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Key performance advantages include:
Lower Total System and Lifecycle Cost: With an expected service life of up to 80 years, GridCore poles are developed for resilience.
The extended lifecycle can result in overall cost savings compared to wood poles, which require replacement every 30-40 years due to aging, damage, or failure.
Lower Total System & Lifecycle Cost
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Paint adds a great surface finish to automobile parts, but painting also adds cost, time, and other logistics requirements.
Suitable for standard injection molding machinery, Smartbatch™ FX reduced the cost per part by 30 percent or more compared to painted parts.
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They offer high design flexibility, multi-function integration, size miniaturization and weight reduction to meet demanding manufacturing requirements without compromising production efficiency and cost.
Reduced initial part cost and production cost
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Supplier HellermannTyton switched to heat-stabilized Bergamid™ B70 G30H Black TM-X polyamide to produce a seat fastener at lower cost, lower weight and with greater design flexibility
Avient assists in creating electronic connector for a new, low-cost computer to meet technical requirements, avoid over-engineering and meet cost-performance requirements with Bergamid™ nylon material
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Ultimately, choosing the right material for your application is a balance between sustainability goals, design requirements, end-to-end product costs, and performance targets.
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Global medical device OEM reduces costs and environmental impact
The three-way collaboration allowed the manufacturer to reduce shielding component costs from 30 to 50 percent due to machining, assembly and regulatory cost reductions versus traditional methods.
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Producing your plastisol in-house can be one way to save costs, but it also comes with a number of challenges that could have an impact on your overall operations.
Scrap disposal: Be sure to consider the cost of scrap plastisol disposal.
Astute planning keeps scrap to a minimum and helps offset the costs associated with disposal.
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