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Our offerings also include ECCOH™ low smoke and fume, non-halogen materials.
You can rely on our expertise in wire and cable applications for more than just material and colorant selection.
Catheter Materials & Medical Tubing
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That means new challenges for manufacturers in finding materials to meet those needs in producing safe and easy-to-use stations.
Material durability and weatherability can lengthen EVSE service life and help maintain equipment aesthetics over time.
It is important to consider eco-conscious material options that can help in lightweighting, reducing volatile organic compounds (VOC), and reducing energy use.
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Consider combining comfort with color and performance properties using enhanced soft touch GLS™ TPE materials for even better results.
A few grams of a TPE material can often make a major difference to improve the perceived quality or value of an item.
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Adding value to your supply chain is what we do best, whether it’s with market-leading polymer materials, innovative fiber coloration systems or high-performance screen printing inks.
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Rethink light weighting with a bio-derived reinforced formulation providing enhanced performance over traditional materials at a fraction of the weight
Protective Materials
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GLASFORMS™
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
Composite Materials for Power Transmission
and Distribution Products
APPLICATION & PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE
KEY
CHARACTERISTICS
Extend the service life of electrical
transmission and distribution products
with Glasforms composite technologies.
Performance advantages:
• Non-conductive: formulations engineered
to optimize composite dielectric properties
• Lightweight: up to 80% lighter than porcelain,
reducing installation time and cost
• High strength: high tensile, compressive,
flexural and inter-laminar shear strength
to support various design configurations
and line loads
• Flexible: deflect and return to original shape
for load dampening to minimize damages
and outages
• Durable and shatter resistant vs. ceramic
and glass, and UV and corrosion resistant
for long service life
INSULATORS
AND ARRESTERS
OVERHEAD
SWITCH RODS
CROSSARMS
AND BRACES
COMPOSITE
POLES
GUY
INSULATORS
Electrical Transmission & Distribution Applications
COMPONENT DESCRIPTION SIZES
Insulators for transmission and distribution
Suspension insulators Epoxy/corrosion resistant glass rods .625" to 1.25" diameter
Line post and station
post insulators
Epoxy/glass fiber rods 1.50" to 4.74" diameter
Arresters
Cage type Polyester or vinyl ester/glass fiber rods .125" to .50" diameter
Custom tubular
Polyester, vinyl ester or epoxy/
glass fiber custom shapes
2.0" to 6.0" envelope size
Pole line construction
Conductor standoff and
equipment support arms
Polyester/glass fiber rods 1.50" to 2.00" diameter
Guy strain insulators Polyester/glass fiber rods 0.50" to .812" diameter
Cross arms
Tangent and deadend,
support braces
Polyester/glass fiber
rectangular tubes
3.62" x 4.62" and
4.0" x 6.0" rectangular
Utility poles
Composite poles
Polyester/glass fiber hollow
custom tubes
10" to 14" diameter,
typical lengths 40' to 110'
Pole line construction, cross arms, rods, and utility poles feature an integral fabric surfacing veil for long-term weather resistance
and retention of properties.
Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.
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Custom shapes and sizes
Consistent, uniform quality and material properties
Marine Application Material Solutions
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C O O K W A R E
M A N U FAC T U R E R
A I R F R Y E R W I N D O W
• Clear, FDA food-contact compliant material that can be run
through a dishwasher
• Able to withstand long-term steam and heat
• Allows injection molding of a complex shape with
aesthetics that convey cleanliness and quality
• Added concentrate to a natural PES
material allowing it to retain clarity and
aesthetics in an FDA-compliant solution
• Enabled material to withstand sterilization
and maintain continuous heat resistance
• Provided a more pleasing appearance that
could command a greater price point due to
perception of higher quality
Colorant Chromatics™ PESU Concentrate
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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Monolayer PET expands design freedom,
allowing designers to create unique packaging
shapes with the same visible light blocking as
paperboard and multilayer HDPE packaging.
PET is also a more user-friendly material; it can
enable better shape, handling, storage, opening,
pouring and resealing.
Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.
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These methods include:
PULTRUSION
• Fibers are impregnated with liquid thermoset
resins, then pulled through a heated die to cure
the resin and form the product
• This continuous, automated manufacturing
process creates constant cross section profiles
of any pre-determined length with consistent,
uniform quality and exceptional mechanical
performance
• Applications include rods and profiles of various
lengths and complexities, such as utility poles,
insulator core rods and structural beams
CONTINUOUS FILAMENT WINDING
• Combines the principles of filament winding with
pultrusion to create constant or tapered cross-
sectional tubing in precision sizes
• The unique axial and biaxial fiber orientation
provides flexural and tensile strength, as well as
crush and burst resistance
• Applications include lightweight shelter frames
and sporting goods components
CONTINUOUS RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (CRTM™)
• Engineered core materials are sandwiched
between structural composite laminate face sheets
• Continuous composite sandwich panels feature
high specific strength and stiffness-to-weight ratio
• Applications include ballistic resistant panels,
truck floors and rail car doors
CONTINUOUS FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTICS
• Fully recyclable tape, X-Ply™ (0°/90°), and other
multi-ply configurations with widths up to 10' wide
• Sandwich panels in unlimited lengths,
up to 6" thick and 10' wide
• High volume production capacity
• Applications include structural and aerodynamic
components in transportation, and reinforcement
of materials such as wood and metal
THERMOSET COMPOSITE LAMINATES & BARSTOCK
• Unidirectionally reinforced barstock, laminates
and hybrid composites engineered to maximize
deflection and fatigue resistance
• Customizable shapes and sizes
• Applications include archery bow limbs, flat
springs, prosthetics, sporting equipment
THERMOSET FINISHING OPERATIONS
• Customized finishing capabilities for barstock and
laminates including machining, water-jet cutting,
profiling/shaping, sanding, slitting, laminating,
molding and coatings
TESTING CAPABILITIES
• Mechanical – Flexural, tensile, compression, shear,
fatigue, impact resistance
• Physical – Specific gravity/density, Barcol
hardness, water absorption, void content,
resin/fiber content, dye penetrant, viscosity
• Thermomechanical – Coefficient of linear thermal
expansion, glass transition temperature, deflection
temperature, degree of cure, curing properties
• Electrical – High-voltage, low current dry arc
resistance of solid electrical insulation, dielectric
strength, water diffusion
ABOUT AVIENT
ADVANCED COMPOSITES
The Avient advanced composites portfolio
consists of Glasforms™, Gordon Composites™
and Polystrand™ branded materials.
This
leading-edge product offering of high
performance alternatives to typical fiber
reinforced composites and traditional
materials such as wood, ceramic and metal
serves applications requiring high strength-
to-weight ratios, stiffness, and dimensional
stability.
Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.