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A recent collaboration between Avient Corporation of Avon, Ohio, and food processing equipment manufacturer Bettcher Industries of Birmingham, Ohio, resulted in Bettcher converting the support yoke for its Quantum Motor from metal to long-fiberglass thermoplastic (LFT)
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Aiming to replace cast aluminum, the Avient and Bettcher team redesigned the support yoke, which can support a motor weighing up to 25 pounds to power a variety of meat-cutting tools
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Avient believes its Complēt long glass fiber reinforced nylon composite is the right material to achieve the required strength and reinforcement properties
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Eric Wollan, general manager of PlastiComp, Avient, noted: "The opportunity for metal replacement is all around us
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Avient performed virtual prototyping of the redesigned support yoke, such as mold filling and finite element analysis (FEA), while Bettcher tested the physical prototype to simulate 500,000 service cycles
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Saisd Bettcher Senior Engineering Manager Joel Hall said: "We are very grateful for Avient's proactive approach
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