQ 1931 handheld mixer from Bosch-Siemens-Hausgeräte uses Ticona’s Hostaform® acetal copolymer in three different parts. Enabled by the good rebound resilience of this resin, this approach considerably reduces assembly costs of the mixer.
Heating and Air Conditioning Controls
In the operating system for air-conditioning control installed in the Audi A 3 and Golf, Hostaform is successfully used for a number of components.
Household Water Fitting
As part of the process of modernizing the water supply network in the UK, manifolds are being installed that will enable water meters to be fitted whenever required at low cost.
 
 
  I
Ice Cream Mixer Drive
The heart of the ice cream maker is the drive, consisting of an electric motor, the two-part drive mounting flexibly connected to the external housing, a three-stage gear and the drive housing.
Insulin Dispensing Device

Novo Nordisk has been offering the Novopen insulin delivery device since 1992. The Novopen has precisely color-matched components made from Ticona’s Hostaform® acetal copolymer resin.

Insulin Pen
To make patients generally self-administer their insulin injections safe and easy as possible, Aventis developed an injection pen with which the right dose can be set precisely and consistently.
 
 
  J
Jukebox CD Carriers
The name Wurlitzer is synonymous with juke boxes the world over. From the most famous and all-time-best-selling "One More Time" model in the 1950s, targeted development has led to todays "Rainbow" model that can store up to 120 CDs.
 
 
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Key Actuator
Designing a keyboard for a laptop or notebook computer is a challenge. With much less space available than in a desktop keyboard, the designer must make the keys big enough to be touched easily, yet space them far enough apart to avoid double keying.
 
 
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Laser Marked Keyboard
Laser marking of specially prepared plastics offers numerous advantages, most notably speed and flexibility.
Laser Marked Optical Waveguide Connectors
Optical waveguide connectors provide reliable connection of optical waveguides chiefly in telecommunications.
Lawn Sprinkler

Driven by water-line pressure, a special mechanism rotates the water jet in stages, ensuring uniform coverage of the target area. When in use, the device is exposed continuously to line water pressure and must withstand outdoor weather exposure for a long time.

Lipstick Mechanism

Lipstick buyers pay attention to the brand, the design and the colour but certainly not to the mechanism concealed inside the lipstick case.

Liquid Dispenser Pump

The new design provides a cylinder with molded-on snap-fit hooks and springs. Two movable seals slide on this cylinder and control the stream of liquid through the dispenser. By simply pressing the head of the dispenser, liquids such as creams and soaps can be dispensed.

Loudspeaker Grille
In many vehicles, Hostaform has been successfully used as the material for loudspeaker grilles. This plastic meets all requirements and offers considerable cost advantages over metals.
 
 
  M
Mannesmann VDO Fuel Pump
In modern diesel direct-injection engines, there is a backflow of extremely hot diesel. This places correspondingly high thermal stresses on the fuel feed unit.
Medical Tubing Fittings

Precision medical tubing fittings made by Sabin Corporation must be leak-free and conform to the requirements of United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) Class VI.This requirement draws on the shape reproducibility and dimensional stability of Celcon® acetal copolymer.

Mincer Drive Parts
Designed for continuous running, the mincer operates with a power rating of around 400 watts. Its screw is driven by two-stage worm gearing. This consists of a metal worm and a Hostaform® acetal copolymer worm wheel with driver.
Mitre Wheels for Heating and Air-Conditioning
The mitre wheels are parts of the dashboard control system for the heating and air conditioning.
Multidose Day Powder Inhaler

This Multidose Dry Powder Inhaler is re-fillable, allows repeated administration of exact dosages, and is suitable for a variety of active ingredients. Inside the inhaler, complex mechanics ensure optimum safety and precision.

 
 
  N
Nail Gun Drive Cylinder

Users of the gun often did not lubricate the gun properly, causing premature failure of the aluminum drive cylinder. The inherent lubricity of Celcon® acetal copolymer eliminated the need for daily lubrication of the nail gun, saving maintenance time and preventing nail gun failure, and its excellent chemical resistance protected the gun against building site chemicals.

Needle Printer Baseplate
Despite widespread use of ink-jet printers and continued reduction of laser printer costs, needle printers (dot matrix printers) continue to be used in certain applications such as for instance those requiring impact printing.
 
 
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Parfum Bottle

The fragrance bottles of the successful Catalan fragrance and cosmetics specialist Puig, Barcelona, are well known for their exceptional design.

Pipe Line Fittings

Water, gas and pneumatic pipe lines are assembled with a variety of fittings to enable joints and couplings to be made and to accommodate changes in direction, such as for instance, to run the pipe around a corner.

Prefilled Delievery Devices

NovoLet pre-filled insulin delivery devices (1.5 or 3 ml) are slim, discreet and easy to use. Available since 1989, these insulin pens are used by around a million people a day.

Pressure Flushing System

The flushing system must be able to withstand frequent use and repeatedly function reliably. Ticona’s Hostaform® acetal copolymer provides the properties needed to meet these requirements.

Printer Cluster Gear

Custom-formulated Celcon® acetal copolymer grade did not just offer low friction, important to prevent binding of the gears, but also had the required high strength and stiffness as well as excellent fatigue resistance in long-term use. This grade also exhibited much better processing than a glass-reinforced nylon 6,10 material the HP engineers had used in earlier gear trains.

 
 
  Q
Quiet Shower Head
The shower head complex design allows various flow patterns and shower strengths to be set and maintained.
 
 
  R
Radio Switches

Radio switches integrated in the steering wheel have been a feature of the Opel Corsa since the summer of 2000. Next to be fitted with them will be the Opel Astra.

Release Button for Mobil Phone

One very highly stressed component in Ericsson mobile telephones is the release button for opening the front flap with the built-in microphone.

Roller Lever Valve
A roller lever forms the switching element on a pneumatic valve. By actuating this lever a plug in the valve body is moved so that the air supply lines are connected or disconnected. In this roller lever valve the lever and housing are injection-moulded in one piece from Hostaform and joined together by means of an integral hinge.
Rollerball Pen

The morph2 rollerball pen is a capless gel rollerball pen having an adjustable grip that promotes more comfortable writing.

 
 
  S
Safety Buckle

An innovative safety buckle design from National Molding Corporation makes it easier by combining both convenience and strength. The buckle has a five-point structure that accommodates two shoulder harnesses, a waist strap and crotch straps.

Sander Baseplate
The sander baseplate has three integral spacers molded onto it, and these spacers not only have to support the baseplate, but also absorb the high frequency cyclic stresses generated when the sander is running. 
Seat Release Button
In the successful VW Beetle, many parts made of metal in its legendary predecessor have been replaced by plastics. A typical example is the rear seat lock release button, which is produced from Hostaform.
Self-Cleaning Backwash Filter
Both the casing and moving parts of the cleaning mechanism in the filters are made of Hostaform® acetal copolymer.
Shower Head

Teledyne Waterpik® flexible shower head features Celcon® acetal copolymer resin. Celcon POM resins provide low creep performance, dimensional stability over a wide range of temperatures and resistance to chemicals, abrasion, and wear.

Single Lever Faucet
Ticona’s Hostaform® acetal copolymer is used in key components of the cartridge, the central functional element in Grohe’s single-lever mixer faucet. 
Single Lever Mixer Tap
Ticona’s Hostaform® acetal copolymer meets the high quality requirements of a single lever mixer tap. A glass-reinforced grade of Hostaform acetal copolymer is used for the lower part of the cartridge and the two support inserts that hold the cartridge against the tap body and the movable ceramic inserts.
Sliding Mountings for Sunroof
Every Rockwell Golde sunroof system uses six sliding mountings for the opening and closing roof panel. These sliding mountings are metal die castings with moulded-on Hostaform sliding elements.
SLK-Loudspeaker Grille
Loudspeaker grilles are a classic application of Hostaform – the Mercedes-Benz example is one of many.
Sunroof Guide Element
New sunroofs for Volkswagen now have guide elements with parts made from slip-optimised Hostaform.
Support for Window-Lifting System
The support is designed to hold the window glass and guide it on the window lifting bar.
Switch Springs

The control switches used in dishwashers, washing machines and tumble dryers not only need to have a long service life and work smoothly, but must also be simple and cost-effective to make and install.

 
 
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Tank Filler Neck
The Mercedes-Benz M-class is fitted with electrically conductive, impact-resistant tank filler necks made from Hostaform.
Tank Flange
To meet the high requirements specified for the tank flange on the direct-injection diesel vehicle, the Land Rover Discovery, VDO has developed a composite design in Hostaform and Fortron.
Tap Aerator
All three individual components of the NEOPERL CASCADE®  jet regulator are injection moulded from Hostaform.
Thermos Flask
The hard-soft combination of materials provides considerable cost savings in manufacture by reducing assembly steps and assures functional safety. Another important property of the Hostaform acetal copolymer resin beyond its good adhesion to SEBS is its low sliding friction.
Tissue Sample Cassette
To preserve tissue samples for diagnostic purposes, the Danish company Dudek Plast has developed patented embedding cassettes in three different designs, all of which are made from Ticona’s Hostaform® acetal copolymer
Toilet Seat

The heatable seat contains a water dispenser that, together with a pump and nozzle system, provides for the bidet cleaning function. A fan provides for the drying function.

Toy Parts

Rodon Group’s K’nex brand construction toys product line consists of 22 different precision molded connectors and rods that are snapped together to build moving models of objects such as cars, trucks, aircraft, windmills, cranes and so on.

Tube Clamps

Clamps are used in hospitals and laboratories to block off tubes as needed. This apparently simple application requires the right combination of material properties to provide adequate clamping force over time, yet release properly to enable full flow as needed.

Turbotrimmer
In the Turbotrimmer 350 from Gardena, a modified Hostaform®  POM grade withstands very high mechanical stresses.
 
 
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Uniclip
The Uniclip is a general-purpose paper clip. Up to 10 sheets of paper of different thicknesses and formats can be fastened together quickly and cheaply without making a hole.
 
 
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Vacuum Cleaner Hose Connector
The hose connector on AEG’s cylinder vacuum cleaner connects the cleaner hose to the housing. The hose is pushed firmly into the connector during assembly and is held non-detachably by snap-in hooks.
Vehicle Vents and Brake Light
The rear-mounted grille elements for the car ventilation system and housing for the third brake light inside the passenger cabin of the Audi A6 are produced from a light-stabilised Hostaform grade.
Vertical Blind Control

For long-term reliable control, a blind system manufacturer chose Ticona’s Hostaform® acetal copolymer. Each individual blind slat has its own pivoting and moving element, which consists almost entirely of the high-performance polymer.

Videorecorder Tape Drive
In new tape drives, Matsushita uses a number of Ticona plastics, including a new, jointly developed Hostaform® POM grade.
Volute Spring Cassette

As part of the steering column module, the contact unit occupies a key position in the overall airbag system: it transmits the ignition pulses to the steering wheel.

 
 
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Washer Control Unit
Using a slip-optimised plastic, annoying squeaking noises when operating a lever have been successfully eliminated for a Turkish washing machine manufacturer.
Washing Machine Transmission

Gears molded in Celcon® acetal copolymer made this Maytag washing machine transmission quieter, simpler, and lighter than metal gears.

Watch Mechanism Elements
The Swiss company Ronda AG produces 17 million watch mechanisms per year and is one of the leading manufacturers, supplying to companies throughout the world.
Water Filter

Water is purified by an internal filter cartridge that can be removed for cleaning or replacement at regular intervals by unscrewing the inspection window. The strong and tough Hostaform acetal copolymer resin enables the housing to withstand a permanent water pressure of 10 bar.

 

 

Water Meter Counter
Residential water meters measure and record the amount of water consumed by households. This information is the basis for billing by the local water authority, so the information must be reliable and the measurements consistent over time, something that can be checked by calibration at regular intervals
Water Mixer Cartridge

The mixer cartridge in a single lever mixer faucet enables the flow of hot and cold water to be controlled and mixed immediately before it comes out of the faucet. The desired water temperature can be set fairly precisely.

Windshield Wiper Cover
The windscreen wiper cover for the BMW 5 series is produced from impact-modified Hostaform.
Wiper Blade Holder for Mercedes Benz
The job of the components is to secure the wiper blade holder to the metal wiper arm.
Writing Instruments
A writing set consisting of a fountain pen and two ballpoint pens uses this high flow Hostaform acetal copolymer grade in all parts of the fountain pen as well as in both ballpoint pen housings.
 
 
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Zip Fastener
Ticona developed a special grade of Hostaform® acetal copolymer that is an excellent candidate for zip fastener applications. With this low-friction grade, the zip fastener chain, the end pieces and the open-ended parts are injection-molded directly onto the fabric tape.