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MAJOR TELECOM
COMPANY
B A S E S T A T I O N P H A S E
S H I F T E R
• Required customized Dk / Df values tailored to a unique
antenna design
• Quick qualification of designs and short lead times were
critical to support the rapid rollout of new 5G networks
• Met required Dk / Df properties using two
customized solutions offering Dk 3.6, Df
0.0006 and Dk 3.1, Df 0.0007
• Accelerated speed to market due to
thermoplastics’ design flexibility
Custom Edgetek™ Formulations
KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?
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DIFAS
T O O T H B R U S H H A N D L E
• Replace current polymer with a more sustainable solution
• Excellent surface finish with multiple color options
• Processed using current molding equipment and
machinery
• Used formulation expertise to develop a custom
formulation that met critical quality parameters
and enabled customer to use existing molding
equipment
• Enabled customer to work towards sustainability
goals and bring a competitive solution to the
market
• Enhanced the marketplace appeal of the end
product with colorability of the material
Maxxam BIO Bio-based Polyolefin
Formulations
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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VICTORINOX
S W I S S S O L D I E R ’ S K N I F E
Transition from metal to polymer handle that would be more
ergonomic and provide:
• Scratch and chemical resistance
• Impact resistance and durability
• A grippy, soft-touch feel
• Collaborated with the customer to fully
understand and meet their design challenges
and goals
• Used design and material expertise to develop
a customized two-material solution that met all
key requirements
• Enabled the customer to produce a new,
innovative product appealing to its consumers
Bergamid™ nylon copolymer overmolded with
GLS™ TPE
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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AVIENT SOLUTION
VEHICLE BATTERY
MANUFACTURER
C E L L P A C K C O O L I N G T U B E
• Comply with ISO 3384-1:2011 for TPE compression set
• Comply with ISO 11359-2:1999 standard for linear thermal
expansion
• Good ethanediol resistance
• Good sealing performance
• Customized a Shore 60A hardness TPE
formulation with good physical property
retention
• Achieved good compression set and bonding
performance with PA12
• Qualified thermal expansion by customer
• Provided excellent ethanediol resistance under
both low and high temperature conditions
KEY REQUIREMENTS
CHEMICAL RESISTANCE + SEALING
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OnFlex™ TPE Custom Formulation
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MAM
L E A R N T O D R I N K ™ C U P
• Compliance with EU fatty food contact regulations*
• Soft, gentle feel
• Non-BPA, non-phthalate
• Great colorability
• Provided customized solution to comply with
Europe’s fatty food contact requirements
and application needs
• Enhanced customer appeal with a soft,
durable and custom-colored solution
Versaflex™ FFC Thermoplastic Elastomer
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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SAFETY MAT
MANUFACTURER
P R E S S U R E - S E N S I T I V E
S W I T C H M A T S
• Broad range of hardness and durability
• Availability of custom colors
• Long-lasting material for use in high-traffic areas including
amusement park rides and workstations
• Moisture and abrasion resistance
• Provided durable plastisol solutions with
needed hardness for specific applications
• Offered customized colors to meet brand
and product specifications
• Supplied a solution giving added protection
against moisture intrusion
• Incorporated antimicrobial additives to resist
mold growth
CORE™ Vinyl Plastisols
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
DURABILITY + CUSTOMIZATION
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-11/preperm-4-5g-antenna-component-application-snapshot.pdf
LEADING ANTENNA
MANUFACTURER
A N T E N N A C O M P O N E N T S
• Extremely tight performance tolerance
• Dielectric performance of 3 – 7Dk
• Ability to utilize existing injection molding machinery
• High mold flow index (MFI)
• On demand material delivery
• Provided technical support throughout the development
of multiple, highly technical materials
• Formulated high quality materials that aligned with
stringent specification, at a cost effective price
• Provided order flexibility, allowing customer to order on
demand
• Collaborated across the supply chain, enabling customer
to take a premium solution to market that can reduce
maintenance and construction costs for end users
Custom PREPERM™ Low-Loss Dielectric
Formulations
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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Kedrowski
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Operational Excellence
• Operational Excellence is a never-ending quest
for improvement in response to the voice of our
customers and shareholders
• It is all about strengthening our capabilities to
deliver value flawlessly to our customers deliver value flawlessly to our customers
• It challenges us to enhance our
productivity, profitability, and efficiency
in all phases of our business, from
safety to quality to waste elimination
to environmental stewardship
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Lean Six Sigma Initiative
• In 2009, Lean Six Sigma was launched to
improve execution skills across all
businesses, functions, and global regions
• A company-wide diagnostic was
conducted, resulting in identification of six conducted, resulting in identification of six
strategic improvement platforms
• Financial targets were estimated,
resources identified and trained
results delivered
,
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PolyOne OSHA Recordable Incidence Rate
4
5
6
5.1
Safety Performance
*Rubber And Plastics Manufacturing Industry (2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics).
0
1
2
3
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Industry
Average
1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.85 0.65
0.57
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• Exemplary on-time delivery
• Best-in-class working capital
% of sales
81%
87% 88%
95%
93%
92%
94%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
On-Time Delivery*
Lean Six Sigma Delivering Results
• Approximately $200M in
cash driven by working
capital improvements
16.2%
14.4%
18.9%
11.7%
9.6% 9.6%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
WC % of Sales
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
*As measured to customer request date
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40.0%
Percent of Associates
Trained in LSS
World’s Best Start-up
Program in 2009*
World’s Best Business Process
Excellence Program in 2012*
Award-Winning Lean Six Sigma Program
*Both awards received from International Quality and Productivity Center
16.5%
40.0%
2009 2011
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• Globally leverage strategic supplier
management best practices
• Implement world class demand
management processes
Critical Imperatives
• Improve operational reliability and efficiencies
• Optimize global freight management
Drive 50 – 100 basis points of gross margin expansion per year
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Fiber-Line™ Specialty Engineered Thermoplastic Tapes
PRODUCT BULLETIN
Fiber-Line™ Specialty Engineered Thermoplastic
Tapes are composite formulations composed of a
wide range of fibers that are uniquely engineered to
enhance fiber and composite tape performance—
such as twisting and coating—and subsequently
custom manufactured into a tape cured with a
thermoplastic resin.
Providing strength
and reinforcement, Fiber-Line tapes can be
custom-formulated to meet mechanical or thermal
performance requirements.
This literature shall NOT operate as permission, recommendation, or inducement to practice any patented invention without permission of the patent owner.
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Custom Manufacturing
Choice of
Fiber
Fiber-Line™ Specialty Engineered
Thermoplastic Tape
Twist or
Coat Fiber
CUSTOM DESIGN AND ENGINEERING
Combine your fiber of choice with Fiber-Line materials to enhance performance via coating or twisting
processes before being formed into a thermoplastic tape.
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DENSO
M E C H A N I C A L H V A C D O O R F L A P
• Processability was key as the part had to be injection
compression molded due to its extremely thin nature
• Copper resistance
• Light weight
• Anti-static
• Low VOC
• Worked in close collaboration with the customer to
understand key design challenges and needs
• Streamlined the development process through global
presence, working locally in Europe while also running
trials in Asia
• Re-designed the part to provide a 90% weight
reduction
• Utilized material science expertise to create a custom
formulation that improved resistance to copper
deposits and enabled injection compression molding
Customized Maxxam™ Formulation
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?