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How they produce more parts in less time and drive improved quality For a specialty auto parts molder, peak demand from a customer presented a real dilemma.  Its customer, a luxury European automaker, was buying radiator shrouds that the molder made from a black talc-filled polypropylene on a single-cavity injection system.

This guidance excluded the impact of the additional shares subsequently issued in February. Reconciliation to Adjusted EPS Excluding Special Items and Impacts of February 2020 Equity Offering Three MonthsEnded March 31, 2020 Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 33.1 Special items, after tax(1) 8.6 After tax interest income earned on equity proceeds, included in Interest expense, net (0.7) Adjusted net income excluding special items and impact of interest income on equity proceeds $ 41.0 Diluted weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share 86.7 Weighted-average impact of 15.3 million shares issued in February 2020 equity offering (9.3) Diluted weighted-average shares excluding impact of shares issued in February 2020 equity offering 77.4 Adjusted EPS - excluding special items and the net impact of equity offering $ 0.53 Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (Dollars in millions, except per share data) Senior management uses comparisons of adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to PolyOne shareholders and diluted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations attributable to PolyOne shareholders, excluding special items, to assess performance and facilitate comparability of results. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation from, or solely as alternatives to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

This guidance excluded the impact of the additional shares subsequently issued in February. Reconciliation to Adjusted EPS Excluding Special Items and Impacts of February 2020 Equity Offering Three MonthsEnded March 31, 2020 Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 33.1 Special items, after tax(1) 8.6 After tax interest income earned on equity proceeds, included in Interest expense, net (0.7) Adjusted net income excluding special items and impact of interest income on equity proceeds $ 41.0 Diluted weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share 86.7 Weighted-average impact of 15.3 million shares issued in February 2020 equity offering (9.3) Diluted weighted-average shares excluding impact of shares issued in February 2020 equity offering 77.4 Adjusted EPS - excluding special items and the net impact of equity offering $ 0.53 Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (Dollars in millions, except per share data) Senior management uses comparisons of adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to PolyOne shareholders and diluted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations attributable to PolyOne shareholders, excluding special items, to assess performance and facilitate comparability of results. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation from, or solely as alternatives to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

This perspective, rooted in advanced design and detailed analysis, fosters innovation and expands opportunities for our customers to gain market share. This enables us to evaluate how different materials perform and to establish best practice processing parameters. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

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THE CHALLENGE A global business equipment manufacturer decided to develop a premium line of computer mouse products that offered improved ergonomics and soft-touch qualities. The manufacturer sought high-performance material solutions to create these features and significantly improve the computer user’s experience. THE SOLUTION Based on earlier successful projects, the OEM design team again turned to Avient for its unparalleled portfolio of materials, ranging from specialty polymers to thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs).

They should be placed two times the diameter from the outside wall and one times the diameter from an inside wall. Figure 41 shows how the stripper plate works. This is due to the polymer chains being spaced further apart, and making it easier for them to slide past one another.