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The Lifecycle of Plastic: Impacts on Business & the Economy
Protomold
How Plastics Are Substituted for Other Materials
Protomold
Restructuring the Internet Materials Marketplace
ICIS Petrochemical Index
Choosing Resins in the 21st Century
ICIS Petrochemical Index
Nov. ICIS IPEX Down 13% on Weak Economy, Energy
ICIS Petrochemical Index
Corrosion Control: Your Guide to the Best Mold Care
Slide Products Inc.
Bioplastics or Biobased (Renewable) Materials 101 in Q & A Format
Dr. Ramani Narayan, MSU
Plastic Material Identification with Raman Spectroscopy
Keith Carron, DeltaNu & Rodrigo Sanchez, Intevac
Strong Growth Forecast for LFT Market
Sue Thackeray, Townsend Polymer Services & Information
The Basics of Resin Selection
Mike Kmetz, IDES
How to Locate RoHS Compliant Plastics
Melissa Jones, IDES
Finding More RoHS Compliant Plastics Faster
Ben Howe, IDES
High-Temperature Plastics: Can They Really Take the Heat?
Solvay Advanced Polymers
Fixing Brittle Nylon Product With Water
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Specific Gravity of Plastic Materials
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Why Plastics Fail
Vishu Shah, Consultek
Plastics for Olympians
Melissa Jones, IDES
Polymeric Foams and Foam Technology (Book Review)
Patrick A. Toensmeier, Consultant
New Ultradur® HR PBT & Ultradur® HR + NaOH Resistant PBT
BASF
TPE Fundamentals Part 1: Understanding TPEs
Richard Rabe, RTP Company
TPE Fundamentals Part 2: Choosing the Correct TPE
Richard Rabe, RTP Company
Conductive Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs)
Richard Rabe, RTP Company
Relative Dimensional Change of Various Polyamide Products
Steve Gerbig, DSM Engineering Plastics
 
Eliminate Costly Misidentification of Similar Plastics
Intevac Photonics, DeltaNu
Take Control Over Quality & Costs with RAPID•ID™
ICIS Petrochemical Index
Glow-in-the-Dark Compound Helps Make Safety Stylish
Levic Plastics
Competitive Replacement Grades of Plastics
Ben Howe, IDES
Optimal Overmolding Grades and Substrate Considerations
Richard Rabe, RTP Company
Predicting Reinforced Plastic Material Performance
Dr. Emile Homsi, BASF Performance Polymers
Material Selection - It's Not About Inventory
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
What's Really Going on with Plastics Prices?
Mike Kmetz, IDES
Test Standars - Back to Basics
ICIS Petrochemical Index
Physical Testing as a Failure Analysis Tool
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Detective Work with FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared)
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
RoHs Explained
Ben Howe, IDES
Making sense of melt-flow rate, melt-volume rate, and melt viscosity
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
How to Decode ASTM Callouts
Ben Howe, IDES
Dry vs. Conditioned Polyamide (Nylon) Explained
Ben Howe, IDES
Nonsensical Analysis
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Finding Alternative Plastics
Ben Howe, IDES
Density, Bulk Density, Melt Density & Specific Gravity
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
The Hidden Cost of Recycling
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
RoHS Directive
Ben Howe, IDES
Getting the Most Out of Your Data
Michael Sepe, Material Analyst
Finding the Right Resin
Mike Kmetz, IDES
Global Plastic Specifications (GPS): Hmm, where are OEMs?
Ben Howe, IDES

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