https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-08/Stan-Tone Instrument Panel Case Study Snapshot.pdf
AUTOMOTIVE
INTERIORS
MANUFACTURER
I N S T R U M E N T P A N E L
• Consistent and customizable color able to support heat
and light shielding
• Compliance with automotive industry standards
• Provided breadth of high-performance
custom color solutions that met specific
customer needs
• Offered dependable quality and technical
support from ideation stages through final
production while navigating all regulatory
requirements
Stan-Tone VC and VCP Vinyl Dispersions
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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HIVIZ® SHOOTING
SYSTEMS
R E C O I L P A D
• Recoil reduction
• Comfort and soft-touch feel
• Durability
• Developed a custom TPE solution to help
HIVIZ expand its accessory product line
and launch its market-differentiating recoil
pads
• Retained integrity and high-end feel using
recoil-damping technology that also
offered superior durability, weatherability
and comfort for shooting enthusiasts
Custom GLS™ Thermoplastic Elastomer
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-03/versaflex-click-and-lock-closure-case-study-one-pager.pdf
HOMEWARE PRODUCTS
MANUFACTURER
C L I P & L O C K C L O S U R E
• Food contact compliance
• Good compatibility
• Excellent hinging properties
• Reduce strain marks
• Retain clarity
• Provided extensive technical support throughout
formulation development
• Met exact mechanical properties, provided
excellent hinging properties and reduced strain
whitening marks
• Increased flexibility & lowered temperature flexing
properties
• Enabled customer to differentiate products & add
value for the end consumer
Versaflex™ Thermoplastic Elastomer
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-03/Onflex-Cell Pack Cooling Tube-Application Snapshot.pdf
AVIENT SOLUTION
VEHICLE BATTERY
MANUFACTURER
C E L L P A C K C O O L I N G T U B E
• Comply with ISO 3384-1:2011 for TPE compression set
• Comply with ISO 11359-2:1999 standard for linear thermal
expansion
• Good ethanediol resistance
• Good sealing performance
• Customized a Shore 60A hardness TPE
formulation with good physical property
retention
• Achieved good compression set and bonding
performance with PA12
• Qualified thermal expansion by customer
• Provided excellent ethanediol resistance under
both low and high temperature conditions
KEY REQUIREMENTS
CHEMICAL RESISTANCE + SEALING
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OnFlex™ TPE Custom Formulation
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PHONE CASE
MANUFACTURER
P H O N E C A S E
• Formulated TPE with 43% bio-based
content plus favorable UV resistance and
vibration damping performance compared to
standard TPE
• Received radiocarbon (C14) international
certificate for bio-based content
• Provided excellent bonding ability with good
aesthetics
• Matched design specs with an easily
colored material using traditional TPE
colorants
reSoundTM OM TPEs
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-12/versalloy-xl-flexible-neck-for-lamp.pdf
HYDROPONIC GROWING
SYSTEM BRAND
F L E X I B L E N E C K F O R L A M P
• High flow performance capabilities
• Beautiful finish
• Soft touch
• Supported the development process, from
initial design to product launch, to meet the
needs of both the molder and OEM
• Delivered a TPE solution that enabled a
22” flow line with a wall thickness of 0.225”
• Provided technical support and shared
process best practices to minimize
cosmetic defects
Versalloy™ XL Thermoplastic Elastomer
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-12/versaflex-mam-cup-english.pdf
MAM
L E A R N T O D R I N K ™ C U P
• Compliance with EU fatty food contact regulations*
• Soft, gentle feel
• Non-BPA, non-phthalate
• Great colorability
• Provided customized solution to comply with
Europe’s fatty food contact requirements
and application needs
• Enhanced customer appeal with a soft,
durable and custom-colored solution
Versaflex™ FFC Thermoplastic Elastomer
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-07/case-study-one-pager-versaflex-ce-wireless-power-bank.pdf
WIRELESS POWER
BANK MANUFACTURER
W I R E L E S S P O W E R B A N K
• Excellent overmolding to PC/ABS
• Good stain resistance and UV resistance
• Easy processing
• Silky Feel
• Developed a customized TPE that
exhibited better bonding and UV
performance than the competition, and
met all specification requirements
• Supplied a pre-colored formulation to
simplify processing and achieve desired
look and feel
Customized Versaflex™ CE 3120-65
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/Pressure Sensitive Mat Application Snapshot.pdf
SAFETY MAT
MANUFACTURER
P R E S S U R E - S E N S I T I V E
S W I T C H M A T S
• Broad range of hardness and durability
• Availability of custom colors
• Long-lasting material for use in high-traffic areas including
amusement park rides and workstations
• Moisture and abrasion resistance
• Provided durable plastisol solutions with
needed hardness for specific applications
• Offered customized colors to meet brand
and product specifications
• Supplied a solution giving added protection
against moisture intrusion
• Incorporated antimicrobial additives to resist
mold growth
CORE™ Vinyl Plastisols
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-04/Guitar Picks Case Study Snapshot.pdf
MUSIC
ACCESSORIES OEM
G U I T A R P I C K S
• Achieve colors that provide enhanced visibility in low-light
environments
• Shorten the product development time to accelerate speed
to market
• Create a framework of accessibility-focused picks that
meet quality and performance standards
• Provided onsite exploration using color
theory and trend research to develop three
color options for use in dimly lit
environments or by people with low vision
• Expedited the process with rapid color
matching, iterations, and approvals, allowing
time for additional matches to be explored
• Developed specific colors that met all quality
standards and offered unique, vibrant, and
fun options
ColorWorks™ Design Center, Phoenix, AZ
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?