HVAC doors are typically produced by injection molding two parts that provide structural strength and air sealing performance. However, in this case, designers had reduced the thickness of the part wall significantly to achieve a relative weight saving of 90 percent. Avient engineered a new customized formulation for the part, which provided both the processability required for extremely short cycle injection-compression molding, as well as including an additive to stabilize the material when in contact with copper.

Injection molding the closure from this material, called Gravi-Tech™, would provide the look, feel and sound of metal and maintain a premium perception. Switching from metal forming to injection molding would also enable processing cost savings and expanded design freedom.

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Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Accentuates What’s Possible with Application-Specific Materials and Design at NPE 2018 Its polymer formulation expertise and design know-how help manufacturers rapidly create new products that look great and work even better. It can replace paperboard packaging for ultra-high temperature (UHT) liquid dairy products for greater design freedom.

We can engage with design engineers worldwide and support the manufacturing of their products where they need us,” said Matt Mitchell, Director, Global Marketing of Specialty Engineered Materials at Avient. They are easily colorable, suitable for injection molding and overmolding onto polypropylene (PP) substrates, and available globally. 

Both grades, designed for two-shot injection molding, provide a soft touch and grippy feel to enhance ergonomics, comfort and ease of use for housings of hand-held scanners, patient monitors, infusion pumps, defibrillators, reusable surgical devices and other durable medical devices.

Nearly 40 percent lighter than the cast aluminum it would replace, the long fiber material also added the benefit of injection molding for faster, single-step production to drive down costs. With our material science and design expertise, we assist our customers in navigating the material-change journey so that they can achieve greater efficiencies and performance.”

Versaflex CE 3140 grades are available globally, injection moldable, and able to be overmolded to PC, ABS, PC/ABS, and COPE. They are a natural color TPE that can be easily colored to match design specs or branding preferences.

Technical information, design guides, processing information and more. Reusable concentrates significantly reduce time spent cleaning extrusion and injection molding equipment.