Shear rate and relative viscosity can be calculated by the equations below. Design Guide 47 Calculating Tie Bar Stretch Four main formulas are needed to calculate tie bar stretch. It can be calculated using the projected area of the part and runner.

MANUFACTURER BOOSTS DISINFECTANT RESISTANCE FOR MEDICAL DEVICE HOUSINGS HIGH PERFORMANCE MEDICAL FORMULATIONS © 2020, All Rights Reserved Avient Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012 To learn more about Trilliant HC, contact Avient at +1.844.4AVIENT (1.844.428.4368). Here’s a case in point: A leading manufacturer of medical devices in North America had established a great brand with excellent quality, but wanted to improve the resistance of its PC/ABS equipment housings to this new disinfection protocol.

Whether you’re designing for high-use, public devices or everyday home products that need to last longer, choosing the right material is more important than ever to minimize disinfectant-related failures, like cracking and crazing. With these high-performing properties, the Edgetek ET8900 CR materials are a fitting choice for high- touch applications, such as point-of-sale devices, that need to withstand frequent cleaning and disinfecting.

Applications include: • Automotive pillars, headliners, and other visible interior trim parts • Home appliances • Consumer products • Personal electronics devices • Medical devices • Sporting goods & toys • Outdoor furniture www.avient.com Copyright © 2020, Avient Corporation.

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Payments that may be subject to backup withholding include interest, tax-exempt interest, dividends, broker and barter exchange transactions, rents, royalties, nonemployee pay, payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions, and certain payments from fishing boat operators. Corporations are not exempt from backup withholding for payments made in settlement of payment card or third party network transactions Other payments” include payments made in the course of the requester’s trade or business for rents, royalties, goods (other than bills for merchandise), medical and health care services (including payments to corporations), payments to a nonemployee for services, payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions, payments to certain fishing boat crew members and fishermen, and gross proceeds paid to attorneys (including payments to corporations). 5.

HEALTHCARE DEVICE OEM C O N T I N U O U S G L U C O S E M O N I T O R • Specific color matching for brand alignment and recognition • Chemically resistant material to help product last longer • Single source for materials and color expertise • Provided a pre-colored solution that met rigorous application requirements to improve color consistency between products • Incorporated scratch & mar resistant additives for improved durability • Offered the ability to run small pilot lots • Met regulatory requirements for USP Class VI Trilliant™ HC Thermoplastics KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

AVIENT SOLUTION MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURER C O M P A R T M E N T C O V E R • Improve grip with a matte rubber finish • Comply with RoHS Directive • Provide superior adhesion to PC/ABS • Achieved excellent adhesion to PC/ABS at a lower wall thickness of to 2mm • Improved aesthetics and usability with the rubber finish provided by our custom formulation • Provided quick responses to customer queries and accelerated time to market KEY REQUIREMENTS GOOD ADHESION + COMPLIANCE LEARN MORE Versollan™ Thermoplastic Elastomers Copyright © 2023, Avient Corporation.

SURGICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURER H A N D L E H O U S I N G F O R L A P A R O S C O P I C S E A L E R • Excellent adhesion onto PC/ABS • Good aesthetics with soft touch • RoHS, REACH and FDA compliant • Enhanced ergonomics and functionality with improved soft grip • Met performance requirements for wear resistance and colorability • Customized a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) solution and had with a faster sample response speed than competitor Versaflex™ Overmolding Formulation KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING OEM C G M S Y S T E M M O N I T O R • Provide color options that work within a limited existing pigment set • Offer regulatory support in achieving approval for new color formulations • Shorten development time to gain faster approvals and realize lower costs • Offered color options that met desired aesthetics and moods utilizing the approved pigment set while creating a distinct color difference from an existing device • Provided support in achieving regulatory approvals, resulting in significant cost and time savings • Compressed the timeline through on-site color visualization, exploration, and formulation of new colors ColorWorks™ Design Center, Phoenix, AZ KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?