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GILMOUR®
A Q U A A R M O R T M L I G H T W E I G H T
H O S E
• Lightweight
• Improved kink resistance and flexibility
• Soft yet durable solution for consumer appeal
• Shelf differentiation
• Drinking water safe
• Met all requirements with a custom TPE
solution, enabling Gilmour to produce a more
compact hose about 50% lighter than standard
PVC hoses
• Incorporated custom colorants for brand
consistency, and specialty additives for
enhanced UV and abrasion resistance
• Delivered a single-material solution for easier
manufacturing, and supplied materials locally to
align with customer’s “Made in the USA” brand
• Provided regulatory and technical support to
product development
Customized Versaflex™ TPE
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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SUPPLIER
S T E E R I N G C O L U M N
B R A C K E T & L E V E R
• Automotive OEM lightweighting initiative
• Trial alternative materials to replace aluminum support
bracket and overmolded steel adjustment lever
• Up to 5,200 Newton load requirements with minimal
deflection allowance
• High stiffness & strength to function similar to metal
• Achieved 50% weight reduction with metal
to composite conversion
• Provided structural design & fiber orientation
consultations along with CAE analysis to
predict performance met requirements
• Shortened manufacturing lead time by
supplying injection molded material solution
Complēt Long Carbon Fiber Nylon Composite
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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G675/SC-10 Swellcoat® E-Glass
22.7 LBs
(50 KG)
1835 Ft/LB
(1233 M/KG)
Flat TBD ???
K58220T N/A Kevlar®
2480 LBs
(1125 KGs)
230 FT/LB
(154 M/KG)
Flat 2.81 mm N/A
Strength member in
cable application
Product ID
Polymer Jacket
Base Fiber
Break
Yield Geometry
Nominal
Diameter
Description
13.75mm
K/Hytrel
Hytrel Jacket Kevlar®
29000 LBs
(13154 KGs)
138 KGs/KM Round 13.75mm
Kevlar rope w/ Hytrel
12.5mm K/TPU TPU jacket Kevlar®
24000 LBs
(10885 KGs)
115 KGs/KM Round 12.5mm
Kevlar rope w/ Hytrel
7.87mm
K/MDPE
MDPE Jacket Kevlar®
24000 LBs
(10885 KGs)
50 KGs/KM Round 7.87mm
Kevlar w/ MDPE
.58mm C/PU TPU jacket Carbon
74 LBs
(33.6 KGs)
N/A Round/ Flat .58mm
Carbon w/ TPU
4.50mm
K/HDPE
HDPE jacket Kevlar®
2000 LBs
(907 KGs)
16 KGs/KM Round 4.06 mm
Kevlar w/ HDPE
POPULAR JACKETED STRENGTH MEMBERS
This data is provided for informational purposes only, and does not constitute a specification.
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Leadership, EHS&S-PS,
Facility Services, Design & Development, Information Technology, Sourcing,
Logistics, Legal, and Human Resources
33587 Walker Road Avon Lake OH
44012 United States
Avon Lake, OH (SEM)
Design and Manufacture of Specialty Engineered Thermoplastics 554 Moore Road Avon Lake OH
44012 United States
Kornkamp 50 Ahrensburg Schleswig-
Holstein 22926 Germany
Avient Corporation - Albany Design and Manufacture of Colorants and Additives for Plastics 4 Rothwell Ave, PO Box 300-009
Auckland 0632 New Zealand
Avon Lake Color
Design and Manufacture of Specialty Engineered Thermoplastics 33587 Walker Road, Building 416
Avon Lake OH 44012 United States
Avient Corporation Design and Manufacture of Specialty Engineered Thermoplastics Pol.
Mariana Langiewicza 50, 95-
050 Konstantynow, Poland
Avient Corporation - Korachi, Sindh
Pakistan
Design and Manufacture of Colour and Additive Concentrates,
1-A/1, Sector-20 , 74900 Korachi,
Pakistan
Avient Corporation Design and Manufacture of colour and additive concentrates, thermoplastic
resins and specialty compounds
Hohenrhein 1 Lahnstein Rheinland-
Pfalz 5612 Germany
Avient Corporation Design & Manufacturing of Colour and Additive Concentrates.
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Key Features
• Choose from single twisted fibers or cords
• Properly tensioned and torque balanced
• Twist level optimization for strength or flex
fatigue resistance
• 50 – 300,000 denier range capability
• Hybrid products also available
FIBER-LINE® FIBERS SUITABLE
FOR TWISTING
• Kevlar® Para-Aramid
• Nomex® Meta-Aramid
• Vectran® LCP
• Zylon® PBO
• Carbon Fiber
• Technora®
• PET Polyester
FIBER-LINE® PRODUCTS
ADDED BY TWISTING
• Ripcords
• Strength Members
• Drive Belt & Hose Reinforcement
• Industrial Fabric Yarn
• Wire Harness Yarn
TWISTING FIBERS PROCESSES PRODUCTS
Overview
FIBER-LINE® has the ability to custom twist an endless amount of
different twist levels on a variety of high performance synthetic fibers.
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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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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-08/2030-goals-2020-sustainability-report.pdf
As a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste,
Avient will collaborate to develop and implement solutions to
end plastic waste with approximately 50 members across the
value chain.
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Critical Imperatives – Medium to Long Term
• Continue cultural and paradigm shift from
commodity compounder to collaborative formulator
as One PolyOne
• Accelerate innovation and leverage megatrends to
improve our mix of business with higher-margin improve our mix of business with higher-margin
specialty products
• Increase specialty contribution and advance
globalization via acquisitions
• Drive relentless execution and creative innovation as
key competitive differentiators
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2011
Proforma ColorMatrix
2015 Target
“Where we are” “Where we expect to be”
1) Operating Income %
Specialty 8.9%
PP&S 7.2%
12 – 16%
9 – 12%
Elevating our Expectations and Yours
PP&S 7.2%
Distribution 5.6%
2) Specialty Platform
% of Operating Income
50%
3) ROIC* (after-tax) 10%
4) Adjusted Annual
EPS Growth
3 yr CAGR = 71%
9 – 12%
6 – 7.5%
65 – 75%
15%
Double Digit Expansion
*ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI divided by the sum of average debt and equity over a 5 quarter period
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�Focus areas of expansion in Eastern Europe, Russia,
Asia, and South Africa
�Megatrend toward lighter-weight packaging
supports accelerated growth in barrier supports accelerated growth in barrier
additive technologies
• Gained foothold in Brazil through
Specialty platform with acquisitions
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Critical Imperatives
• Focus on global key accounts, and continue
investment in commercial resources
supporting multinational accounts
• Strengthen our presence in emerging markets• Strengthen our presence in emerging markets
• Accelerate growth in Asia
• Pursue appropriate
acquisition opportunities
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主要特性
生产符合高于CAS编号级别的变更控制原则
(与MEVOPUR母粒类似),降低变更风险
不含动物源性物质和邻苯二甲酸盐
适用于吹膜、注塑、吹塑和挤出
注册药品主文件(III型)
食品接触符合FDA/EU*要求
法规支持
原材料根据以下法规测试:
- ISO 10993-1
- USP第、章,包括VI级别,符合眼
科和鼻腔用药物要求
- 欧洲药典3.1.3/3.1.5(聚烯烃)
- 美国药典(聚乙烯)
- ICH Q3D 杂质元素
- USP和USP,透光率
载体材料 耐光性 热稳定性 产品代码颜料含量/类型
HDPE 50% TiO2
8 300°C PH00075525
LLDPE 60% TiO2
8 300°C PL00075542
LLDPE 70% TiO2
8 300°C PL00075545
PP 50% TiO2
8 300°C PP00075717
适用医疗保健使用限制—见下文。