Having worked with Avient for years, the designers sought out a recommendation for a material to replace the bent steel plate. PA-6 resin with 30 percent glass fiber reinforcement. What’s more, the polymer enabled HellermannTyton to switch from a two-step metal fabrication process to a one-step injection molding process, while Avient provided additional assistance with tool development, process optimization and testing.

In this study, we set out to learn:   a) what effect do thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) formulations have on the attenuation (energy absorption) of a signal ranging from 20-45 GHz? b) what effect does the varying thickness of those TPE materials have on the attenuation (energy absorption) of a signal ranging from 20-45 GHz?  

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Improved operational efficiencies: Optimizing the molding machine parameters and adding OnCap CTR reduced cycle time by more than 24 percent. That reduced the overall cost of each part by 5 percent, giving the supplier a net savings of more than $65,000.

What’s more, the part’s outdated design made it inefficient to produce and resulted in a labor-intensive assembly of the finished product.   Reduced freight costs: The lower specific gravity of TPEs versus thermoset silicone rubber cut the overall part weight by 20 percent.

We asked Meenali Parsekar, Product Manager, Wire and Cable at Avient, to find out. What are photovoltaic cables, and how are they used?   What challenges do solar panel cables present?  

Rejections because of painting imperfections are eliminated, and what little scrap is left can be easily recovered and recycled back into the manufacturing process, saving time and money. Raw materials, scrap and manufacturing complexity can comprise as much as 50 percent of the total cost of a part.

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