https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-08/willowwood-prosthetics-case-study.pdf
Low-activity amputees—level K2
as defined by the Medicare Functional Classification Level
(MFCL) rating system—have the ability to traverse low-
level environmental barriers such as curbs and stairs.
Through their close work with amputees from all
five activity levels of the MFCL system, the team at
WillowWood recognized that prosthetic options were
limited for K2 amputees who are able to handle more
uneven surfaces.
A unidirectional fiberglass
laminate produced with a surfacing veil for added
durability provided the ideal combination of flexibility
and multiaxial stability.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/tpe-overmold-design-guide.pdf
Unbalanced runner systems.
Unbalanced runner systems.
Surface irregularity.
https://www.avient.com/resources/safety-data-sheets?page=5962
DM691I NAVY BLUE NON-PHTHALATE
DM691J NAVY BLUE NON-PHTHALATE
DM691K NAVY BLUE NON-PHTHALATE
https://www.avient.com/resources/safety-data-sheets?page=6100
DM691#20 NAVY BLUE NON-PHTHALATE
DM691#21 NAVY BLUE NON-PHTHALATE
DM691#22 NAVY BLUE NON-PHTHALATE
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/hit-comfort-zone-soft-touch-grips
Or overmolding a TPE grip to hair styling products can contribute to an anti-slip surface, even when the product handle is wet.
Striking Surface Feel: TPEs can be customized to provide surface feels ranging from grippy or tacky to smooth and silky.
TPEs can provide unusual texturing, such as a bubble or ridged surface or even a leather look.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/hit-comfort-zone-soft-touch-grips?rtype[]=1164
Or overmolding a TPE grip to hair styling products can contribute to an anti-slip surface, even when the product handle is wet.
Striking Surface Feel: TPEs can be customized to provide surface feels ranging from grippy or tacky to smooth and silky.
TPEs can provide unusual texturing, such as a bubble or ridged surface or even a leather look.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/hit-comfort-zone-soft-touch-grips?ind[]=21537
Or overmolding a TPE grip to hair styling products can contribute to an anti-slip surface, even when the product handle is wet.
Striking Surface Feel: TPEs can be customized to provide surface feels ranging from grippy or tacky to smooth and silky.
TPEs can provide unusual texturing, such as a bubble or ridged surface or even a leather look.
https://www.avient.com/news/sizzling-new-oncolor-brilliant-metallic-colorants-polyone-create-ultimate-vibrance-and-reflectivity
Game changing concentrates for polymer parts create a metallic surface finish that truly mimics paint while eliminating the painting process.
CLEVELAND – October 31, 2017 – PolyOne today launched OnColor™ Brilliant Metallic Colorants, a striking new line of special effect masterbatches that finally meet the need for paint replacement and premium surface finish.
When molded into plastic parts, manufacturers can eliminate painting and its associated processing steps for lower cost and longer-lasting, highly reflective surfaces.”
https://www.avient.com/products/engineered-polymer-formulations/sustainable-formulations/nymax-bio-bio-based-polyamide-solutions
They deliver compareable performance to prime PA66 glass fiber-filled materials, plus these solutions have excellent surface appearance and colorability, and lower warpage.
Excellent surface appearance and colorability
Offered better surface finish and sustainstable formulations for toy gun scope
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/injection-molding-mold-processing
The optimum time to fill the runner system is approximately 0.5 - 1.5 seconds.
Voids and/or surface sinks.
The addition of a slight surface texture to the mold can help to mask possible surface blemishes in the molded article.