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Slide 7 - Summary of Special Items Recast for DSS Divestiture
Reflects special items from continuing operations which include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of
operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction
programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; mark-to-market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on
pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned
or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales
or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance
period; one-time, non-recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results.
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In the event of illegality or
invalidity of a provision of this contract
under the law, the parties shall deem that
provision stricken in its entirety; the balance
of this contract shall remain in full force and
effect.
16.
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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
• Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future;
• The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks;
• Disruptions or inefficiencies in our supply chain, logistics, or operations;
• Changes in laws and regulations in jurisdictions where we conduct business, including with respect to plastics and climate change;
• Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply;
• Demand for our products and services;
• Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs;
• Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters;
• Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends;
• Information systems failures and cyberattacks;
• Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions;
• Our ability to achieve strategic objectives and successfully integrate acquisitions, including the implementation of a cloud-based enterprise resource planning system, S/4HANA;
• Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates, changes in the rate of inflation, geopolitical conflicts and any recessionary conditions; and
• Other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, under Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”
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Gates are designed to be as
small as possible to keep the cosmetic effects
minimal .
Design Guide 25
CHAPTER 6 | TROUBLESHOOTING
FOUR MAIN AREAS
Check all of these areas before changing
anything in the process . 4
Mold
• Cooling channel obstructed
• Vent plugged
• Core bent
• Damaged tooling
• Runner shutoff partially closed
• Part stuck
• Gate plugged
• Tooling shifted
Machine or Equipment
• Thermolator unplugged
• Variac unplugged
• Material bridging
• Drying turned off
Material
• Contamination
• Lot change
• Poor mixing
• Material dust
• Material not dried
Process
• Changes
- Documented
- Undocumented
OBTAIN INFORMATION
Obtain as much information as possible about
the defect
• Ask operators
- When did it start occurring
- Is it on every part
• Set-Up Tech
- Is this how the process started up
- Has this happened before
STRATEGY THEORY
Part Consistency
• Does the defect happen randomly or
every part
Machine Cycle
• Is it consistent
• Injection pressure limited
• Screw hesitation
Check Settings
• What changed
• Did a heater band turn off
• Are valves sticking
Determine at which point in the process the
defect occurs
• Injection
• Hold time
• Gate frozen
• Ejection
• Part deforming due to ejection
• Do a short shot progression
Change ONE setting at a time, and allow time
for adjustment to affect the defect
• Change speeds and pressures first
- Take immediate effect and easily reversed
• Change temperatures last
- Take time to settle in
• Extreme Measures
- Put mold into different press
26 Gravi-Tech
DEFECTS
SOURCES
Mold Machine Material Process
Damages or worn
gate/sprue
Temperature settings
overriding or changed
Sprue breaks too soon
Contamination
Lower viscosity lot
Wet material
Nozzle too hot
Cooling time too low
Not enough
decompression
RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
Reduce gate size
Increase cooling in
gate areas
Check gate for
blockages
Install a shorter nozzle or
specialty nozzle
Ensure nozzle is
temperature controlled
Dry material Add screw
decompression
Increase hold pressure
Increase hold time
Increase cooling time
Reduce nozzle tip
temperature
Angel Hair
• Commonly occurs on sprues and hot runner gates
• Long, thin strands of plastic material, which can tangle and cause components to stick together
• Can cause ejection problems
Root cause: Gate or sprue is not frozen and draws molten material with the sprue/part during mold
open phase .
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Seller shall have the right to terminate an order
confirmation with immediate effect if at any time prior to
delivery, a person or group of persons who are unrelated to the
persons controlling Buyer as of the date of the order confirmation,
acquires control, through ownership of voting securities or
otherwise, over Buyer.
En caso de invalidez de una
disposición de estos Términos, las partes considerarán dicha
effect.
28.
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Seller shall have the right to terminate an order
confirmation with immediate effect if, at any time prior
to delivery, a person or group of persons who are
unrelated to the persons controlling Buyer as of the
date of the order confirmation acquires control, through
ownership of voting securities or otherwise, over
Buyer.
In the event of invalidity of a provision
of these Terms, the parties shall deem that provision
stricken in its entirety and the balance of these Terms
shall remain in full force and effect.
24.
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Der Verkäufer ist berechtigt, ohne
Zustimmung des Käufers Rechte
abzutreten oder Pflichten zu übertragen
und/oder die Erfüllung seiner
Verpflichtungen aus diesem Vertrag an
Unterauftragnehmer zu vergeben.
19.2 Seller shall have the right to terminate
any relevant contract with immediate
effect if at any time prior to delivery, a
person or group of persons who are
unrelated to the persons controlling
Buyer as of the date of the order
confirmation, acquires control, through
ownership of voting securities or
otherwise, over Buyer.
SALVATORISCHE KLAUSEL
In the event of invalidity of a provision of these
Terms, the parties shall deem that provision
stricken in its entirety and the balance of these
Terms shall remain in full force and effect.
Der Verkäufer ist berechtigt, ohne Zustimmung des Käufers Rechte abzutreten oder Pflichten zu übertragen und/oder die Erfüllung seiner Verpflichtungen aus diesem Vertrag an Unterauftragnehmer zu vergeben.
19.2 Seller shall have the right to terminate any relevant contract with immediate effect if at any time prior to delivery, a person or group of persons who are unrelated to the persons controlling Buyer as of the date of the order confirmation, acquires control, through ownership of voting securities or otherwise, over Buyer.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-09/Terms and Conditions of Sale for Denmark.pdf
In the event of invalidity of a provision of these
Terms, the parties shall deem that provision stricken
in its entirety and the balance of these Terms shall
remain in full force and effect.
25.
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Seller shall have the right to terminate an
order confirmation with immediate effect if at
any time prior to delivery, a person or group of
persons who are unrelated to the persons
18.
In the event of invalidity of a
provision of these Terms, the parties shall deem
that provision stricken in its entirety and the
balance of these Terms shall remain in full force
and effect.
24.
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