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Schuering Page 77 Appliance 5% Building & Construction 3% Wire & Cable 3% Electrical & Electronics 3% Consumer 21% Industrial 24% HealthCare 21% Transportation 17% 2011 Revenue: $1.0 Billion2011 Revenue: $1.0 Billion Key SuppliersKey Suppliers At a Glance Distribution Packaging 3% 2.6% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0% 4.6% 5.6% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2015 Operating Income % of Sales ROICROIC Expanding ProfitsExpanding Profits 15.3% 18.4% 22.4% 30.0% 39.2% 48.6% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Target 6 – 7.5% Page 78 Value Proposition and Transformation Highlights Distribution Value Proposition • North America-based distributor with expanding global reach providing key plastic processors and market segments with best-in-class suppliers products, service and delivery with a commitment to develop value-added solutions to enhance customer profitability Transformation Highlights • Significant market share gains with key suppliers , > $5B Addressable Market • Significant market share gains with key suppliers � Proprietary PolyOne technology � Dow Corning • Improved sales mix and profitability by shifting to non-cyclical businesses like healthcare • Established presence in Brazil and Asia in 2011 Page 79 Key Differentiators Distribution • Product offering � Breadth and depth; industry leading suppliers • Sales and marketing capability • Customer service / logistics operations � Customer survey results – consistent best-in-class performance � Leading on-time delivery • Management team experience and stability • Lean Six Sigma � Solving our customers’ unmet needs Page 80 $102.8 $207.2 2006 2011 Healthcare Revenue • Strong market segmentation provides focused resourcing to accelerate growth • Expanding global reach meets Areas of Focus Distribution 2006 2011 $66.0 $182.4 2006 2011 National Accounts Revenue • Expanding global reach meets customers’ needs and creates competitive differentiation • Selling skills & product application knowledge to target executives & engineers ($ millions) Page 81 Critical Imperatives • Invest in commercial resources to accelerate growth • Expand healthcare and key account revenues • Broaden geographic reach and develop new markets and channel partnerships Critical Imperatives and 2015 Goal Distribution channel partnerships • Continue to improve working capital efficiency and superior cash flow generation 2015 Goal • 6 - 7.5% return on sales Page 82 Page 83
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THE SOLUTION When approached with a thermoplastic composite technology that offered the freedom to add torsional flex without compromising on strength and power, the product innovators at Rome were seriously stoked.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-03/CESA Block Product Selector Guide.pdf
Contact your sales representative for more information, or to learn more about custom solutions for your application.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-09/Cesa Scratch _ Mar Resistance Additives Product Bulletin.pdf
Cesa™ Scratch & Mar Resistance Additives Cesa™ Scratch & Mar Resistance Additives are customized solutions enabling manufacturers to produce products that better maintain their finished quality.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-03/CESA Slip Product Selector Guide.pdf
Contact your sales representative for more information, or to learn more about custom solutions for your application.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-08/oncolor-brilliant-metallics-product-bulletin_0.pdf
Available in masterbatch solutions, the color combining possibilities are virtually endless.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-08/oncolor-brilliant-metallics-product-bulletin.pdf
Available in masterbatch solutions, the color combining possibilities are virtually endless.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-11/Cesa Clean Product Bulletin.pdf
Cesa™ Clean Additives WHEN TO USE CESA CLEAN As a best practice, Cesa Clean adds value when used for: • Color changeovers • Material and formulation changes • Shutdown or startup • Machine maintenance WHY USE CESA CLEAN Some of the ways you can benefit from consistently using Cesa Clean: • Improve production uptime with faster color changeovers • Reduce wasted melt puddle material • Reduce resin use during purging • Non-abrasive and safe to use on precision equipment PRODUCT BULLETIN Cesa Clean solutions are available for use in a variety of processing conditions and operating temperatures.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-02/OnColor Recovered Black Product Bulletin %281%29.pdf
Used as a general purpose black, it is a versatile and cost-effective solution suitable for applications where a basic black colorant is required.
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PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION Incomplete Fill Melt and/or mold temperature too cold Mold design Shot Size • Increase nozzle and barrel temperatures • Increase mold temperature • Increase injection speed • Increase pack and hold pressure • Increase nozzle tip diameter • Check thermocouples and heater bands • Enlarge or widen vents and increase number of vents • Check that vents are unplugged • Check that gates are unplugged • Enlarge gates and/or runners • Perform short shots to determine fill pattern and verify proper vent location • Increase wall thickness to move gas trap to parting line • Increase shot size • Increase cushion Brittleness Melt temperature too low Degraded/Overheated material Gate location and/or size • Increase melt temperature • Increase injection speed • Measure melt temperature with pyrometer • Decrease melt temperature • Decrease back pressure • Use smaller barrel/excessive residence time • Relocate gate to nonstress area • Increase gate size to allow higher flow speed and lower molded-in stress Fibers on Surface (Splay) Melt temperature too low Insufficient packing • Increase melt temperature • Increase mold temperature • Increase injection speed • Increase pack and hold pressure, and time • Increase shot size • Increase gate size Sink Marks Part geometry too thick Melt temperature too hot Insufficient material volume • Reduce wall thickness • Reduce rib thickness • Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures • Decrease mold temperature • Increase shot size • Increase injection rate • Increase packing pressure • Increase gate size Flash Injection pressure too high Excess material volume Melt and/or mold temperature too hot • Decrease injection pressure • Increase clamp pressure • Decrease injection speed • Increase transfer position • Decrease pack pressure • Decrease shot size • Decrease injection speed • Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures • Decrease mold temperature • Decrease screw speed TROUBLESHOOTING RECOMMENDATIONS PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION Excessive Shrink Too much orientation • Increase packing time and pressure • Increase hold pressure • Decrease melt temperature • Decrease mold temperature • Decrease injection speed • Decrease screw rpm • Increase venting • Increase cooling time Not Enough Shrink Too little orientation • Decrease packing pressure and time • Decrease hold pressure • Increase melt temperature • Increase mold temperature • Increase injection speed • Increase screw rpm • Decrease cooling time Burning Melt and/or mold temperature too hot Mold design Moisture • Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures • Decrease mold temperature • Decrease injection speed • Clean, widen and increase number of vents • Increase gate size or number of gates • Verify material is dried at proper conditions Nozzle Drool Nozzle temperature too hot • Decrease nozzle temperature • Decrease back pressure • Increase screw decompression • Verify material has been dried at proper conditions Weld Lines Melt front temperatures too low Mold design • Increase pack and hold pressure • Increase melt temperature • Increase vent width and locations • Increase injection speed • Increase mold temperature • Decrease injection speed • Increase gate size • Perform short shots to determine fill pattern and verify proper vent location • Add vents and/or false ejector pin • Move gate location Warp Excessive orientation Mold design • Increase cooling time • Increase melt temperature • Decrease injection pressure and injection speed • Increase number of gates Sticking in Mold Cavities are overpacked Mold design Part is too hot • Decrease injection speed and pressure • Decrease pack and hold pressure • Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures • Decrease mold temperature • Increase cooling time • Increase draft angle • Decrease nozzle and barrel temperatures • Decrease mold temperature • Increase cooling time TROUBLESHOOTING RECOMMENDATIONS www.avient.com Copyright © 2020, Avient Corporation.