HDPE is not recommended for purging as it can cause delamination or lead to black specks. Sink Marks Melt too hot Insufficient material volume • Increase shot size • Increase packing pressure Part geometry too thick • Reduce wall thickness • Reduce rib thickness Flash Injection pressure too high • Decrease injection pressure • Increase clamp pressure • Increase transfer position Excess material volume • Decrease pack pressure • Decrease shot size Melt and/or mold temperature too hot Loose clamp • Reset mold height • Increase clamp tonnage Shrink Too much shrink • Increase cooling time Too little shrink • Decrease cooling time Burning • Reduce decompression • Clean, widen and increase number of vents • Increase gate size to reduce shear Wet material • Verify material is dried at proper condition Nozzle Drool Nozzle temperature too hot • Decrease nozzle temperature • Decrease back pressure • Increase screw decompression • Verify material has been dried at proper conditions Incorrect nozzle • Use reverse taper tip Weld Lines Melt front temperatures are too low • Increase pack and hold pressure • Increase gate size • Identify end of fill pattern and verify proper vent location • Add vents or increase vent width • Move gate location Warp • Reduce injection speed • Increase pack pressure • Increase pack time • Increase cool time Mold design • Non-uniform mold cooling Part design • Non-uniform wall thickness Thermolator incorrect temperature • Check settings • Inspect thermocouple Sticking in Mold Overfilled cavity • Decrease injection rate and pressure • Decrease hold pressure • Decrease cooling time Part too hot • Decrease barrel temperature • Increase cooling time • Increase draft angle • Polish cores in direction of ejection Black Specks Contamination • Purge machine Degradation • Reduce melt temperature • Reduce screw speed • Reduce back pressure Machine related • Check for wear on screw, barrel or check ring Delamination • Purge barrel to eliminate material contamination • Reduce sharp corners in material flow path • Increase venting Discoloration Oversheared material • Decrease melt temperature • Reduce residence time Mold design • Increase gate sizing Dry material • Check moisture of material to ensure it is within the recommended moisture percentage for molding 1.844.4AVIENT www.avient.com Copyright © 2021, Avient Corporation.

MAGIQ COLORANTS MAGIQ ADDITIVES PET Solid/Liquid Solid/Liquid PA Solid Solid PP Solid Solid TYPICAL APPLICATIONS • Clothing: apparel, hosiery, pile, sportswear, socks, stockings, shoes • Home: upholstery, carpet, furniture, curtains • Outdoor: awnings, umbrellas, automobile/boat covers • Automotive: seat covering, floor systems, carpeting, headliners, side panels, tyrecords • Technical: ropes, belts, luggage, monofilament fishing yarn • Non-woven: geo-textiles, padding, flooring, diapers MAGIQ FIBER COLORANTS - MASTERBATCH Commercialized under our global brand MagiQ Fiber Colorants & Additives, which includes Magenta Master Fibers, IQAP, OnColor and OnCap, our Masterbatch fiber colorants include black, white, single pigment dispersion and custom colors, as well as additives and special products. EXCELLENT QUALITY/CONSISTENCY • Long and stable spinning time • Easy production management • Reduced spinning filter part replacement • Higher production output • Lower production cost vs. conventional dyeing EXCELLENT COLOR CONSISTENCY OF YARNS • Controlled limits of color deviation • Greater customer satisfaction • Strictly selected and controlled raw materials EXCELLENT COLOR FASTNESS (LIGHT, WASHING, DRY HEAT, ETC.) • Attractive appearance to final product • Long lasting color ENVIRONMENTAL ADVANTAGES • Environmental advantages • Less production costs • Lower carbon footprint • Lower chemical usage • Waste reduction MAGIQ FIBER COLORANTS - MASTERBATCH PORTFOLIO BLACK • Standard and special products with high pigment concentrations and excellent tinting strength • MBs at lower concentrations designed to meet specific customer needs • Black MB tailored for special requirements, with particular physical/rheological properties • Optimal melt flow properties allow a good mixture with the polymer matrix yielding the best possible spinnability TECHNICAL ANALYSES • DSC: Thermal analyses to characterize polymers, additives and colorants • TGA: Thermogravimetric analysis to evaluate thermal stability, plus inorganic pigment, and carbon black content in the Masterbatch • FT-IR: Infrared spectroscopy for the analysis of raw materials • Incineration oven to determine inorganic content • Melt Flow Tester to measure the Melt Flow Rate of MBs and Polymers • Filter test to measure the dispersion quality and aggregate content of materials contained in the polymer matrix • Intrinsic/Relative Viscosity of Masterbatches and polymers • Moisture content in the liquid colorants, MBs and polymers • UV-Visible spectrometry: instrumental evaluation of the color on yarn to perform quality control, color matchings and recipes adjustments • Yarn testing to evaluate mechanical properties, abrasion, dry heat, rubbing and other characteristics • Our pilot spinning lines have state-of-the-art take-up winders that spin up to 4,500 meters/minute.

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