Allied's Materials Research and Development laboratory successfully optimized ingredients to create a formulation with the ability to resist the effects of UV degradation. The formulation was developed through the effective use of UV absorbers that provide protection by physically absorbing light in specific ranges of wavelengths, HALS (Hindered Amine Light Stabilizers), and antioxidants. Together, all three classes of stabilizers provide specific protection to modes of failure associated with outdoor exposure.

Allied Moulded's new Ultraguard® formulation, while retaining its already robust structural integrity, now has an enhanced surface finish with improved aesthetics. Based upon customer feedback, Allied Moulded recognized an increased number of customer applications requiring outdoor capability and the related challenges to non-metallic enclosure designs. This is why Allied Moulded chose to invest in continuous improvement of our material formulations. Customer applications often require enclosures to be mounted on expensive systems where aesthetic appearance is critical. Changes in enclosure color, texture, and gloss in these applications are not acceptable. Fiberbloom, for example, not only is aesthetically unattractive, but can also be an issue if people come in physical contact with the enclosure surface. Literally defined, fiberbloom is degradation of the polyester compound surface during long-term outdoor exposure, resulting in the eventual exposure of glass fibers. Fiberbloom does not affect the structural integrity or NEMA rating of the enclosures.