HOLGER KRONIMUS Vice President, Europe General Manager, Engineered Materials Europe Holger Kronimus is vice president, Europe, and general manager, Specialty Engineered Materials Europe, of Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services. Kronimus joined Avient in March 1999, and in addition to leading the company’s engineered materials business in Europe and India, also serves as Avient’s legal representative in the region, responsible for building and maintaining relationships with local governments and associations.

DIAGNOSTICS MANUFACTURER C O V I D - 1 9 C O N T A I N M E N T T U B E S C R E W C A P S • Wide range of durometers with consistent raw materials • Processing consistencies across the durometer ranges for an easy transition between materials • Materials formulated without animal derivatives at a competitive cost • Offered a comprehensive range of solutions to accommodate specific application demands such as barrier, flexibility, and sealing performance • Provided materials manufactured in an ISO 13485 certified facility • Delivered a series of medical-grade TPEs that could be extruded and injection molded Versaflex™ HC 3810 Thermoplastic Elastomers KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

PEDERSON Senior Vice President, President of Specialty Engineered Materials Chris Pederson is Senior Vice President and President of Specialty Engineered Materials at Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world. He later joined Cytec, where he led composite product development for the Americas and Asia Pacific regions, served as Vice President of R&D, and ultimately was promoted to Vice President of Cytec’s global Aerospace Engineered Materials business, which included P&L responsibility.

Resin impregnated, continuous glass fibers are drawn through a curing die of a specific cross section, yielding consistent quality, dimensions and mechanical properties to provide more consistent spring rates than alternate materials. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

Resin impregnated, continuous glass fibers are drawn through a curing die of a specific cross section, yielding consistent quality, dimensions and mechanical properties to provide more consistent spring rates than alternate materials. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

This software is used to predict the material behavior during this process and, as a result, we can provide the potential weight reduction, mechanical properties of the final foamed part, and recommendations for optimal tool design*. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

EXTRUSOR Tornillo 3/4" a 6" para polietileno, de filete sencillo y sin sección de mezcla, Relación de compresión 1.5–2:1 Cabezal De presión media: ángulo de 30° a 40° Dado Del tamaño adecuado para una hilera de 1/8" o menos L/D 24:1 recomendado Paquete de mallas Sin paquete de mallas (opcional según la presión) Canal de enfriamiento 50–65°C recomendado Alimentador Preferentemente gravimétrico—3 compartimentos para cross-linked Secador Desecante, 4 horas a 70°C, para el compuesto ECCOH™ solamente; nunca se debe colocar silano seco en los secadores PROCESAMIENTO Temperatura ECCOH Serie 5000 ECCOH Serie 6000 Precalentamiento del alambre 80–120°C 80–120°C Zonas de alimentación 93°C 135°C Transición 135 °C 163°C Dosificación 150°C 190°C Cabezal/dado 165°C 215°C Material fundido 165–170°C 215–225°C Llama a la salida del dado Sí, según sea necesario Velocidad de la línea Sensible a la cizalla: Observar temperatura de fusión, amperaje del motor y presión Compuesto de purga HDPE +1.844.4AVIENT www.avient.com Copyright © 2020, Avient Corporation. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

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Because the trays were regularly handled by consumers and filled with food, it was very important that any changes made to the material would not jeopardize the packaging’s FDA compliance. The sheet producer began experimenting with material changes in-house, but struggled to achieve consistency of release.

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