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Although these process aids do not directly benefit preform manufacturers, who produce the initial plastic preforms, the advantages are realized at the bottle blower stage, where the preforms are heated and blown into their final bottle shapes. Bottle Quality: Bottle-blowing process aids can improve material distribution within the bottle. While these machines clearly measure energy savings (15–30%), they do not provide material distribution values.

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Flat or round shapes Wide selection of polymer jacketing materials Explore material solutions for fiber optic cable, including engineered fibers, specialty engineered materials, colorants, and additives

Gordon Composites™ and Glasforms™ thermoset composite materials and applications Highlights of some key benefits of advanced composites and trends shaping the market See how thermoplastic composite tapes and laminates boost performance of traditional materials

Gordon Composites™ and Glasforms™ thermoset composite materials and applications Highlights of some key benefits of advanced composites and trends shaping the market See how thermoplastic composite tapes and laminates boost performance of traditional materials

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TOY BRAND S O F T F O A M “ A M M O ” • Replace foaming polyurethane • Soft touch without any tacky feeling • Achieve desired speed and power requirements • Consistent and low kinetic energy dissipation performance • High flow ability to improve the production efficiency • Developed a TPE solution with consistent quality that met tight durometer specifications and improved yield • Passed all weight, compression, and dimension tests in different testing conditions in order to prove consistent molding shape and properties • Met velocity requirements to support brand claims for power and speed performance Versaflex™ Thermoplastic Elastomer KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

Digimat for long fibre reinforced materials Advanced simulation captures part performance for fibre reinforced thermoplastics Comparing the results of isotropic material data to anisotropic material data Case study https://hexagon.com/ Figure 2: Digimat material model workflow when coupled with an FEA solver Manufacturing Intelligence hexagonmi.com2 Solution Avient leveraged Digimat to reverse-engineer material data based on the microstructure, tensile test data, and micro-mechanical modelling. This observed variability in the material response highlights the need for an advanced predictive approach for material modelling that incorporates anisotropic data. Our technologies are shaping production and people-related ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous – ensuring a scalable, sustainable future.