Solutions generally include localizing the supply chain or finding alternative suppliers.

It is important that a supplier can offer technical support to help customers test materials, overcome manufacturing issues, and ensure optimum processing parameters are used.  

It is important that a supplier can offer technical support to help customers test materials, overcome manufacturing issues, and ensure optimum processing parameters are used.  

Supplier HellermannTyton switched to heat-stabilized Bergamid™ B70 G30H Black TM-X polyamide to produce a seat fastener at lower cost, lower weight and with greater design flexibility

In recent years, Tier suppliers have proposed designs featuring colored textiles in locations typically filled with hard polymer surfaces.

Glass fiber formulations provide enhanced surface aesthetics free of visible fiber Long Glass Fiber (LGF) Strength Retention Long Glass Fiber Formulations

Offered long glass fiber thermoplastic with 3x the strength of incumbent short fiber material without a need for retooling Facilitated lightweighting with a 50% long glass fiber PA66 thermoplastic that matched the performance of the incumbent metal part To discuss how long fiber thermoplastics technologies can benefit your aftermarket application, contact an expert at Avient today.

ENGINEERED POLYMER SOLUTIONS - FEATURES & CHARACTERISTICS Resin Nymax™ Formulations Characteristics Applications PA6 GF 600 A 14 Natural 14% Glass Reinforced Stocks, Frames, Receivers, Handguards, Forearms, Picatinny Rails, Grips PA6 GF 600 A 33 Natural 33% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized PA6 NM6000-0026 HI BK 33% Glass Reinforced, Toughened PA6 GF 600 A 60 UV Black 60% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized PA6 GF 600 A 33 Black 28 V 33% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized, UV PA6 1010 A Black 13 Super Toughened, Heat Stabilized PA6 1010 A Natural Super Toughened, Heat Stabilized PA6 NM6000-0027 ST Black Super Toughened PA6 NM6000-00013 HS UV Black 50% GF, High Flow PA6 PA66 NM6600-0018 HI HS 14 Nat 14% Glass Reinforced, Toughened, Heat Stabilized PA66 GF 1200 A 33 HS Black 22 33% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized PA66 GF 1200 A 33 HS Natural 33% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized PA66 NM6600-0019 HI HS 33 Nat 33% Glass Reinforced, Toughened, Heat Stabilized PA66 NM6600-0020 HI HS 43 Nat 43% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized PA66 1200 A L Natural Unreinforced PA66 1200 A ZIP 22 Natural Unreinforced PA66 NM6600-0021 ST Black Super Toughened PA66 NM 1200 MT HS Black Toughened, Heat Stabilized PA66 NM 1200 MT HS Natural Toughened, Heat Stabilized Specialty Products Color Characteristics Applications Edgetek™ ET6200-0031 Black Black 20% Glass Reinforced PA12 Stocks, Frames, Receivers, Handguards, Forearms, Picatinny Rails, Bolt Carriers, Grips Gravi-Tech™ X GT 33991-05A-01-3 Copper 3sg, PA6, Copper Gravi-Tech™ X GT-30197-001-P4 Gray 4sg, PA610, Tungston Gravi-Tech™ GT 6400-0001 GRV 5.0 Black 5sg, PA610, Tungston Thermoplastic Elastomers Durometer OM Substrate Color Characteristics Applications OnFlex™ AF 7210 25-90A PP Black/Natural General Purpose with UV Stabilizer Grips, Recoil Pads, Gun Straps Dynaflex™ G7900 30-90A PP Black/Natural General Purpose Versaflex™ XP 2850 50A PP Natural Wet Grip Technology Versaflex™ VDT 4202-40 40A PP Black/Natural Vibration Damping Versaflex™ VDT 5120-40 40A PA Black/Natural Vibration Damping Versaflex™ OM6059-9 60A PA Black High Flow Versaflex™ OM6258 60A PA Black/Natural Enhanced Bond