Alternative Resins Search
Find alternative plastics in 1-click

$499 per person, per year

For a personal demo, contact:
Melissa Jones, jonesm@ides.com
307-742-9227 or 800-788-4668 x214

“The Prospector search engine for polymers is addictive - there is simply nothing like your product anywhere, and the Property Search and Alternative Resins Search provide value well worth paying for!”
Michael Sepe, Consultant and Monthly Columnist for Injection Molding Magazine

“I’m impressed – I now rely exclusively on IDES’s Alternative Resins Search and find that I don’t need my plastics cross reference sheets anymore.” Bob Hatch, Author of On the Road with Bob Hatch

“I attended one of your On-Line Seminars on Alternative Resins Search, and was impressed by the speed and user-friendliness of your System. I consider myself an expert in materials and in the theoretical and practical aspects of polymer properties and performance. When I tried the Alternatives Search, I thought the searches and rankings were pretty ‘right-on’. Our role as mentors is to ‘train the trainees to be trainers themselves,’ so I will definitely encourage its use by our Roundtable of process engineers.” Rey Parel, Sr. Manager, Advanced Process Engineering, United Plastics Group

"Nypro buys a wide variety of materials from different manufacturers. Rather than spending a lot of time trying to find the information that I need on various websites, I'm able to use IDES Prospector to quickly locate datasheets and search for alternative resins that meet the current material specifications. It's quick, easy, one-stop shopping providing a way for me to get the information I need." - Scott Townsend, Sourcing Agent, Nypro

"[Prospector] quickly became the "Tool" for us to use in the evaluation of the material that we were researching for possible alternatives. I would also like to say that the technical support for your website was great. Anyone that has difficulty in obtaining plastic information and/or need help in material research, material comparison or just to obtain material properties, IDES is a great website that I feel will accomplish that goal." - Jack Bisson, Principal Mechanical Engineer, Telequip

"The Alternative Resins Search worked great for us. It helped us sort everything out quickly and save time, and frustration." - Matt Keller, Design Engineers, Slingshot Product Development Group

"[Prospector] Makes it easier to find alternative materials that satisfy the same application needs as current materials while potentially offering lower cost or other advantages." - Plastics Technology Magazine

"One click for cost savings." - Design News Magazine