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One major automotive supplier, however, questioned the norm when designing the interiors for a major automaker’s new vehicle model.

Gaming is a huge and growing global market forecast to be worth $2.14 trillion by 2020.1 One popular accessory is the controller grip, a convex or concave add-on to the gaming controller’s buttons that enhances accuracy, dexterity and comfort over long hours of play.

One way to achieve this is to switch to bio-polymers where possible.

The Quantum™ Motor is one such product, a universal cutting tool in the meat processing industry that helps recover lean meat from fat and tissue.

Depending on the cable construction, fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) is the preferred polymer used for insulation of a conductor or as jacketing of one or more cables.

Lead times for meeting customer orders shrank from four weeks to one.

This solution includes two grades, one for polyamide and the other for polyester fibers.