POMMERLOCH, Luxembourg – July 18, 2023 – Avient Corporation today announced it is expanding the manufacturing of its UL-certified Syncure™ XLPE Cross-Linkable Polyethylene Formulations to Europe, helping to reduce lead times for global customers and support sustainable infrastructure.     As the global demand for these important formulations grows, it is increasingly imperative for us to serve our customers with local manufacturing,” says Holger Kronimus, vice president and general manager for Specialty Engineered Materials in Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and India at Avient, “By expanding the production of Syncure formulations to Europe, we can improve supply security and help reduce leads times for customers in the EMEA region and India.”  

Using these process aids can result in greater production efficiencies with faster extrusion line speeds and molding cycle times. Improves line speeds and cycle times, leading to reduced energy use during processing

Liquid melt-extrusion color permits late-stage color injection, reducing waste and changeover times in the manufacturing process, and offering producers the flexibility to create as little as 50kg of fiber within the same simple process. The technology also allows several injection points on a single spinning line, so that multiple colors can be produced at the same time.

Commercially available worldwide for over four years, the added production for OnFlex™ LO and OnFlex™ AF TPE grades offers improved lead times for automotive OEMs and molders in North America. With North American production, our regional customers will also benefit from improved lead times and potential cost savings.”

Customers benefit from shorter lead times due to domestic production, and also from our global network of polymer science expertise.” At the same time, we’re also increasing our technology and sales personnel to maximize the innovation, collaboration and service we provide to our valued customers.”

Although TPV and EPDM have historically been used in this application, they are less effective in minimizing appliance ‘walking’ and require longer production cycle times. In addition, this material withstands wear and tear of daily use, is overmolded easily onto polypropylene, and reduces cycle time through the elimination of secondary operations, such as drying.  

The PCR Color Prediction Service can help shorten the time-to-launch of new product ranges, allowing fast and reliable checks prior to initiating sample development.  This can help simplify the overall decision-making process for brand owners and technical colorists, and help shorten the time-to-launch of new product ranges.

Advances happen quickly – sometimes before you even have time to catch up. This can significantly reduce the need for manufacturing steps – such painting and welding – along with their associated time and labor. 

With a typical tensile strength of 400 – 500 ksi and average density of 1.55 g/cc, CFRP composites can be up to 10 times stronger and 5 times lighter than steel. 

Better manufacturing efficiency: Cycle time for the two-part manufacturing process was 60% quicker than had been anticipated during development and production trials, and scrap rates were lower than expected; Based on reduced lead times and supply chain costs to get the same formulations from Avient’s manufacturing facilities in China, Andwin Scientific is working to develop Asian markets for the SealSafe® adapter.