In this issue:

1. Case Study: how an extruder cut costs 68% 2. The Plastics Web® - Phase II: integrating with Prospector 3. New Online Design & Processing Tools 4. Books: Pocket Performance Specs for Thermoplastics - 4th edition

Dear Prospector Member:

The Plastics Web® is growing! Now the site boasts over 7,000 pages full of helpful plastics information. Below is a listing of new tools available through this informational website which you can access by logging into Prospector and clicking on the 'Resources' tab in X5's navigation menu.

We're also printing a new edition of Performance Specs for Thermoplastics (4th edition) that includes 19,000 unique grades of themoplastic materials in a handy, pocket-sized reference book.

Sincerely,
The IDES Prospector Team

1. Extruder Cuts Costs 68%: switches to a thermoplastic purging compound

DLH Industries was using acrylic to purge five extrusion machines every day, heating the acrylic higher than the resident resin processing temperature. Purging strong colors, such as red or green, also required removing the screw for a thorough cleaning. The benefits of switching to Dyna-Purge were immediate for DLH:

Lower Purging Costs average cost to purge decreased 68% Less Downtime production is resumed faster with less clean-up Superior Cleaning cleans the barrel and screw on the first pass Easier to Use introduced at the resin processing temperature A producer of automotive tubing, DLH Industries used Dyna-Purge to lower its purging costs and boost productivity. Details are available in a published Case Study. Learn More.

Contact: Tim Cutler, Dyna-Purge - A Division of Shuman Plastics, Inc.
Toll-Free: 866.607.8743 | info@DynaPurge.com | www.DynaPurge.com

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2. The Plastics Web® - Phase II: integrating with Prospector

Within the next few weeks we plan to release a new login page that makes it easier for you to access both Prospector and The Plastics Web®. More info about The Plastics Web® is available in the next article below.

Click Here to see a 'sneak' preview of the new login page.

3. New Online Desing & Processing Tools

All of the following tools can be quickly accessed by logging into Prospector and clicking on the 'Resources' tab in X5's navigation bar.

• Chemical Resistance - links to detailed chemres charts
• Generics - directory of plastics by generic family
• Plastics - directory of 60,000 plastic materials by product name
• Manufactuers - 600 resin manufacturers including product line & contact info
• Distributors - contact info and product line cards for resin distributors
• Plastics Links - links to plastic industry websites
• Test Methods - ASTM & ISO test descriptions
• Toolbar - search plastics data from your browser
• Troubleshooter - answers to common processing problems
• Plastic Recycling Codes - resin identification codes from SPI
• Unit Converter - convert plastics unit classes
• Glossary - glossary of plastics terms

4. Books: Pocket Performance Specs for Thermoplastics - 4th edition

The fourth edition of Pocket Performance Specs for Thermoplastics will be available on September 1, 2005. The new edition of this handy, pocket-sized reference book has been massively updated with the most recent property data for over 19,000 unique grades of themoplastic materials. New property tables, trade name directory and supplier directory top the list of enhancements providing you with an efficient method to quickly reference product data and contact information!

Click Here to order your copy today.

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