Peerless Plastics & Coatings develops MicroGuardTM coated visors, hygiene screens and desk top covers

Plastic hard coatings are used the world over to extend the life of essential plastic products or provide specific performance related properties such as scratch and chemical resistance.

Peerless Plastics & Coatings have a history of developing a range of UV cured hard coatings together with product applications to meet customers needs in many industries and applications across the world.

Hard coatings have generally been a specialist product used sparingly where possible to avoid the on cost, in spite of the fact that they significantly extend the life and performance of plastics.

In 2016 at the end of an extensive development process, Peerless launched MicroGuard^TM an Anti-Microbial Hard coating with excellent chemical and abrasion resistance.

Since it’s launch MicroGuard^TM has been applied to sheet materials, moulding and extrusions for a myriad of applications including surface coverings, door handles, push plates and handheld equipment.

MicroGuard^TM has been independently tested against bacteria such as MRSA, E-Coli and Salmonella proving to be more than 99% effective. With many customers carrying out further laboratory and field-based testing all of which has proven successful.

As a result of the current Covid-19 epidemic, surface hygiene and protection has become of greater concern to populations around the world.

Peerless are keen therefore to ensure that their Anti-Microbial products are made available on a mass scale.

In recent months they have developed MicroGuardTM coated visors, hygiene screens and desk top covers but are now looking to work more closely with plastic sheet manufacturers to offer Anti-Microbial Hard Coated clear materials such as Polycarbonate and Acrylic. In offering this coating for mass production Peerless will be able to bring the pricing for MicroGuard to a level that makes the product more accessible to wider markets around the world. With the coating available in clear, matt or frost finishes the opportunities to improve the hygiene and performance of many day to day products together will new Covid-19 related products is endless.

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