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.

These cost-effective thermoplastics provide LED manufacturers with an alternative to traditional polymers with no tradeoffs in performance. Resilienceä LS Frost PVC offers equivalent properties and material performance to acrylic (PMMA) at a notably lower cost, depending on volume and profile size. Production costs are reduced by eliminating the vacuum metallization step.

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 OnColor™ FX Smartbatch™ adds metallic style and improves cost performance of exterior automotive trim

This approach maintained the streamlined design while controlling costs. Cost savings: Molding the bumpers separately and inserting them into the housing keeps costs down yet provides the seamless appearance of overmolding. Creating a two cavity tool for the bumpers saved PTA 70% over the cost of an overmolding tool, and reduced scrap rates typical with overmolded housings by 80%.

Avient engineered materials that combined the heat transfer and cooling capabilities of metals with the design freedom, weight reduction and cost advantages of conventional thermoplastics. As a result of the collaboration, Kruunutekniikka realized a cost savings of more than 10% through a variety of means: By replacing metal with engineered thermal composites, Kruunutekniikka has been able to drive growth in the emerging solid-state LED lighting market with a solution that is innovative, sought after, cost effective and consistent with the company’s ongoing effort to facilitate sustainable practices.

Additional weight, manufacturing challenges and ultimately, higher costs. Its thermally conductive properties allow for effective heat management, but material and production costs can be high. Replacing aluminum heat sinks with polymer ones can greatly reduce both the total cost and weight of a part.

Additional weight, manufacturing challenges and ultimately, higher costs. Its thermally conductive properties allow for effective heat management, but material and production costs can be high. Replacing aluminum heat sinks with polymer ones can greatly reduce both the total cost and weight of a part.

Replacing metal cuts heat sink costs for LED lighting assemblies Using a supplier for the parts also led to unexpected costs and shipping delays, created logistics challenges and tied up stock and working capital. But a significant hurdle remained: the cost of retooling.

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