Homepage // News Center // Avient and Coloro Collaborate to Offer Sustainable Fiber Colorants for Dope-Dyeing to the Global Fashion Textile Industry Avient and Coloro Collaborate to Offer Sustainable Fiber Colorants for Dope-Dyeing to the Global Fashion Textile Industry. Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint  

Additive technologies include: • Heat stabilizers • Acid acceptors • Mold release agents • Phosphorescent • Flame retardant • Tensile modifiers • Antioxidants • Peroxides • Viscosity modifiers • Electrically conductive systems • Thermally conductive systems • Radio-opacity • Self-bond TYPICAL USES Silicone dispersions are used in a wide range of applications: • Automotive – spark plug boots, ignition cables, gaskets/seals, O-rings, overmolded parts • Rollers – industrial, copiers • Fabric Coating – welding curtains, air bags, belts • Cookware – bakeware, spatulas, gloves • Consumer Goods – goggles, glasses, cell phone covers, grips • Healthcare – sterilization pads, catheters, grips, tubing, grommets, prosthesis • Military and Aerospace – gas masks, clip straps, jet starter hose • Wire & Cable/Power Transmission – jackets, sleeves, insulators • Infant Care – nipples/pacifiers, toys • Extrusion – architectural, O-ring cords, gaskets, spacers, profiles Manufacturing locations: Massillon, OH, USA LaPorte, IN, USA Eindhoven, Netherlands Learn more about our silicone dispersions at 1.844.4AVIENT (1.844.428.4368) or visit www.avient.com.

Our high fiber volume, glass-reinforced thermoplastic panels and continuous resin transfer molding (CRTM) thermoset sandwich panels can streamline production and reduce system costs by eliminating assembly steps such as welding, drilling, bolting and riveting. Our composite panels are custom engineered by varying core thicknesses to increase or decrease stiffness; by varying core materials (including end-grain balsa, foam or engineered woods) to increase or decrease weight; by varying fiber to modify the stiffness-to-weight ratio; and by varying the base polymer to increase or decrease strength TYPICAL SANDWICH PANEL PROPERTIES SPECIMEN TYPICAL SKIN THICKNESS (in) TYPICAL WEIGHT (lb/ft2) TYPICAL PANEL THICKNESS (in) TYPICAL FLEXURAL FAILURE LOAD* (lbf) Glass/Thermoplastic Skinned, 0.05 0.75–0.85 1.0–1.5 135–195 Glass/Thermoset Skinned, 0.05 1.0–1.2 0.5 120–150 Glass/Thermoset Skinned, 0.06 1.6–1.7 1.0–1.5 340–395 Glass/Thermoset Skinned, Balsa Core 0.12 1.2–1.4 0.50–0.75 850–1500 Glass/Thermoset Skinned, Balsa Core 0.09 3.0 2.25 3000

Avient enhances virtual simulation and prediction services for structural applications of its fiber-reinforced polymer materials. Currently, 168 long fiber models are available for Avient materials, representing nearly half of the long fiber models in Digimat. Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint  

Here, continuous fibers, such as glass or carbon, are pulled through a thermoset resin bath, such as epoxy, polyester, or vinyl ester, and then formed into a desired shape using a die. Materials and processes such as fiber type, fiber volume, resin type, and surface veils and treatments can be engineered to meet specific properties and application requirements.  This means that they are weaker in the direction perpendicular to the fibers.

Here, continuous fibers, such as glass or carbon, are pulled through a thermoset resin bath, such as epoxy, polyester, or vinyl ester, and then formed into a desired shape using a die. Materials and processes such as fiber type, fiber volume, resin type, and surface veils and treatments can be engineered to meet specific properties and application requirements.  This means that they are weaker in the direction perpendicular to the fibers.

Here, continuous fibers, such as glass or carbon, are pulled through a thermoset resin bath, such as epoxy, polyester, or vinyl ester, and then formed into a desired shape using a die. Materials and processes such as fiber type, fiber volume, resin type, and surface veils and treatments can be engineered to meet specific properties and application requirements.  This means that they are weaker in the direction perpendicular to the fibers.

Here, continuous fibers, such as glass or carbon, are pulled through a thermoset resin bath, such as epoxy, polyester, or vinyl ester, and then formed into a desired shape using a die. Materials and processes such as fiber type, fiber volume, resin type, and surface veils and treatments can be engineered to meet specific properties and application requirements.  This means that they are weaker in the direction perpendicular to the fibers.

Under the Maxxam™ brand, standard grades are formulated with any combination of calcium carbonate, glass fiber, mica and talc to provide a desired balance of properties, including stiffness, durability, impact resistance and heat resistance. Maxxam™ Mica Reinforced Polypropylene Maxxam™ Glass/Mineral Reinforced Offers a high level of stiffness and heat deflection as well as reduced warpage and increased dimensional stability Lightweight solution for parts typically manufactured in metal, long glass fiber polypropylene or reinforced engineered plastics.

According to Gordon, carbon fiber, despite its energy-returning effects, is not as friendly as fiberglass for a runner’s muscles, tendons, and joints. The unique positioning of the continuous glass fibers within the Polystrand™ material makes the very thin profile of the FlexSpring™ composite insoles possible,” said Gordon. They fit comfortably in most athletic shoes, including racing spikes, with the glass fiber properties providing comfort and performance benefits to the user.