Fabric offered the qualities designers wanted, but the raw material cost was too high and secondary manufacturing processes too costly for the car’s intended price point. Reduced costs: The new material was less expensive than fabric – in raw form and in manufacturing costs. By rethinking the material for its interiors, the OEM saved more than $500,000 a year in material, manufacturing and logistics costs.

Material switch lowers costs, achieves higher flow versus previous TPV Cost savings: The hose manufacturer saves $33,000 per year by using Versalloy TPV instead of its previous material. Higher productivity: The improved flow properties of the Versalloy solution enabled the hose manufacturer to increase throughput by two seconds, which in turn reduced total system costs.

Avient helped the customer calculate costs for the 12-month period. Projections showed the cost of a new tool would be recouped within months, enabling the manufacturer to move forward with confidence. Even after the cost of the new tooling, the company will save about $72,000 the first year, an impressive and rapid return on the investment in new tooling.

Avient helped the customer calculate costs for the 12-month period. Projections showed the cost of a new tool would be recouped within months, enabling the manufacturer to move forward with confidence. Even after the cost of the new tooling, the company will save about $72,000 the first year, an impressive and rapid return on the investment in new tooling.

Avient helped the customer calculate costs for the 12-month period. Projections showed the cost of a new tool would be recouped within months, enabling the manufacturer to move forward with confidence. Even after the cost of the new tooling, the company will save about $72,000 the first year, an impressive and rapid return on the investment in new tooling.

Dodd will be responsible for developing and executing PolyOne’s marketing strategy and leading all corporate marketing functions to achieve the company’s objectives of profitable sales growth, innovation, specialty mix improvement and value creation.

Develop an alternative to traditional nylon materials that meets dimensional stability, impact and wear resistance requirements, while enabling the customer to address consistency of supply and sustainability objectives.

Pat's technical insights and experience will provide invaluable perspective as we seek to expand our specialty portfolio and achieve our growth objectives."

At Avient Specialty Inks, we’re committed to offering innovative screen printing inks that support sustainability objectives without compromising on performance,” said Jake Ojeda, Global Marketing and Sales Director, Avient Specialty Inks.

Metal replacement is a primary objective for many,” said Craig Nikrant, president, Global Specialty Engineered Materials, PolyOne Corporation.