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Through the collaboration of a cross-functional team, we harnessed Avient’s materials science and product development expertise to develop and incorporate proprietary flame retardant technology into the panel material formulation. Our purpose at Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world. Our expanding portfolio of offerings includes colorants, advanced composites, functional additives, engineered materials, and Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™.

About Avient  Our purpose at Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world. Our expanding portfolio of offerings includes colorants, advanced composites, functional additives, engineered materials, and Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™. By doing this, we hope to make Japan’s functional materials something that is invincible in the worldwide industry.

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Home // Lightweight, Strong and Custom Designed to Perform Historically, plywood and other materials have been used as structural panels across a variety of industries. However, as sustainability initiatives grow and designs become increasingly complex, new material alternatives are needed.

The boss should extend into the nominal wall of the part, to avoid a thick region and possible sink Figure 4 - Drafting Guidelines for Nominal Wall Thickness Cross section showing draft Figure 5 - Rib design guidelines 1/4˚—–1˚ 2.5W 3W Min. .01" R Min. or .25W .75W for a low shrink material .50W for a high shrink material Figure 6 - Wall thickness changes due to rib placement 16.00 14.00 12.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 Rib-height (mm) M ax D is p la ce m en t M ag n it d e (m m ) FIGURE 4 - Drafing guidelines for nominal wall thickness FIGURE 5 - Rib design guidelines FIGURE 7 - Wall thickness changes due to rib placement FIGURE 6 - Rib height vs. stiffness 10 Gravi-Tech FIGURE 8 - Side Wall Boss Design Guidelines Sink Not Recommended Preferred Design A = Diameter = A = Primary Wall = A = 2A FIGURE 9 - Guidelines Design Guidelines 4W 2W .75W For a Low Shrink Material .50W For a High Shrink Material FIGURE 9 - Side wall boss design guidelines FIGURE 10 - Gusset design guidelines FIGURE 11 - Structural hole area. Snap fits can be designed for almost any material; the equations from figures 12 and 13 can be used to calculate the correct design. The cooling rate is determined by the material, part design, and desired cycle time.

Home // Lightweight, Strong and Custom Designed to Perform Historically, plywood and other materials have been used as structural panels across a variety of industries. However, as sustainability initiatives grow and designs become increasingly complex, new material alternatives are needed.

Home // Lightweight, Strong and Custom Designed to Perform Historically, plywood and other materials have been used as structural panels across a variety of industries. However, as sustainability initiatives grow and designs become increasingly complex, new material alternatives are needed.