Investment by PolyOne Corporation in outdoor high performance design and materials support is helping sporting, hunting, powersports, and paddlesports equipment manufacturers to bring improved products to market faster and efficiently. Its IQ Design makes customers identify time and cost savings opportunities within their new product development process.

"These dynamic industries are taking advantage of our unique ability to offer comprehensive industrial design, materials and manufacturability expertise through our IQ Design service," said Cathy Dodd, vice president, Marketing, PolyOne Corporation. "Combined with our portfolio of advanced composites and polymer formulations, we're helping customers to create lighter weight, higher performing products where failure is not an option."

IQ Design assists customers in identifying time and cost savings opportunities within their new product development process. By engaging with this team early during product design, customers can validate polymer performance with advanced computer-aided simulations and evaluate designs with 3D-printed prototypes.

"A deep knowledge of materials and design are foundational to innovation in the outdoor high-performance market," said Robert M Patterson, chairman, president and CEO, PolyOne Corporation. "As we continue to invest in design and research and development resources, outdoor equipment makers are leveraging our considerable insights, innovative technologies, and collaborative approach to drive success."

At its upcoming Investor Day on May 1, 2018, PolyOne plans to present additional details about design and materials innovation in the outdoor high-performance market as one of several high-growth focus areas that underpin the company's expectation of delivering double digit EPS growth in 2018 and beyond. (SV)