https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/lightweighting-commercial-trucks-and-trailers?ind[]=6601
One respected truck manufacturer chose Avient to help them reach their lightweight goals.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/lightweighting-commercial-trucks-and-trailers?pname[]=10716
One respected truck manufacturer chose Avient to help them reach their lightweight goals.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/lightweighting-commercial-trucks-and-trailers
One respected truck manufacturer chose Avient to help them reach their lightweight goals.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/starting-point-intrinsic-design?rtype[]=1164
We've interviewed Chris Lefteri, Marshall Hamachi, and Owen Foster to glean their insights on materials-centric design, plus rounded up some success stories from the Avient Design team to illustrate how this concept plays out in the real world.
https://www.avient.com/global-food-contact-legislation
Avient and ColorMatrix Group Inc. make no warranties or representations, express or implied regarding the use of the above mentioned products.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Overmolding_of_Thermoplastic_Elastomers_Engineered_solutions_for_consumer_product_differentiation.pdf
The Over-molding (Versaflex® OM Series and
VersollonTM which is a Urathane alloy) grades are specially formulated to bond to a variety of substrates.
Small kitchen appliances such as coffee makers, food
processors, and electric knives require a good non-slip grip, stain resistance, and cleaning solution resistance
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properties, while floor-care products require soft touch, vibration damping, excellent aesthetics, and durable long
wear properties.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Investor%2520Day%2520-%2520May%25202012%2520-%2520Operational%2520Excellence.pdf
Kedrowski
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Operational Excellence
• Operational Excellence is a never-ending quest
for improvement in response to the voice of our
customers and shareholders
• It is all about strengthening our capabilities to
deliver value flawlessly to our customers deliver value flawlessly to our customers
• It challenges us to enhance our
productivity, profitability, and efficiency
in all phases of our business, from
safety to quality to waste elimination
to environmental stewardship
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Lean Six Sigma Initiative
• In 2009, Lean Six Sigma was launched to
improve execution skills across all
businesses, functions, and global regions
• A company-wide diagnostic was
conducted, resulting in identification of six conducted, resulting in identification of six
strategic improvement platforms
• Financial targets were estimated,
resources identified and trained
results delivered
,
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PolyOne OSHA Recordable Incidence Rate
4
5
6
5.1
Safety Performance
*Rubber And Plastics Manufacturing Industry (2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics).
0
1
2
3
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Industry
Average
1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.85 0.65
0.57
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• Exemplary on-time delivery
• Best-in-class working capital
% of sales
81%
87% 88%
95%
93%
92%
94%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
On-Time Delivery*
Lean Six Sigma Delivering Results
• Approximately $200M in
cash driven by working
capital improvements
16.2%
14.4%
18.9%
11.7%
9.6% 9.6%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
WC % of Sales
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
*As measured to customer request date
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40.0%
Percent of Associates
Trained in LSS
World’s Best Start-up
Program in 2009*
World’s Best Business Process
Excellence Program in 2012*
Award-Winning Lean Six Sigma Program
*Both awards received from International Quality and Productivity Center
16.5%
40.0%
2009 2011
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• Globally leverage strategic supplier
management best practices
• Implement world class demand
management processes
Critical Imperatives
• Improve operational reliability and efficiencies
• Optimize global freight management
Drive 50 – 100 basis points of gross margin expansion per year
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-07/lactra-low-tio2-product-bulletin_0.pdf
With
a focus upon sustainability Avient has focused its
additive technology development on mono-layer
PET.
Avient makes no warranties or
guarantees respecting suitability of either Avient’s products or the information for your process or end-use application.
You have the responsibility to conduct full-scale end-product performance testing
to determine suitability in your application, and you assume all risk and liability arising from your use of the information and/or use or handling of any product.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/enabling-recyclability-dairy-packaging?psfam[]=10814
So when a particular customer came to Avient wanting to displace non-recyclable dairy packaging, we accepted the challenge.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/enabling-recyclability-dairy-packaging?rtype[]=1124
So when a particular customer came to Avient wanting to displace non-recyclable dairy packaging, we accepted the challenge.