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Take Control Over Quality and Costs with RAPIDID™
By Rodrigo Sanchez, Director, Intevac, Inc.

As the number of available plastic resin grades and combinations grow (over 80,500 at last count according to IDES), it is more important than ever to have an easy to use solution that can accurately identify plastic materials at every point in the value chain: from the manufacturers to the distributors to the processors to the recyclers. Now, there is such a solution: RAPID•ID™ plastics identification system from Intevac Photonics.

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RAPID•ID™ plastics identification system from Intevac Photonics


Monthly Resin Market Pricing Trends

Our friends at RTi have published a new monthly resin market pricing trends report that includes general economic news, followed by supplier actions, international market data, secondary market data, and producer operating rates and inventory for these plastic material types:

  • Polyethylene
  • Polypropylene
  • Polystyrene
  • PVC
  • PET
  • ABS
  • Nylon
  • Polycarbonate
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Prototyping Processes White Paper from Proto Labs

Whether you are new to the field or an expert, Proto Labs has created a white paper you shouldn’t miss - Prototyping Processes: Choosing the best process for your project.

It's packed full of excellent info on strength, finish, material properties, and more.

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Proto Labs, through its First Cut and Protomold services, is the world’s fastest source for custom CNC machined and injection molded parts. Get real materials, real functionality, and real value – in as little as one business day. Really.

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Webinar: Vistamaxx™ Specialty Elastomers

This webinar presented by ExxonMobil Chemical will discuss using Vistamaxx™ specialty elastomers for a new range of possibilities in polymer modification and compounding by expanding the polyolefin performance window.

Vistamaxx™ specialty elastomers are playing an important role in offering compounders and OEMs the ability to add value by providing improved durability, aesthetics, flexibility, and versatility as a blend partner with polypropylene (PP) and other polymers.

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The Plastics Marketplace™ Updates

Did you know that you can receive an email that will alert you to the latest additions to the marketplace? It takes just seconds to sign up and best of all, it’s free! Sign up for the alerts.

You can also list materials that you have available. These resins can be prime, reprocessed, regrind, widespec or scrap. We have a number of suppliers and compounders of prime material that have had success in moving their inventory. It is fast, easy and also free of charge. Learn how to submit your materials.

Recent listings in the Marketplace include:

Item # Family Description Form lbs $/lb
88-1802 PC SABIC LEXAN 940-701 BLACK VIRGIN
164
$1.15
88-1803 PC SABIC LEXAN LEXAN 940-601 RED VIRGIN
649
$1.15
88-1805 PEI SABIC ULTEM 2100R-BL3A118 BLUE VIRGIN
1,015
$3.75
88-1798 PEI SABIC ULTEM 1000R-YW9079 YELLW VIRGIN
131
$4.50
88-1799 PEI SABIC ULTEM 1000R-GY4344 GRAY VIRGIN
162
$3.45
88-1800 PEI SABIC ULTEM 2100R-GN5A043 VIRGIN
40
$3.85
201-1797 PET A-PET regrind ex film, granulation 8 mm, transpare... REGRIND
24,000
$1.32
201-1796 PETG PET-G regrind ex sheet extrusion, mixed colors, 24... PRIME
48,000
$0.97
88-1804 PVC, Flexible ALPHAGARY 910-28-80, SLATE GRAY1611 VIRGIN
1,749
$0.85
201-1795 PVC, Rigid PVC regrind extrusion ex tubes, beige, granulation... REGRIND
40,000
$0.99
88-1816 Nylon 66 DUPONT ZYTEL HTN 51G35 HSL BLACK VIRGIN
409
$1.60
88-1817 Nylon 66 BASF ULTRAMID A3HG2 BLACK VIRGIN
61
$1.70
88-1811 PEEK SABIC LFL-4036 NAT VIRGIN
113
$22.00
88-1809 PEI SABIC ULTEM 2210R 1000- NATURAL VIRGIN
113
$5.50
88-1810 PPA SABIC UFL 4026 HS NAT VIRGIN
110
$5.50
88-1813 PPA SOLVAY AMODEL AT-6130 HS, NATURAL VIRGIN
278
$2.50
88-1806 PVC, Unspecified ALPHAGARY LT 910(28)-85-BLACK LCF VIRGIN
341
$1.50
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Plastics Webinars & Training

Topic Date (EDT) / GMT -4 Presented by
Introduction to Prospector June 5 11:00 am Ann Redgate, IDES
Introduction to Prospector June 5 3:30 pm Ann Redgate, IDES
Introduction to Prospector June 12 11:00 am Ann Redgate, IDES
Vistamaxx™ Specialty Elastomers for Polymer Modification and Compounding June 18 2:00 pm ExxonMobil Chemical
Extrusion at NPE 2009 July 7 11:00 am Allan Griff
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