https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-06/avient-design-versaflex-wet-grip-tpe-fishing-tool-grip-case-study-one-pager.pdf
OUTDOOR GEAR
MAKER
F I S H I N G T O O L G R I P
• Aesthetically differentiate new products while optimizing
user functionality and safety
• Meet weatherability performance required by industry
standard UV and Salt Water Exposure tests
• Resist fish oils, sunscreens, and cleaners
• Comply with FDA food contact requirements
• Provided product development support from
concept to production, including visual brand
integration, part design, and material selection
• Customized grip design and TPE formulation to
retain grip and tactile feel in wet and oily
environments
• Expedited lead time with advanced design and 3D
modeling services to enable product launch at key
industry tradeshow
• Offered global supply continuity with local technical
and manufacturing support
Custom Versaflex™ Wet Grip TPE and Avient
Design Services
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-03/wet-grip-tpe-surfco-wax-mat-case-study-one-pager.pdf
W A X M A T ® G R I P T A P E
• Provide alternative material to traditional wax and EVA
foam for grip on surfboards
• Translucent appearance
• Coextrude with polypropylene (PP) film
• Excellent UV resistance
• Customized formulation for exceptional
hydrophobic grip and non-abrasive finish
• Incorporated specialty additives to enhance
UV resistance and inhibit mold growth
• Solved technical processing challenges to
achieve efficient coextrusion of materials and
achieve optimal bonding to adhesive backing
• Enabled customer to achieve market
differentiation and expand into new markets
and applications
Custom GLS™ TPE Wet Grip Formulation
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-03/wet-grip-tpe-surfco-case-study.pdf
https://www.avient.com/news/comfort-meets-design-freedom-new-overmolding-solution-versaflex-vdt-vibration-damping-tpe-portfolio
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Comfort Meets Design Freedom in New Overmolding Solution from Versaflex™ VDT Vibration Damping TPE Portfolio
To address this unmet need, we created a new solution that demonstrates our ongoing investment in breakthrough TPE technologies to benefit customers.”
Versaflex VDT TPE for overmolding is available in 40 - 60 Shore A hardness levels, and is opaque and colorable.
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-launches-first-ever-tpe-blue-jean-stain-resistance-phone-cases
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PolyOne Launches First-Ever TPE with Blue Jean Stain Resistance for Phone Cases
CLEVELAND – June 11, 2018 – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) today unveiled the first-ever thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) material able to resist blue jean staining for white and light-colored phone cases.
Using Versaflex™ CE 3320-70 TPE helps brands avoid the sourcing and manufacturing issues of silicone, and it is the only thermoplastic material that stands up to blue jean staining when used in white and light-colored phone cases.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-04/Fiber-Line Composite Tape Launch Product Bulletin.pdf
KEY FEATURES
• Compatible with various Fiber-Line fibers,
performance-adding processes, and
thermoplastic resins to meet your application
needs
• Tapes available up to 5" in width via spools or
cut-to-length profiles
• Rapid prototyping capability
FIBERS
• Carbon Fiber
• Kevlar® Para-Aramid
• Nomex® Meta-Aramid
• Fiberglass
PERFORMANCE-ADDING PROCESSES
• Coating
• Twisting
KEY APPLICATIONS
• Oil & Gas
• Industrial
• Aerospace
• Composite applications needing unique/
specialized reinforcement
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https://www.avient.com/news/avient-expands-fatty-food-contact-materials-portfolio-versaflex-ffc-tpes
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Avient Expands Fatty-Food-Contact Materials Portfolio with Versaflex™ FFC TPEs
Avient Expands Fatty-Food-Contact Materials Portfolio with Versaflex™ FFC TPEs.
SHANGHAI – June 1, 2022 – Avient today launched a new family of Versaflex™ thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials developed for fatty-food-contact (FFC) applications that must comply with migration limit standards in Europe and North America.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-05/Safety goggles - Application snapshot.pdf
SAFETY PROTECTION
BRAND
S A F E T Y G O G G L E G A S K E T
• Good adhesion onto polycarbonate (PC)
• Flexible and comfortable to wear
• FDA compliant
• Customized a Shore 43A TPE with good
adhesion to PC frame
• Delivered soft-touch and non-tacky feel
• Complied with FDA 21 CFR 177.2600
Custom Versaflex™ Thermoplastic Elastomers
(TPEs)
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/products/thermoplastic-elastomers/tpe-knowledge-center/overmolding-guide/overmolding-tpe-selection
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-06/Infant Care Product Bulletin_Selector Guide.pdf
So we’ve developed the ideal TPEs for your infant
care application, from materials that are durable and safe for baby contact to regulatory compliant grades and
soft-touch solutions
The food contact compliance statements are based on the composition of the TPE and cite any restrictions, limitations, food types, and/or
specific migration limitations (depending on the regulation).
Our GLS TPEs safely deliver on all of these requirements, while
also adding comfort and enhancing consumer appeal.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-05/OnFlex S HF Electrical Housing Case StudyNEW.pdf
Avient GLS
thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) material specialists identified a
current TPE within the OnFlex™ S HF, non-halogenated, flame
retardant portfolio that could be slightly modified to meet the
application’s requirements.
Avient determined the TPE
would perform satisfactorily at an 85 Shore A hardness level.
High-flow properties of OnFlex S HF TPE allow the gaskets
to be overmolded in multi-cavity tools (up to 12 cavities
per tool).
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-12/sem-tri-fold-selection-guide.pdf
NAME DESCRIPTION TARGET MARKETS AVAILABLE FEATURES1
OnFlex™
Part of Avient’s portfolio
of specialty TPEs, OnFlex
materials are designed to meet
and withstand the rigor and
durability of various industrial
applications.
Transportation,
Building & Construction,
Electrical & Electronics,
Industrial, Wire & Cable
High heat resistance
Automotive approved grades
Excellent compression set
Flame resistant grades
Excellent weatherability
reSound™ OM
Bio-based
Thermoplastic
Elastomers
reSound™ OM TPEs are based
on biopolymers derived from
sugarcane utilizing 35 to 50
percent bio-renewable content
Consumer,
Transportation, Industrial
Sustainably resourced
Recycled content
Bio derived content
Strength and durability
Impact resistance
Pre-color solutions
reSound™ R
Recycled
Thermoplastic
Elastomers*
reSound™ R VX post-industrial
recycle (PIR) and post-consumer
recycle (PCR) TPEs help brand
owners create sustainable end-
user products, with formulations
utilizing 25 and 40 percent
recycled content.
Personal care products
Lawn & garden tools
Outdoor goods
Office supplies
Footwear
Houseware durables
PCR grade is formulated with recycled ocean plastics
Supports the circular economy
Can be overmolded to PP
Comparable performance to traditional TPEs
Versaflex™
Versaflex materials offer the
benefits of overmolding and
vibration damping to a wide
range of end user applications
such as medical tubing,
protective film, electronics
and many others.