PMMA has the advantages of light weight, low price and easy molding. Its molding methods include casting, injection molding, machining, thermoforming, etc. In particular, injection molding can be mass produced with simple process and low cost. Therefore, it is widely used in instrument parts, automobile lamps, optical lenses, transparent pipes and so on.

Acrylic is the best new material to make sanitary ware after ceramics. Compared with traditional ceramic materials, acrylic has the following advantages besides high gloss brightness: good toughness and unbreakable; with strong restorative properties, only using soft foam dipped in some toothpaste can wipe the new sanitary ware; the texture is soft, and there is no cold chill feeling in winter; bright colors can satisfy different tastes of personality pursuit. Using acrylic to make basin, bathtub and toilet is not only exquisite in style and durable, but also has the function of environmental protection. Its radiation line is almost the same as that of human body's own bone. Acrylic sanitary ware first appeared in the United States, has occupied more than 70% of the international market.

Due to the difficulty and high cost of acrylic production, there are many low-cost substitutes in the market. These substitutes, also known as "acrylic", are actually ordinary organic boards or composite boards (also known as sandwich boards). Ordinary organic board is cast with ordinary organic glass cracking material and pigment. The surface hardness is low, easy to fade, and the polishing effect is poor after grinding with fine sand. The composite board only has a very thin layer of acrylic on the surface, and ABS plastic in the middle. It is easy to delamination due to thermal expansion and cold shrinkage in use. The true and false acrylic can be identified from the slight color difference and polishing effect of the plate section.

1. Architectural application: window, sound insulation doors and windows, lighting hood, telephone booth, etc.

2. Advertising application: light box, signboard, indicator board, exhibition stand, etc.

3. Transportation application: doors and windows of trains, cars, etc.

4. Medical application: baby incubator, various surgical medical equipment, civilian products: sanitary facilities, handicrafts, cosmetics, brackets, aquarium, etc.

5. Industrial application: instrument panel and cover, etc.

6. Lighting application: fluorescent lamp, chandelier, street lamp cover, etc.