Application Development Center Long Fiber Technologies Application Development Avient long fiber technologies application development center bulletin highlighting services including design support, material validation, simulation support, and in-house prototyping

TECHNICAL SERVICES Avient Specialty Engineered Materials COULD YOUR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS BENEFIT FROM ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT EXPAND YOUR DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES? At Avient, our in-house capabilities allow us to quickly move opportunities through the product development pipeline. ONSITE TECHNICAL SUPPORT The product development process does not end with design and testing.

TECHNICAL SERVICES Avient Specialty Engineered Materials COULD YOUR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS BENEFIT FROM ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT EXPAND YOUR DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES? At Avient, our in-house capabilities allow us to quickly move opportunities through the product development pipeline. Internal Testing Available • Physical • Rheological, thermal, and moisture analysis • Microscopy • Liquid, gas, and size exclusion chromatography • Atomic, infrared, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy • Flammability • X-ray diffractometry • Weathering (QUV & Xenon Arc) • Failure analysis APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT Avient has design, application development and degreed plastics engineers available to give our customers reliable and experienced guidance to help navigate the development process.

Customers are guided through a color development process at the earliest stages of their product development to establish high-impact colors for their brands, helping accelerate time to market. Brand owners and marketers can draw inspiration from this tool to develop appliances that will be more attractive to consumers. Avient also developed a series of new solutions that allow the incorporation of higher recycled polymer content in the final article.

When you work with us, our experts can provide you with additional resources and value-added services that expand your product development and manufacturing capabilities. They use an onsite collaborative approach to accelerate and streamline the product development process, from initial consultation through the translation of ideas into colors, shapes or effects. Services include: • New product development • Color, Material & Finish (CMF) development and design • Circular design for sustainability • Rapid prototyping • 3D visualization Ready to learn more?

Discussion of strategy to (1) manage chemicals of concern and (2) develop alternatives with reduced human and/or environmental impact We continue to actively monitor the developing regulatory activities at state, national and global levels with respect to per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Our numerous facilities in the region include a network of Innovation Centers, where you can collaborate with our experts and develop new products for whatever industry you serve. We’re ready to work with you early in the product development cycle to deliver a better end result that drives your profitability and success.

THE SOLUTION Because they knew Avient could help, the connector company’s design engineers invited Avient into the development process. Avient’s development team went back to work and quickly developed a flame-retardant grade that meets UL requirements for a V0 rating. Avient’s willingness to invest the time and resources needed to ensure success enabled the manufacturer to develop a cost-effective, well-per forming product for its customer.

Table 4 shows processing conditions for the developed products along with the other commercially available TPE’s. Table 1: Physical properties of developed overmold compounds. Set 22hr. @ 70 C 88 85 86 85 85 91 73 Table 2: Adhesion data of developed products in pli units.

Cost efficient formulations have been developed to meet a wide range of technical and design requirements. Contact your local Avient representative and let’s start the development process. With this information, we can begin to develop a formulation to meet your application’s requirements.