Screen Printing Inks Edgetek™ 3D/LDS Solutions Printing and Marking Inks

Recently, high-performance thermoplastics have been tapped for specialized 3D printed applications in aerospace and medical markets. When using PEI, it is important to keep the print chamber at an evenly distributed high temperature.

Explore 3D Printing 3D printing is having an impact on our world - learn how it can impact your business today

Explore 3D Printing 3D printing is having an impact on our world - learn how it can impact your business today

Prints that Perform                                Low-cure ink usually runs smoother when printed fast. Screen Printing Inks: Trouble Printing White Inks?

When printing transfer graphics that have disciplined registration, it is important that all moisture is removed from the paper before the print run commences. Plastisol heat transfers are mostly printed on specially prepared transfer papers.  Finished/printed transfers should be kept in an environment that is not hot or cold.

3D Printing & Rapid Prototyping

We’re working to find the ways in which 3D printing can take you to a new level of innovation.

PolyOne also will present an update to the unique 3D-MID (three dimensional molded interconnect device) manufacturing technology it highlighted at its stand during Fakuma 2014. By collaborating, PolyOne and selected developers have succeeded in establishing a time- and cost-saving means to produce the 3D-MIDs serving as heat sinks in LED lighting, which could prove an alternative to the complex printed circuit boards now fairly ubiquitous in these applications.

Avient Corporation 3 Simplified Drop Test • 65g steel ball • Dropped from 305mm • Onto 3.175mm thickness flat samples Materials Tested • Standard TPE 30 Shore A • TPU alloy 60 Shore A • Damping TPE 32 Shore A VDT reduces bounce Avient Corporation 4 SIMULATION & CALIBRATION E N 1 6 2 1 - 1 L E V E L 2 Image courtesy of Airobag TV https://www.youtube.com/c/AirobagTV/videos Simulation of Impact A weight dropped onto protective element in contact with rigid substrate https://www.youtube.com/c/AirobagTV/videos Avient Corporation 5 SIMULATION & CALIBRATION E N 1 6 2 1 - 1 L E V E L 2 REFINING THE DESIGN D E S I G N A N D M A T E R I A L C O M B I N A T I O N Avient Corporation 6 • A number of different shapes and designs are created and simulated to determine which one works best • Refining to meet EN standard • VDT TPEs can help reach compliance with EN1621-1 level 2 and EN1621-2 level 1 • Optimum protection can be achieved by combining industrial design and engineering Avient Corporation 7 VALIDATION P R O T O T Y P I N G W I T H 3 D P R I N T I N G 3D Printing Validation -15% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% Density Tensile Strength // Tear resistance // Rebound resilience 2mm 3D Printed VDT vs Injection Molded VDT can be 3D printed for concept evaluation early in the design process SUMMARY Avient Corporation 8 • Enabled a new, compact design with a customized VDT TPE formulation • Improved user comfort and functionality • Fulfilled EN standards • Reduced number of prototyping tools required • Reduced time spent in product development by 40 percent, enabling faster commercialization of product