https://www.avient.com/news/pharmapack-2025-feature-polymer-colorants-and-additives-avient-enhance-performance-and-sustainability
Mevopur™ Healthcare Bio-based Polymer Solutions — to help reduce carbon footprint, this range of color and additive concentrates are formulated with bio-based polypropylene, polyethylene, polycarbonate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, and styrenic polymers, offering significant carbon footprint reductions of 70% to 120% compared to their fossil-fuel-based counterparts, and manufactured under the same quality management system as other Mevopur products, they are drop-in solutions that can be used like their fossil-fuel-based counterparts in the injection molding, blow molding, and extrusion of medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging
Mevopur™ chemical foaming agents — to reduce material use by up to 20% depending on part geometry and wall thickness, these biocompatible chemical foaming solutions are suitable for the injection molding and extrusion of polyolefins, styrenics, and copolymers
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-12/Mevopur Healthcare Bio-based Polymer Solutions Application Bulletin.pdf
Mevopur™ Healthcare Bio-based Polymer Solutions for Medical Devices and Pharmaceutical Packaging Manufacturers of medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging are increasingly faced with the challenge of integrating sustainability into the design of their products.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS • Available for polyethylene, polypropylene, ABS, polycarbonate and styrenics • Bio-content of resin carrier varies from 70% to 100% depending on polymer—calculated to ASTM D6866 standard • Manufactured at four ISO 13485 certified sites, providing global consistency and security of supply • Documented change control beyond CAS number, reducing risk of change • Drop-in solutions that can be processed like fossil-based grades on common injection molding and extrusion machines • Can be provided as ready-to-use pre-colored or additive formulation REGULATORY SUPPORT • Raw materials tested to: - ISO 10993-1 - USP and (incl. class VI) - European Pharmacopeia, monograph 3.1.3/ 3.1.5 (polyolefin packaging materials) - USP (polyethylene) - Elemental impurities as per ICH Q3D • Registered Drug Master File (Type III) and/or Device Master File • Food contact according to US FDA and APPLICATION BULLETIN Sustainability Spotlight Bio-polymers Healthcare use limitations apply—see below.
Please be aware that there are certain applications Avient’s Mevopur products have not been designed for, nor are they promoted or intended for use in: including, but not limited to long-term or permanent implants, birth control devices, or plastic surgery.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-01/virtual-reality-application-bulletin.pdf
This is where our materials and design engineers can help.
Our injection-moldable materials enhance design freedom and reduce bulk, while also managing heat-buildup and preventing cross talk.
DESIGN.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-06/Foaming Prediction Service Product Bulletin_A4.pdf
FOAMING PREDICITION SERVICE Avient Design uses Autodesk® Moldflow® simulation software1 to provide 3D simulations of parts foamed with Hydrocerol™ Chemical Foaming Agents during the mold filling phase.
This software is used to predict the material behavior during this process and, as a result, we can provide the potential weight reduction, mechanical properties of the final foamed part, and recommendations for optimal tool design*.
The service is currently available for standard injection molding processes.
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Panel material selection and design considerations – get the Design Guide
Panel material selection and design considerations – get the Design Guide
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-04/gravi-tech-pipe-system-valve-case-study.pdf
(API) of Gainesville, Texas, a manufacturer of plastic pipe components, saw an opportunity to design a flapper valve that could improve upon traditional brass valves and enable non-corrosive, all-plastic piping systems.
THE IMPACT Gravi-Tech high-density formulations enabled API to design and mold a patented, full-opening flapper valve that is not only unique in the market, but also offers important cost, performance and environmental advantages over brass.. • System cost reduction = competitive advantage: The PolyChek valve featuring Gravi-Tech materials offer customers faster installation, less maintenance and longer life. • Design freedom = unique product offering: The ability to injection mold Gravi-Tech materials instead of machining brass enabled API to design a cost-effective, full-opening flapper valve that is 100% pigable. • High performance = customer satisfaction: The PolyChek valve gives API’s customers the ability to create all-plastic piping systems that eliminate leakage and weak spots. • Elimination of lead = increased safety and compliance: Replacing brass with Gravi-Tech high-density formulations eliminates health and safety concerns about lead. • Use of existing tooling = lower capital costs: API was able to use the same mold originally designed for nylon to run the Gravi-Tech materials, saving the substantial costs of retooling.
Thanks to the customized Gravi-Tech material, API was able to successfully design and mold a flapper valve that is the only one of its kind on the market—and offers a less expensive solution than traditional brass valves.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-01/sem-base-station-antenna-application-bulletin.pdf
With faster material lead times, manufacturers of 5th generation (5G) antennas can qualify designs faster and meet the demands of rapidly deploying 5G infrastructures.
Specific Dk Material – Our custom formulations give your antenna design the specific Dk needed, beween 3.0 Dk and 9.0 Dk.
Further, injection- moldable materials allow for unique antenna designs and complex shapes, while only simple shapes are possible when using traditional materials.
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