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DELRIN® CASE STUDY Delrin® increases service life for beverage dispensers Delrin® replaces nylon for fluid control and dosing components to improve performance and durability of beverage dispensers. Performance advantage of Delrin® • Increase confidence with food and beverage regulatory compliance • Reliable performance upon repeated loading, extending component lifetimes • Consistent properties in water-rich environments • Enhanced visual appearance over long service lifetimes • Reliable component dimensions in fluctuating moisture environments • Enhanced springback properties to enable assembly and in-use flex Superior dimensional stability provides reliable operation and longer service life in beverage dispensing systems, while superior stiffness and elastic recovery help Delrin® maintain component performance under repeated loading, reducing permanent deformation and extending fatigue life. Delrin® is an industry-leading premium industrial polymer business. Grounded in strong innovation, Delrin is a category creator with a longstanding reputation for quality, reliability, supply and product performance. The iconic Delrin brand, coupled with proprietary technology and deep application expertise, make us a leader in the high-end engineering polymer market. Delrin has exciting growth prospects from exposure to automation, actuation, healthcare, mobility and consumer applications. Copyright 2026 Delrin® Delrin – Engineering the Future, Together To learn more, contact your Delrin representative or visit Delrin.com. Delrin® – in beverage dispensers For an applied load, Delrin will deflect less and have less permanent set than Nylon Dimensional changes in a 50% RH environment for a standard geometry Percent (%) Percent (%) Equilibrium moisture, 50% RH (%) Est. dimensional change, dry wet (%) 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 Delrin® PA612 PA66 0 10 0 20 30 40 50 60 Stress (MPa) Strain (%) 0 5 10 15 Stress (MPa) Strain (%) Delrin® FG500P PA66