https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/whats-difference-tpes-vs-silicones?ind[]=6596
Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs)
Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) are a diverse family of rubber-like materials that can be repeatedly melt processed.
This defines TPE as a thermoplastic polymer material.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/whats-difference-tpes-vs-silicones?ind[]=6598
Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs)
Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) are a diverse family of rubber-like materials that can be repeatedly melt processed.
This defines TPE as a thermoplastic polymer material.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/whats-difference-tpes-vs-silicones?ind[]=6601
Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs)
Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) are a diverse family of rubber-like materials that can be repeatedly melt processed.
This defines TPE as a thermoplastic polymer material.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/whats-difference-tpes-vs-silicones?rtype[]=1164
Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs)
Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) are a diverse family of rubber-like materials that can be repeatedly melt processed.
This defines TPE as a thermoplastic polymer material.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/QF-02 QMS Global Standard Response.PDF
We thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to serving your needs.
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Table of contents
A Message from our Global Quality
Manager ...............................................................2
Avient Corporation: Overview ............................4
Avient Policy for Customer Audits ......................5
Management Responsibility ...............................6
Product Liability Insurance .............................6
Ethics - Code of Conduct.................................6
Modern Slavery Statement.............................6
Conflict Mineral Policy....................................6
Technical Data Sheets.....................................6
Safety Data Sheets..........................................6
Regulatory Requests and Certificates
(FDA certificate, Absence declaration,
REACH, SDS) ........................................6
Safety Performance ........................................6
Environmental Performance...........................6
Energy Management ......................................6
Business Continuation Plan.............................6
Preventive - Predictive Maintenance..............6
Financial Report..............................................6
Quality Management..........................................7
3rd Party Certification......................................7
Complaint Handling ........................................7
Continuous Improvement...............................7
Traceability .....................................................7
Record Retention............................................7
IT Security.........................................................8
Firewall .........................................................8
Critical Data ..................................................8
IT Disaster Recovery .....................................8
IT Systems of Use Policy ...............................8
Annex 1 - Special dispositions related to ISO
13485 certification for Mevopur .......................9
Change control .............................................9
Validation .....................................................9
Control of documents and records ...............9
Supplier approval and supplier evaluation ...9
Traceability ...................................................9
Material management ..................................9
Release of finished products.........................9
Control of Non-conforming products,
complaints handling, recall and CAPA..........9
Annex 2 – special dispositions related to ISO
22000 certification............................................10
Change..........................................................10
HACCP ..........................................................10
Control of documents and records ...............10
Material management ..................................10
Supplier approval and supplier evaluation ...10
Traceability ...................................................10
Release of finished products.........................10
Control of Non-conforming products,
complaints handling, recall and CAPA..........10
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Avient Corporation: Overview
The Avient website is your home base for information about the company:
http://www.avient.com/
To find our facility locations:
http://www.avient.com/contact/global-directory-and-contacts
For more information about our management systems certifications, including ISO, go to:
Avient Governance (corporate policies and the Avient Code of Conduct):
http://www.avient.com/investors/governance
Financial reports:
https://www.avient.com/investors
Avient Sustainability Report:
https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability
http://www.avient.com/
http://www.avient.com/contact/global-directory-and-contacts
http://www.avient.com/investors/governance
https://www.avient.com/investors
https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability
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Avient Policy for Customer Audits
Avient may permit audits of facilities, subject to:
Advanced notice and an audit agenda provided at least thirty (30) days in
advance or as agreed by the Avient location to be audited for a routine audit
Safety Data Sheets
For selected products, click
here, or contact your sales
Technical Data Sheets
For selected products, click
here, or contact your sales
Regulatory Requests and
Certificates (FDA certificate,
Absence declaration, REACH,
SDS)
Available upon request, please
contact your sales
Safety Performance
Safety is Avient’s first priority.
Information that Avient considers as confidential and will not communicate through questionnaires:
Building and facilities figures
Workforce effective
Organization charts
Shift organization
Unions affiliations
Customers
Suppliers
Procedures
Work instructions
Quality Manuals
FMEA/CCP
Control plans
https://www.avient.com/company/policies-and-governance-0/code-conduct
https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/people/human-rights
https://www.avient.com/company/policies-and-governance-0/code-conduct
https://www.avient.com/company/policies-and-governance-0/global-iso-certificate-library
https://www.avient.com/resources/safety-data-sheets
https://www.avient.com/resources/technical-data-sheets
https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/people/safety
https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/planet/energy-ghg-emissions
https://www.avient.com/investors/investor-news?
https://www.avient.com/idea/lightweighting
We can even help you rethink existing fiber filled thermoplastic materials.
Some of the primary benefits of engineered thermoplastics when compared to metal include:
https://www.avient.com/industries/consumer
Thermoplastic Elastomers: GLS™
Thermoplastic Elastomers: GLS™
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-showcase-polymer-solutions-disinfectant-resistance-mdm-west-2016
Thermoplastics: Trilliant™ HC high performance formulations deliver excellent chemical resistance and durability for medical device enclosures and components.
Overmolded thermoplastic elastomers: Versaflex™ HC solutions provide excellent chemical resistance to alcohol, bleach and peroxide based antiseptics, and bonds to chemically resistant substrate resins for superior adhesion and durability across a wide range of applications.
Polymer sheet: Royalite™ fire-rated ABS sheet helps medical device OEMs meet stringent flame rating requirements while creating aesthetically appealing and easily machined and finished thermoformed housings and components.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/injection-molding-part-design
To obtain information regarding the viscosity of an individual grade, refer to the Product Technical Data Sheet.
Thermoplastic materials that have different properties in the flow direction versus the cross-flow direction (90° perpendicular to the flow direction) are characterized as "anisotropic" materials.
For shrinkage values for specific grades, please refer to the product technical data sheet.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/injection-molding-part-design?rtype[]=1164
To obtain information regarding the viscosity of an individual grade, refer to the Product Technical Data Sheet.
Thermoplastic materials that have different properties in the flow direction versus the cross-flow direction (90° perpendicular to the flow direction) are characterized as "anisotropic" materials.
For shrinkage values for specific grades, please refer to the product technical data sheet.