The high-speed manufacture of thin-wall wire jacketing would require a distinctly different formulation compared to the extrusion of a large cross-section stock shape such as a rod. In contrast, rod extrusion would require very stable pigments due to the longer residence time in the extruder.  

Based on a history of successful collaboration between the two companies, Jäger felt confident that Avient could provide a material solution that would meet both performance and cost targets. The professionals at Jäger and Avient identified OnFlex-S TPE with UV stabilization as the material that would best fulfill cost and performance goals for this application.

The challenge was to deliver a lighter, polymeric replacement that would lower overall finished part costs yet retain reliable performance in rigorous-use environments. Nearly 40 percent lighter than the cast aluminum it would replace, the long fiber material also added the benefit of injection molding for faster, single-step production to drive down costs.

The manufacturer was working with Avient on other projects, so it brought together experts from both companies to work on identifying a material that would reduce warpage and improve productivity.

The manufacturer was working with Avient on other projects, so it brought together experts from both companies to work on identifying a material that would reduce warpage and improve productivity.

The part would remove weight and withstand copper deposits in a luxury vehicle for an exclusive German automaker.

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In addition, an internally modified version of the ASTM E1428-15a for evaluating the performance of anti- microbials in polymeric solids against staining by Strepto- myces species (pink stain organism) was also used for susceptibility screening. The initial screening also included an evalua- tion of whether a stipple texture (T-2102) on the part sur- face plays any role in susceptibility to microbial growth. Without proper engineering controls, this would challenge the applicability for TPEs under normal thermal processing conditions for extrusion and molding.

This would not have been possible had we not transitioned these businesses to specialty," said Mr.

The part would remove weight and withstand copper deposits in a luxury vehicle for an exclusive German automaker.