CLEVELAND – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, will host an Investor Day for investment professionals on Monday, May 18, 2015, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the InterContinental New York Times Square hotel. Richardson, executive vice president and chief financial officer, as well as updates from other senior executives.

The two-gram gasket is a critical component for keeping contact lens solution from leaking out of the container. But before making the decision to switch from silicone to the Versaflex material, the company needed to feel confident that it would recoup its capital, which included a $50,000 investment in new tooling, within 12 months.

The new Versaflex VDT solution can also help reduce noise by minimizing vibrations transmitted from motors and pumps. Applications range from sports and leisure equipment, lawn and garden tools, and consumer electronics cases to kitchen appliances and power tools.

Here are the top three automotive components that can benefit from conversion to molded-in-color: Components that protrude from the body are prone to scratching and impact, making molded-in color a wise choice.

The two-gram gasket is a critical component for keeping contact lens solution from leaking out of the container. But before making the decision to switch from silicone to the Versaflex material, the company needed to feel confident that it would recoup its capital, which included a $50,000 investment in new tooling, within 12 months.

The two-gram gasket is a critical component for keeping contact lens solution from leaking out of the container. But before making the decision to switch from silicone to the Versaflex material, the company needed to feel confident that it would recoup its capital, which included a $50,000 investment in new tooling, within 12 months.

GLS produces standard products ranging in hardness from 3 Shore A (softest) to 95 Shore A (hardest). This instrument measures the depth of penetration from zero to 0.100 inches.

As this existing steel pipeline infrastructure ages, the need for repair or replacement to prevent failures from corrosion increases; 80% of inspection costs are spent on monitoring corrosion of steel pipes.* To improve longevity in these critical components, the industry is shifting to alternatives such as spoolable reinforced thermoplastic pipe (RTP). Video Polystrand Unidirectional Composite Tape Continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite tape is slit to custom widths from 2" to 24".

But the manufacturing process for the decorative trim molded from ABS was time consuming, requiring as many as eight steps to complete. Working in close cooperation, technical teams from both companies identified a product within the OnColor™ FX Smartbatch portfolio as a potential answer. 

After a successful trial, the OEM was convinced it could shift from fabric to a polymer interior using the color and additive concentrates.  Further savings came from improved operational efficiency, based on the high consistency and stability offered by the new color and additive concentrate.