Find out how Avient helped a bag manufacturer minimize film-to-film surface contact in production, improving the handling of PLA bags Provided a performance additive to prevent biodegradable resin from sticking to the chill-roll surface

Specialty toner for PC materials for premium surface finish, color consistency and better cost effectiveness Cutting-edge liquid toner for polycarbonate resins that provides visual clarity for PC and improves aesthetics on the product surface

These special-effect, highly reflective colorants meet a growing need for paint replacement and truly premium surface finishes. Photo Caption: Game changing OnColor™ Brilliant concentrates from PolyOne create a metallic surface finish that truly mimics paint for plastic parts.

This material imparts a low coefficient of friction (CoF) to the cable surface, easing installation in existing conduit, whether the geometry is simple or complex over short or long distances. Cable made with these materials exhibits excellent mechanical strength, low shrinkage and a smooth surface finish.

This is especially true for public, high-touch surfaces that are being wiped or sprayed at increasing rates. These new grades offer application and design engineers a durable solution that reduces disinfectant-related failures, like cracking and crazing, so products and surfaces can last longer and look better.” 

Surfaces protected include steel, wood, painted metal, and other substrates with high aesthetic requirements. It offers high initial adhesion on steel, rigid plastics such as PMMA (polymerized methyl methacrylate), and other surfaces, but with lower build-up of adhesive residue over time, a lower unwinding force, and better stability.

They offer additional characteristics such as high temperature sealing performance, matte surface finish, and low density. OnColor™ Brilliant: striking new line of special effect masterbatches that finally meet the need for paint replacement and premium surface finish. In addition, PolyOne will showcase solutions for leveraging the rise of advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) and the overall electrification trend in transportation.

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For example, hospitals are applying increasingly aggressive disinfectants to combat infections, and consumer electronics continue to shrink in size while adding greater functionality.

Surface energy match between the thermoplastic elastomers and the rigid thermoplastic substrate 2. Another important variable is the wettability of the TPE on the substrate surface. A single TPE chemistry can not bond to all the rigid plastic substrates as evidenced by the surface energies demonstrated in Figure 1.