In this issue:

• Need a New Source for PES, PSU or PEI?
• New BASF Styrolux® 3G46 (SBC)
• Free Design Guides!
• Free Plastics Webinars

We'd like to thank our friends at BASF for providing us with helpful design information which we can share with you in this newsletter. You'll learn about a new design trend, a new material and can download a free Snap-fit Design Guide through The Plastics Store™.

Warmest wishes,
The IDES Team

Need a New Source for PES, PSU or PEI?
(Polyethersulfone, Polysulfone or Polyetherimide)

BASF can provide you with a secure and stable supply for your high temperature resin needs globally because of their recent capacity expansion, favorable raw material position and because they are backward integrated to the necessary monomers.

Ultrason® PES and PSU are engineered for use in a variety of demanding high temperature applications in market sectors like automotive, membranes, food service and plumbing.

Learn more here.

New BASF Styrolux® 3G46 (SBC)
A Clear, Tough, Fast-Cycling, Environmentally Friendly Blister Packaging Material

Styrolux® 3G46 is the new addition to BASF’s trademark portfolio of clear styrene-butadiene copolymers (SBC). Styrolux® 3G46 offers a unique combination of outstanding clarity, exceptional toughness, low density and is environmentally friendly – resulting in a cost effective high-performance packaging alternative to PVC and PET packaging films. Launched last year in Europe, the product is now commercially available in NAFTA, and can make your selection for a superior packaging material that much easier.

Benefits of Styrolux® 3G46 include: Excellent clarity, toughness and stiffness Supports sustainability goals Contains no chlorides, halogens or plasticizers Improved cycle times Easy to cut Easy to process FDA registered Cost-effective Learn more here.

Free Design Guides!

Snap-Fit Design Guide: This manual will guide you through the basics of snap-fit design, including: types of snap-fit designs and their applications; how to calculate the strength of the unit and amount of force needed for assembly; and the three common causes of failure in snap-fits and how to overcome them.

Engineering Plastics Design Guide provides general information on a variety of applications as a precursor to the more narrowly focused information which appears in subsequent manuals.  Manuals on specific applications will expand upon this general guide and address those precise topics. .

Download both design guides today!

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