8 Jun 2023

Vydyne^® AVS receives 2023 Ringier Technology Innovation Award in Plastics Industry

HOUSTON – June 8, 2023 – Ascend Performance Materials’ Vydyne^® AVS has been named a winner at the 2023 Plastics Industry Ringier Technology Innovation Awards. Terry Yuan, Ascend’s Asia commercial director, accepted the award at a ceremony held by Ringier in Shanghai on June 7.

“We are honored to be recognized among so many innovators,” Mr. Yuan said. “Vydyne AVS, a new engineered material developed by our e-mobility application development engineers and polymer scientists, is effective at damping high-frequency vibrations at the source, while also providing structural support.”

Novel Polyamide Anti-Vibration System Technology

Specifically designed to damp noise, vibrations and harshness while also providing enough rigidity for structural applications, Vydyne AVS improves cabin sound and reduces part weight. Vydyne AVS dampens vibrations better than traditional PA66, especially at the higher frequencies of EV motors. And the team at Ascend developed physical validation tests for predictive models.

In third-party testing, Vydyne AVS was three times more effective at damping than standard PA66, and 20 times more effective than aluminum.

Vydyne AVS is being used in the Cadillac LYRIQ, which has been dubbed “crypt-quiet” and “the quietest car I can remember driving” by the press. The LYRIQ sports an electric AC compressor mounting bracket made with Vydyne AVS.

Ascend has designed a new platform and method to physically validate FEA-predicted resonance as well as durability and maximum load. Using computer-aided engineering (CAE), Ascend’s dedicated team works with customers on mold flow analysis, NVH testing, thermal cycling simulation and material, science and process support.

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About Ascend Performance Materials

Ascend Performance Materials makes high-performance materials for everyday essentials and new technologies. Our focus is on improving quality of life and inspiring a better tomorrow through innovation. Based in Houston, Texas, and with regional offices in Shanghai, Brussels and Detroit, we are a fully integrated material solutions provider with nine global manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. Our 2,600-person global workforce makes the engineered materials, fabrics, fibers and chemicals used to make safer vehicles, cleaner energy, better medical devices, smarter appliances and longer-lasting apparel and consumer goods. We are committed to safety, sustainability, inclusion and diversity, and to the success of our customers and our communities.

Learn more about Ascend at www.ascendmaterials.com.

About Ringier Technology Innovation Awards

The Ringier Technology Innovation Awards for industrial manufacturing were inaugurated by Ringier Trade Media in 2006. The Awards is now rewarded to a select group of innovators each year in China's Plastics Industry.

This year is the 18th year for the Ringier Technology Innovation-Plastics Industry. The purpose of the Awards is to encourage, acknowledge and reward those individuals and companies who have introduced and developed a new idea, a new methodology, a new product or a new technology for manufacturing production efficiency, cost effectiveness, user convenience, which might result in energy saving and more responsible clean manufacturing in the Plastics Industry.

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