CASE STUDY: EXCELITE™ IM CHEMICAL FOAMING ADDITIVES THE CHALLENGE With more major OEMs introducing lightweighting initiatives, the use of chemical foaming additives (CFAs) is becoming more common among automotive injection molders. Using conventional CFA ingredients, a special conditioning process was used to prepare the raw material for optimal foaming performance upon polymer interaction. Dispersion and performance of the additive was critical to success.

Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Features Suite of Non-Halogen, High-Temperature Material and Additive Solutions at Wire China 2016     Additional formulations for vinyl, color concentrates, cross-linkable PVdF, and FEP/PVdF chemical foaming additives. Photo Credit: ©ThinkStock.com Photo Caption: PolyOne is featuring a comprehensive suite of non-halogen, high-temperature material and additive solutions at Wire China 2016.

Validating foamed parts before production requires extensive testing, which is time-consuming and can be expensive. This is where Avient’s Foaming Prediction Service can help. FOAMING PREDICITION SERVICE Avient Design uses Autodesk® Moldflow® simulation software1 to provide 3D simulations of parts foamed with Hydrocerol™ Chemical Foaming Agents during the mold filling phase.

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Excelite OnePager Putty Knife PUTTY KNIFE MANUFACTURER N O R T H A M E R I C A • Reduce current scrap rate of 30% • Eliminate prominent sink marks • Minimize random short shots • Reduced scrap rate to 1% • Eliminated sink marks • Improved mold fill • Improvement in cell structure increased cell density and dimensional stability during critical cooling time Excelite™ IM Chemical Foaming Additives KEY REQUIREMENTS* WHY AVIENT? https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-additives/foaming-agents/colormatrix-excelite-chemical-foaming-additives