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At Avient, we’re working to find ways 3D printing can take you to a new level of innovation. Because we make specialty polymer formulations, additives and colorants, 3D printing is an enabling technology for us – it allows us to provide you with tangible prototypes, new material capabilities, and design support.

The European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) eventually would lead to a ban on lead shielding components in equipment like the company’s new line of computed tomography (CT) scanners. Teams from all three companies worked together to develop new designs based on Trilliant™ Healthcare Radiation Shielding Compound, a high-density, metallic-filled material.

A new eBook from Avient titled, “Smarter Materials™: High-Performance Thermoplastics” can help answer these questions and be a valuable resource for anyone considering the use of these advanced materials, which are ideally suited for very demanding environments.  Avient’s new eBook discusses these complexities, while offering practical guidance to better understand the selection of colorants, base materials, and use.  

Maintains Like-New Appearance You’ll protect your brand’s reputation for quality and durability, while your customers will enjoy the long-term “like new” appearance of your products.

New products, industry niches, and brand messages can be overwhelming. Whether we’re sharing market trends, innovative materials, or new ways to reduce costs, we’re ready to collaborate and help you engage with the heart of your business – today’s consumers. 

Never a group to rest on its laurels, the Brooks design team decided to take the company’s shoes to an entirely new level by developing a truly adaptable cushioning system that would respond to the unique characteristics of each runner -- from weight, gait and running surface, to pressures and speeds. Within a month of the new product release, Runner’s World magazine featured it as the “Editor’s Choice” in its Shoe Guide.  Increased sales: Retail bookings in the first year of the new shoe increased 40 percent over the previous model.

The PCR Color Prediction Service can help shorten the time-to-launch of new product ranges, allowing fast and reliable checks prior to initiating sample development.  This can help simplify the overall decision-making process for brand owners and technical colorists, and help shorten the time-to-launch of new product ranges. Support to qualify a new raw material sourcing process

These new TPEs contain 25 percent post-consumer recycled (PCR) content from PVB reclaimed from broken automotive windshields and laminated architectural glass. These material developments create an opportunity to help divert mountains of valuable resources from the waste stream and upcycle them into new products.

These new TPEs contain 25 percent post-consumer recycled (PCR) content from PVB reclaimed from broken automotive windshields and laminated architectural glass. These material developments create an opportunity to help divert mountains of valuable resources from the waste stream and upcycle them into new products.