This guide will focus on the latter and highlight best practices to reduce areas of localized stress at common areas of concern, such as corners and edges as well as reinforcing and assembly features . RIBS Ribs are thin, reinforcing features that can add structure and strength to a part . GUSSETS Gussets are support features that reinforce the connection between vertical features (such as walls or bosses) and the part’s floor .

These include ISO pre-certified colorants; FDA-compliant materials from engineering thermoplastics and elastomers to vinyl, styrenics and olefins; RoHS and REACH compliant materials; and much more.

A semi-crystalline thermoplastic, LubriOne PEEK can be injection molded and extruded.

CLEVELAND – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE:POL) has launched a new overmolding technology based on its Versaflex™ VDT thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), developed for vibration and impact damping applications.

The hardness of a material is often one of the first criteria considered when choosing a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).

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This demonstrates whether there is any residual dead zone material that continues to enter the melt stream. With new innovative technologies, Avient continues to develop TPEs that bond to a variety of substrates. If the heaters are on continuously, there is not enough heat being produced from shear.

If a reinforced substrate material is used a high hardness abrasion resistant steel may be required.

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