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CHAPTER 3 | PART DESIGN GUIDELINES
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Figure 3 - Internal and External
Radius Guidelines
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FIGURE 1 - Wall thickness vs. cooling
time of various plastics
FIGURE 2 - Designing for
wall thickness changes
FIGURE 3 - Internal and external
radius guidelines
Design Guide 9
RIB DESIGN GUIDELINES
The minimum distance ribs should be spaced is
three times the nominal wall thickness (3W) .
The material has to be cool enough before
ejection so that the ejector pins do not
produce a surface defect on the part
- i .e .
Do not have the ejectors stroke 5
times if the part falls off the core on
the second stroke
• Cushion – The cushion should be set to be
10% of the shot size
- This can be increased or decreased
by changing the shot size and transfer
position by the same amount
- i .e .
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U TG ® H U N T I N G &
S H O OT I N G S P O RT S
G U N M A G A Z I N E H O U S I N G
• Good dimension stability with low warpage at different
temperature ranges (70˚C, room temperature, -40˚C)
• Good appearance with less glass fiber exposure
• Provided durable and impact-resistant glass
fiber reinforced formulation with excellent
surface finish and good dimensional stability
for smooth operation
• Passed all temperature durability and drop tests
to confirm use in outdoor environments
• Collaborated with customer via technology
services to accelerate product development
Bergamid™ Customized Polyamide
Formulation
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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CABLE
PRODUCER
P H O T O V O L T A I C C A B L E
• Simplified supply chain and inventory by providing one
solution for both insulation and jacket coating
• Provided a material that gave cable a good surface finish
and improved cable life time value (passed Arrhenius life
time prediction as per IEC 60216-1 in internal lab test)
• Reduced catalyst dosage resulting in lower material cost
• Improved customer processing speeds
• Enabled flame retardant performance to EN 50618 and
IEC 60332-1 standards on complete cable
ECCOH™ XL 8148 + ECCOH XL CAT 005
Formulations
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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DENSO
M E C H A N I C A L H V A C D O O R F L A P
• Processability was key as the part had to be injection
compression molded due to its extremely thin nature
• Copper resistance
• Light weight
• Anti-static
• Low VOC
• Worked in close collaboration with the customer to
understand key design challenges and needs
• Streamlined the development process through global
presence, working locally in Europe while also running
trials in Asia
• Re-designed the part to provide a 90% weight
reduction
• Utilized material science expertise to create a custom
formulation that improved resistance to copper
deposits and enabled injection compression molding
Customized Maxxam™ Formulation
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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INDUSTRIAL
EQUIPMENT OEM
P A I N T S P R A Y E R
• Meet or exceed UL94 V-2 flame rating
• Able to interact with existing bulk chemistry without
compromising functionality or brand color and aesthetics
• Deliver cost targets while providing operational efficiency
and a working capital strategy
• Accelerate product development timeline, and provide
UL94 testing verification prior to production trials
• Achieved all flame rating requirements and
assisted with regulatory approvals
• Developed a proprietary Smartbatch solution that
minimized potential effects from interaction with
current bulk chemistries
• Provided needed support with qualification process
and testing requirements, saving time and cost
• Afforded on-going support with A2LA test labs,
sampling, and lot-to-lot consistency with exacting
performance
Smartbatch™ Formulation: Cesa™ Flame
Retardant Additives and OnColor™ Colorants
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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OEM AUTOMOTRIZ
DESTACADO
B A S T I D O R P A R A T E C H O
• Resistencia a impactos
• Estabilidad UV a largo plazo
• Igualado al color negro específico
• Se desarrolló un acuerdo de cadena de
suministro a fin de asegurar un suministro
confiable y mitigar los riesgos
• Se proporcionó la entrega justo a tiempo para
ayudar al cliente a mantener bajos niveles de
capital de trabajo y optimizar el espacio de
almacenamiento
• Se proporcionó un producto que favorece la
sustentabilidad a fin de aumentar
potencialmente, el atractivo comercial del
producto final para el cliente
Formulación de nylon reciclado postindustrial
Nymax™ PIR
REQUERIMIENTOS CLAVE
¿POR QUÉ AVIENT?
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Case Study - ColorMatrix Impress rPET Bottle vF PDF
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PolyOne Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012
BOTICÁRIO
C O S M E T I C P A C K A G I N G
• Cosmetic bottle packaging colorant designed to help
distinguish product on the shelf
• Compatible with sustainable packaging material to enable
use in rPET technology
• Brand-specified color
• Local material development support
• Achieved brighter color and more brilliant
metallic effect than alternative colorants
• Developed for use in 10% recycled rPET
bottle
• Formulated custom liquid colorant on-site
and matched to brand color standard
ColorMatrix™ Impress™ High Gloss Metallic
Effect Colorants liquid color for bottle
packaging
KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY POLYONE?
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W A X M A T ® G R I P T A P E
• Provide alternative material to traditional wax and EVA
foam for grip on surfboards
• Translucent appearance
• Coextrude with polypropylene (PP) film
• Excellent UV resistance
• Customized formulation for exceptional
hydrophobic grip and non-abrasive finish
• Incorporated specialty additives to enhance
UV resistance and inhibit mold growth
• Solved technical processing challenges to
achieve efficient coextrusion of materials and
achieve optimal bonding to adhesive backing
• Enabled customer to achieve market
differentiation and expand into new markets
and applications
Custom GLS™ TPE Wet Grip Formulation
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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INDUSTRIAL FAN
MANUFACTURER
A X I A L F A N B L A D E
• Replace aluminium alloy
• Reduce thickness and weight of fan blade
• Withstand 920 Pa of static pressure, high relative humidity
(90-95%), and max temperature of 104ºF
• Redesigned the 1600mm blade utilizing 3D modeling and
mold flow analysis services from Avient Design
• Simulated mechanical load to determine which new
design would provide optimal performance
• Increased strength using a carbon fiber grade, enabling
injection-moldable parts and streamlined production
• Reduced blade thickness to 35% of the original and
blade weight from 7.71 lbs to 1.76 lbs (77% decrease)
• Improved overall efficiency of fan with a thinner, lighter
blade that cuts through the air
Complēt Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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