The research, development and use of acrylic panels have a history of more than one hundred years. The polymerization of methacrylic acid was known in 1880; In 1901, the research on the synthesis of polypropionate was completed; In 1927, industrial manufacturing was attempted by the above synthesis method; In 1937, the industrial manufacture of methyl methacrylate was successfully developed, and thus it entered into large-scale manufacturing. Because of its excellent toughness and light transmittance, it was used in windshield of aircraft and field glasses of tanks during World War II. The most common mobile phone screen was made of optical grade acrylic.
Acrylic board is mainly used for carving, decoration, handicraft production, extrusion type is usually used for advertising signs, light boxes and other production. PMMA has the advantages of light weight, low price and easy molding. Its forming methods are casting, injection molding, mechanical processing, hot forming and so on. Especially injection molding, can be mass production, simple process, low cost. Therefore, it is widely used in instrument parts, automobile lights, optical lenses, transparent pipes and so on.
Acrylic is the best new material for making sanitary ware after ceramics. Compared with traditional ceramic materials, acrylic in addition to incomparable highlight brightness, there are the following advantages: good toughness, not easy to damage; Strong repair, as long as the soft foam dipped in toothpaste can wipe the sanitary ware new; Soft texture, winter no cold piercing feeling; Colorful, can meet different tastes of personality pursuit. Using acrylic to make table basin, bathtub, toilet, not only exquisite style, durable, but also with environmental protection, its radiation and the radiation degree of the human body's own bones are almost the same. Acrylic sanitary ware first appeared in the United States, after 2008 has occupied more than 70% of the entire international