THE SOLUTION HIVIZ had several years of experience working with Avient materials for shotgun sights. With the help of Avient, HIVIZ delivered a top-notch product © 2020, All Rights Reserved Avient Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012

Validity Avient Switzerland GmbH Hauptstrasse 30 4127 Birsfelden Switzerland Design and manufacture of colour and additive concentrates and specialty compounds for the Healthcare and Medical device market. Validity Avient (Taiwan) Co. EN ISO 13485:2016 H61173 01.03. 2025 29.02. 2028 Avient Colorants USA LLC 17 Foss Rd.

THE SOLUTION Avient was asked to suggest a suitable TPE for this application. Avient’s technical experts assisted the company with molding trials to ensure the ideal temperature and pressure parameters. Lower system costs = higher margins: By reducing waste from part deformation, the Avient TPE allowed the manufacturer to leverage efficient, fast 2K molding for system cost reduction.

GEORGE INGLIS Vice President, Corporate Controller George Inglis is Vice President, Corporate Controller of Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services. Inglis has taken on numerous special assignments in his tenure, including supporting Avient’s speciality transformation through M&A activity as well as establishing Avient’s Global Business Services (GBS). Avient Corporation • 33587 Walker Road • Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 • 440.930.1000 • www.avient.com

Gajewski joined Avient in July 2013 from AkzoNobel/PPG and has since taken on multiple roles with increasing responsibility within the Human Resources function, including HR Director for Avient’s Color, Additives & Inks business segment, and an international assignment with responsibility for the EMEA and India regions. Gajewski led Avient’s learning and organizational development programs, talent management and acquisition, as well as working as the HR Director for all global Corporate Functions. Avient Corporation • 33587 Walker Road • Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 • 440.930.1000 • www.avient.com

He is the Executive Sponsor of Avient’s United Way and Global Giving campaigns. Before his tenure at Avient, Mr. Avient Corporation • 33587 Walker Road • Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 • 440.930.1000 • www.avient.com

Rose joined Avient in 2011 and has led communications aspects and initiatives during the company’s specialty portfolio and cultural transformation. Before his tenure at Avient, Mr. Avient Corporation • 33587 Walker Road • Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 • 440.930.1000 • www.avient.com https://www.avient.com/

Supplier Quality Management is at the core of Avient’s success. A request for supplier audit can be made by any Avient functional groups (at the site or corporate level) or by an Avient customer. Suppliers to Avient are expected to impose controls on their sub- tier suppliers comparable to the controls applied to suppliers by Avient.

TIER 2 SUPPLIER H V A C F L A P • Eliminate post treatment heating of parts to achieve required odor level (≤3.0 VDA 270) • Lowest VOC / FOG performance (VDA 278) at the same compression set as previous material • Reduced processing steps and lowered energy costs for the molder • Achieved targeted odor levels and met VOC / FOG performance and compression set standards OnFlex™ LO Thermoplastic Elastomer WHY AVIENT? AVIENT SOLUTION MEETS VIAQ STANDARDS LEARN MORE KEY REQUIREMENTS Copyright © 2020, Avient Corporation. WHY AVIENT?

To enhance its ability to more accurately predict part performance, Avient worked with Hexagon’s Digimat platform. Once the calibration procedure was complete, Avient applied this Digimat material model to various structural models. Avient and Hexagon used Digimat to develop anisotropic long fibre material data for a molded connector rod.