Avient’s vision is to create specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Starting with raw materials, we source only the best polymers, additives, modifiers, fillers, reinforcers, colorants and pigments. Our formulation expertise supports materials science decisions, while our processing expertise guides customers to use the materials properly.

You can turn to us for polymeric materials and design assistance that keep you innovating ahead of the competition. Catheter Materials & Medical Tubing Choose Avient materials to help your catheters move well into and within the human body.

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Our offerings also include ECCOH™ low smoke and fume, non-halogen materials. You can rely on our expertise in wire and cable applications for more than just material and colorant selection. Catheter Materials & Medical Tubing

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Home // Material Solutions for Expanding EV Charging Infrastructure That means new challenges for manufacturers in finding materials to meet those needs in producing safe and easy-to-use stations.   Material durability and weatherability can lengthen EVSE service life and help maintain equipment aesthetics over time.

Home // Material Solutions for Expanding EV Charging Infrastructure That means new challenges for manufacturers in finding materials to meet those needs in producing safe and easy-to-use stations.   Material durability and weatherability can lengthen EVSE service life and help maintain equipment aesthetics over time.

Our designs have to be slightly distorted when molded so that in use, when the blade is experiencing propulsion forces, it has the proper shape to maximize thrust.” Avient’s Complēt MT composite materials enable up to 20% more impact resistance than standard long fiber reinforced materials.

IMPACT PROTECTION D E S I G N A N D M A T E R I A L S O L U T I O N S Avient Corporation 1 PROJECT KICK OFF B R I E F Application: Protective sports equipment Challenge: Provide functional material to protect against impact for chest protector Requirements: • Compact - reduce thickness and weight for improved comfort and functionality • Meet EN standards • EN1621-1 level 2 & EN1621-2 level 1 • Eliminate the use of foam and glue • Be waterproof and easy to clean • Sustainable • Easy to prototype & considers manufacturing efficiency Avient Corporation 2 VIBRATION DAMPING TECHNOLOGY (VDT) H O W D O E S I T W O R K ? Avient Corporation 3 Simplified Drop Test • 65g steel ball • Dropped from 305mm • Onto 3.175mm thickness flat samples Materials Tested • Standard TPE 30 Shore A • TPU alloy 60 Shore A • Damping TPE 32 Shore A VDT reduces bounce Avient Corporation 4 SIMULATION & CALIBRATION E N 1 6 2 1 - 1 L E V E L 2 Image courtesy of Airobag TV https://www.youtube.com/c/AirobagTV/videos Simulation of Impact A weight dropped onto protective element in contact with rigid substrate https://www.youtube.com/c/AirobagTV/videos Avient Corporation 5 SIMULATION & CALIBRATION E N 1 6 2 1 - 1 L E V E L 2 REFINING THE DESIGN D E S I G N A N D M A T E R I A L C O M B I N A T I O N Avient Corporation 6 • A number of different shapes and designs are created and simulated to determine which one works best • Refining to meet EN standard • VDT TPEs can help reach compliance with EN1621-1 level 2 and EN1621-2 level 1 • Optimum protection can be achieved by combining industrial design and engineering Avient Corporation 7 VALIDATION P R O T O T Y P I N G W I T H 3 D P R I N T I N G 3D Printing Validation -15% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% Density Tensile Strength // Tear resistance // Rebound resilience 2mm 3D Printed VDT vs Injection Molded VDT can be 3D printed for concept evaluation early in the design process SUMMARY Avient Corporation 8 • Enabled a new, compact design with a customized VDT TPE formulation • Improved user comfort and functionality • Fulfilled EN standards • Reduced number of prototyping tools required • Reduced time spent in product development by 40 percent, enabling faster commercialization of product

Adding value to your supply chain is what we do best, whether it’s with market-leading polymer materials, innovative fiber coloration systems or high-performance screen printing inks.