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Pipe Mfg Liquid Color App Snapshot final (1)
PIPE MANUFACTURER
P R E S S U R E / N O N - P R E S S U R E P I P E S
• Provide a safe and compliant manufacturing environment
for all team members
• Improve weatherability and outdoor exposure longevity in
field and yard environments
• Increase color consistency and enhance pipe appearance
• Reduce scrap rates and eliminate order rejections
• Meet required compliance and regulatory approvals
• Incur no capital expense for dosing & handling equipment
• Provided a customer-centric approach focused on
gaining operational efficiencies to support an
improved manufacturing environment
• Offered formulation expertise and problem-solving
experience to upgrade pipe performance
• Attained finely dispersed TiO2 and color distribution
throughout the pipe, meeting quality requirements
while reducing scrap rates
• Delivered solutions with extensive NSF, UL and pipe
industry approvals
• Supplied dosing equipment to eliminate capital
costs, backed with on-call technical support
ColorMatrix™ Liquid Colorant + Dosing Equipment
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES + COST
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Gas Pipe Mfgr Application Snapshot
GAS DISTRIBUTION
PIPE MANUFACTURER
P R O F I L E E X T R U S I O N
• Meet Plastic Pipe Institute (PPI) gas distribution pipe
approval requirements for ASTM D2513 and PE2708
MDPE
• Reduce the number of quality complaints through
enhanced color distribution and consistency
• Eliminate late notifications and poor communications with
a higher level of customer service from their supplier
• Provided a PPI-approved colorant as
required with the added benefit of additional
UL and NSF approvals
• Supplied improved solid colorant formulation
resulting in fewer customer complaints
• Offered a premier problem solving approach
with enhanced communications and
increased sense of urgency
OnColor™ Yellow Solid Colorant
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
PPI APPROVALS + IMPROVED QUALITY
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AUTOMOTIVE
MOLDER TIER 1
E L E C T R O N I C C A R D R E A D E R
P A R T F O R M U L T I M E D I A H U B
• Aluminum replacement
• Good mechanical properties
• PP with 40% Long Glass Fiber
• Meet the strict automotive OEM specification
• Designed a material solution to obtain all critical
mechanical criteria and supply the OEM in a short
timeframe
• Delivered tailored strategy while offering global
reach
OnForce Long Fiber Reinforced
Thermoplastic Formulations
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
METAL REPLACEMENT + STRUCTURAL
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TIER 1
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?
AVIENT SOLUTION
LIGHTWEIGHTING
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SBD cordless power tool
GLOBAL CLOUD
SERVICE PROVIDER
I N T E R N A L H O L D O F S E R V E R
C A B I N E T S
• PC-based solution with good impact strength
• UL 94 V-0 certification
• Dimensionally stable
• Offered a 40% glass fiber-reinforced PC solution
with high modulus and high impact strength
• Achieved a UL 94 V-0 flammability rating at 3.0 mm
• Provided pre-colored formulation that met specific
white requirements and maintained good color
stability even after long-term production at high
temperatures
• Ensured high flowability so the material could be
injected with low pressure, avoiding damage to the
metal frame
Edgetek Engineered Polymer Formulations
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
FLAME RETARDANCE + IMPACT STRENGTH
LEARN MORE
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JOHN MIDEA
Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Process Improvement
John Midea is senior vice president, Global Operations and Process Improvement at
Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions
and services.
Midea joined Avient in February 2015 and leads the company’s award-winning global
operational excellence initiatives, including manufacturing process improvement,
environmental health and safety, global sourcing and logistics, Lean Six Sigma training and
deployment, and acquisition integration.
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SNOWMOBILE OEM
R U N N I N G B O A R D
• Strength and stiffness comparable to incumbent aluminum
• Impact resistance at cold temperatures
• Fatigue resistance
• Extended mechanical performance, even with exposure to
water (melted snow)
• Good cosmetic finish with UV resistance
• Tailored a formulation that maintained
performance despite routine moisture exposure
and met customer aesthetic standards to
eliminate the need for decoration
• Guided metal-to-composite conversion and
design to redirect weld lines to non-critical
structural areas, allowing complex geometric
cutouts without post-operation requirements
• Enabled cost reduction through assembly step
simplification
Complēt Moisture Resistant Long Fiber
Reinforced Nylons
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT
AVIENT SOLUTION
RESIST MOISTURE + METAL CONVERSION
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AUTOMOTIVE OEM
I N T E R I O R D O O R P A N E L
• Available for multiple resins and approved OEM colors
• Maintain performance characteristics of traditional raw
materials that use conventional carbon black
• Pass REACH and RoHS requirements
• Retain color consistency and stability
• Provide a Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) calculation that
aligns with ISO 14067:2018
• Provided recycled content formulations that
met all design and engineering goals while
achieving sustainability targets
• Provided effective alternative to materials
using virgin carbon black
• Achieved color stability under xenon arc and
TUV methodology
• Supplied necessary PCF calculation
certified by TÜV Rheinland and aligning with
ISO 14067 requirements
OnColor™ REC Polymer Colorants
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
COLOR + SUSTAINABILITY TARGETS
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conventional technology, moving toward carbon-
negative
OnColor™ REC Polymer Colorants
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
AVIENT SOLUTION
SUSTAINABILITY + COLOR STABILITY
LEARN MORE
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Zertifizierungsstelle
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Avient Th.
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Bergmann GmbH
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76571 Gaggenau
c/o Avient ECCOH High Performance Solutions GmbH
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Produktion von technischen Thermoplasten