Composite materials offer exactly these advantages for ag and construction equipment designers and engineers. Design flexibility with Polystrand™ thermoplastic structural composites

Batteries are getting larger and components are multiplying, yet engineers and designers are charged with fitting it all into compartments and vehicles that aren’t getting any larger. Design flexibility that you can’t find with metal stiffeners, components.

Technical information, design guides, processing information and more. Fiber-Line™ engineered fiber solutions are designed to meet the most specific and demanding requirements

The shell would be made with a custom-formulated Synprene™ thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) blend that provides resistance to most common medications and is flexible enough for the fins to work as designed. To assure the consistency of the product’s appearance and quality, the Synprene™ blend was designed to tolerate processing variability. 

Our portfolio is designed to help our customers overcome healthcare challenges with durable, lightweight, eco-conscious and lower carbon footprint materials. Remafin™ EP White Colorants for Pharmaceutical Packaging designed for a range of pharmaceuticals, safeguarding light transmission while meeting regulatory requirements.

Airtight housings are designed with PolyOne’s Maxxam™ FR and OnFlex™ non-halogenated, flame-retardant solutions. This project highlights Schneider Electric as a leader in eco-conscious design, and demonstrates the importance of solutions that reinforce these efforts while maximizing production efficiency,” commented Holger Kronimus, Vice President, Europe, PolyOne Corporation.

Increasing trends toward electrification, advanced driver-assist systems known as ADAS, car sharing, and environmental concerns are causing manufacturers to rethink how they design and build vehicles," said Holger Kronimus, VP Europe and general manager, Specialty Engineered Materials, Europe for PolyOne. To support customers' design and development of next generation vehicles, PolyOne's automotive materials portfolio includes: 

PCR Color Prediction Service – winner of the 2023 Re|focus Sustainable Innovation in Design Award and a finalist for the 2023 Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) Product Technology Innovation of the Year Award, this digital service supports PCR resin coloration by illustrating the color possibilities or limitations of certain PCR material before sample development to help simplify the overall decision-making process for brand owners and technical colorists.   With a palette of 20 colors and effects, the guide helps plastic product designers, brand managers, and marketing professionals make more informed color choices.  

PolyOne’s display features specialty liquid and solid colorant solutions designed to differentiate products and simplify production for the packaging, wire and cable, textiles, and building and construction markets, including: Customers now also have access to local materials and design experts, who can provide insights and advice to streamline the process from concept through commercialization.

Leading phone case brand owners have been searching for a blue jean stain resistant material that offers expanded design freedom,” said Michelle Hearn, global marketing director, Specialty Engineered Materials at PolyOne. In addition to a boost in design capabilities, our new stain-resistant TPEs also offer the supply chain flexibility and ease of processing that brands require to bring their white and light-colored phone cases to market both quickly and cost effectively.”