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Thank you for your patience during our transition to the new Prospector!
Now through July 29th, be sure to take advantage of your complimentary access to all of Prospector's advanced search features.
Warmest wishes,
The IDES Prospector Team
1. Have You Tried the New Prospector?
If you haven't tried the new Prospector, login with your email address and password (if you've forgotten your password, you can retrieve it from the login page).
You'll immediately notice a few changes, but overall we hope you find the new version to be of even greater value in helping you track down the plastic materials information you need.
Through July 28th you have comlimentary access to all of Prospector's advanced search features including Alternative Plastics Search, Auto Specs Search, Property Search & Multipoint Search.
2. Global Plastic Specifications (GPS): Hmm, where are OEMs?
Take a moment to think about all the work that goes into designing and building a car. Untold hours go into the engineering of each part. The coordination necessary to convert raw materials into a car boggles the mind. With such a complex process inefficiency is bound to creep in. As a result there is also a lot of room for improvement. Specifying and approving plastic materials and making that information available to suppliers is one area where OEMs can improve. It's time for OEMs to modernize their use of plastics info.
Read the full story.
3. Thermoplastics Report
Thermoplastics are Largest, Fastest Growing Segment of the U.S. Cap, Closure Market
Here are the conclusions from a new study by Freedonia.
High-Heat Crastin PBT is Moving in on the Headlamp Bezel
and is specified for the 2007 Ford Focus, Chevy HHR, Lincoln Navigator, several BMW models, and the Nissan Titan.
Recycling PET Gets More Efficient
with introduction of the first commercially available dry cleaning unit by B+B.
To Meet Emerging Needs of Electronics Component Manufacturers,
DuPont is introducing an improved grade of its Thermx PCT thermoplastic polyester.
Low-Emmissions Acetals
are introduced by DuPont.
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