https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/lightweighting-heavy-trucks
One respected truck manufacturer chose Avient to help them lightweight their heavy truck applications.
This customer used Polystrand™ continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) tapes and laminates in the trailer space of their heavy truck applications.
These tapes and laminates combined high strength, unidirectional fibers and engineered thermoplastic resins to help reduce weight while maintaining exceptional strength and impact resistance.
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Avient’s reinforced composite technologies use carbon, glass and aramid fibers with custom formulated thermoset or thermoplastic resins in continuous forming processes
High Performance Clear Thermoplastics Elastomer - White Paper
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Versaflex™ Thermoplastic Elastomer improves performance and meets food compliance regulations for clip and lock closure
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Versaflex™ Thermoplastic Elastomer improves performance and meets food compliance regulations for clip and lock closure
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The lower extractable profile of Versaflex™ HC BT218 thermoplastic elastomer provided a drop-in material replacement with excellent clarity and performance for a medical tubing extruder
https://www.avient.com/products/long-fiber-technology/long-vs-short-fiber
Long fiber reinforced thermoplastic and short fiber reinforced thermoplastic solutions are both utilized to achieve strong and stiff, high-performing injection-moldable solutions.
Fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites offer many advantages over metals when it comes to part design.
Learn about Long Fiber Thermoplastic (LFT)
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Collaborated with BIC to develop a custom thermoplastic elastomer grade with 62% recycled content
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Collaborated with BIC to develop a custom thermoplastic elastomer grade with 62% recycled content
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Our incredibly diverse product portfolio of specialty formulated, high-performance polymer materials are manufactured using thermoplastic resins and elastomers combined with advanced polymer additives, reinforcements, fillers, colorants and/or bio-based materials.
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Lower the molded in stress in both the substrate and the elastomer
Elastomer is sticky or smells