Invision Advantages

Invision resins are quickly becoming the material of choice within the film and sheet extrusion, profile extrusion, and thermoforming industries. Offering superior advantages over conventional materials, Invision resins are a logical option for processors and OEM’s looking for an alternative to paint, paint film, laminates, and other non olefin resin decorative surfacing technologies. Some of these advantages include...

High Gloss Class "A" Decorative Finish Capability Without Paint - Invision resins enable manufacturers to achieve the properties of paint with the improved protection of plastic through this innovative material, all the while avoiding the use of paint to achieve these properties. A. Schulman's Color Technology team is able to precisely match the colors currently used in today’s automotive and non-automotive markets including iridescent, metallics and special effect colors. The team has years of experience refining systems of pigments and additives with specific based carriers resulting in the capabilities to tackle the most complicated color palettes. The brilliant qualities of Invision resins and color matching expertise improves the appearance of conventional substrate material by providing a high gloss, Class "A", decorative exterior product finish suitable for a variety of markets and applications.

Durability - Unlike painted plastics, laminated paint films, and acrylic laminates and coatings, the technology behind Invision resins prevents the material from chipping and cracking in extreme low temperatures. Invision’s ductility at sub-zero temperature eliminates the severe fragmentation seen in painted plastic’s collision tests. The unique proprietary system incorporated into Invision’s patent pending technology allows the material to maintain product quality and color integrity throughout high stretch areas in the thermoforming or other post forming processes. The durability of Invision resins provides a finished surface and part use tolerance that can provide fewer warranty claims.

Versatility - The versatility of Invision resins’ technology allow the materials to be applied in film and sheet, profile and thermoforming processes. Invision patent pending processing technologies enables resins to be extruded in uniform and consistent mono or multilayer structures. Extrusion products produced with Invision resins may consist of smooth or textured surfaces, in low or high gloss. Invision resins are used as a platform technology for a diverse range of exterior and interior applications.

Performance - Providing the highest stiffness to ductility ratio in the industry, Invision enhanced polyolefin resins offer you the performance of engineered resins in a cost effective and process friendly polyolefin technology. The high stiffness, combined with outstanding low temperature ductility permits Invision resins to compete favorably with PC, PC/ABS, ABS, ABS/Acrylic and FRP materials in a broad range of applications. Other notable properties are low thermal expansion, excellent resistance to weather, chemical, stain and environmental stress cracking.

Processing Capabilities - Invision resins are available in natural for use with color concentrates or compounded in color, in a range of properties to suit your part application. The Invision resins are tailored to your specific manufacturing processes, including film and sheet extrusion, profile extrusion, and thermoforming. Unlike other resin suppliers, Invision resins are provided as a system with in-house color capability, so the color is always matched to your critical standards. Invision resins are manufactured and supported globally to address your needs, wherever your location.

Recyclability - The material used in the manufacturing of Invision resins is completely thermoplastic allowing regrind to be incorporated back into the material stream. In many instances, our patent pending extrusion technology allows significant regrind incorporation without significant loss in processing or performance. With the recycling capabilities of Invision resins, processors can introduce an improved cost savings into their business, as well as achieve their initiatives for environmental stewardship.

Better Value - Invision resins have the largest impact where it matters the most; the bottom-line. Invision resins provide film and sheet extruders, profile extruders, thermoformers and ultimately, the OEM the ability to achieve a high quality finish, resulting in increased value added to their product with minimal investment. Invision utilizes enhanced polyolefin resin technologies resulting in more raw material savings to you and your customers. Invision resin regrind can also be reprocessed, resulting in less scrap and higher profits for your product.