However, in this case, designers had reduced the thickness of the part wall significantly to achieve a relative weight saving of 90 percent. This meant the raw materials and processing method needed to be reconsidered. An added challenge was to ensure the material was stabilized against potential degradation.

So we’ve developed the ideal TPEs for your infant care application, from materials that are durable and safe for baby contact to regulatory compliant grades and soft-touch solutions Today’s infant care product manufacturers are searching for materials they can count on for durability, but they also need expanded design possibilities. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

Building on the design concept from SurfCo, Avient conducted additional R&D work to formulate a specialty thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) that could be coextruded with polypropylene (PP) film and meet the high expectations of SurfCo and surfers everywhere. Ready for testing, the new material was subjected to rigorous environmental testing, including months of sun exposure and long-term placement in humidity-rich environments. Adding to that success, the material’s ability to retain traction when wet opened doors for SurfCo to expand into new markets and applications.

Avient has capabilities to assist you throughout an entire product launch - through product design, performance analysis, composite selection, composite pellet production, first article runs at our facility, and, finally, collaborating with your selected injection molder to ensure success. In 2018 PlastiComp became a part of Avient Corporation to expand the reach for our unique materials and business methodology. 

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