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February 6, 2008

Mike Kmetz, IDES President
Mike Kmetz
IDES President

I'd like to personally thank you for your continued support of our plastics informational products and services! We've been fortunate to specialize in plastics information (something we've been doing since 1986).

Recently we introduced a segmented version of our newsletter called Plastics Interest Groups. These newsletters are geared towards providing you with plastics-related topics that are important to you and I invite you to join today.

Also, I'm curious to learn from you how much you'd like to hear from us through this newsletter. Perhaps you can answer a short questionnaire to help us provide you the best service possible:

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Warmest wishes,
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Mike Kmetz, IDES President

PS - At IDES we're committed to providing a ridiculously high level of service to all of our customers— partners and consumers alike. Contact us, and you'll see exactly what we mean. And, if you want to go straight to the top, feel free to email me directly, I'd love to hear from you! - Mike

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New Plastics Materials!

New Purell Polypropylene Resins from LyondellBasell
LyondellBasell Industries has developed new Purell PP resins in Asia for use in customer injection stretch blow moulding (ISBM) and extrusion blow moulding (EBM) processes.
LyondellBasell - January 31, 2008

Elastocon TPE Technologies Introduces New Line of Thermoplastic Olefins (TPOs) for Large Parts
Elastocon ® TPE Technologies introduces the brand new Elastocon SMR Series of thermoplastic olefins (TPOs).
Elastocon - January 28, 2008

CASE STUDY: Replacing Zinc with PA 66
by Michelle Maniscalco, IMM
 

CASE STUDY: Replacing Zinc with PA 66

Replacing zinc with PA 66 means an end to corrosion issues along with bonus savings.

In this first installment of Injection Molding Magazine's new Materials Specifier feature, a plumbing component manufacturer seeks to switch from zinc to thermoplastic as a means of eliminating corrosion. Along the way, the OEM also realizes that it will save steps in both finishing and assembling the components, thanks to the molding process.

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Effective & Economical Purging of Plastics Processing Machinery

Effective & Economical Purging of Plastics Processing Machinery

Introduced to the plastics processing industry in the early 1980’s as an alternative to using in-house resins and regrinds to purge, commercial purging products have achieved popular acceptance. At first, these products met with the usual skepticism experienced with any new technique. Over time, however, the rising cost of resin and drive to improve productivity in order to compete in a challenging global economy led an increasing number of companies to investigate commercial purging methods.

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ASTM & ISO Test Standards

ASTM Plastics Test Standards

The Plastics Store™ includes nearly 2,000 ASTM and ISO Test Standards. These documents are available in PDF format and we provide you with a download link immediately you submit your order.

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Molding Qualification Software

Nautilus - Molding Qualification Software

FIMMTECH has developed Nautilus, a simple and easy to use software that walks you through developing an optimized and robust injection molding process. The software also keeps track of the mold issues and the number of iterations required through final production.

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Plastics Webinars & Training

Topic Date Time (EST) Presented by
Introduction to Prospector Feb. 8 3:30 pm Melissa Jones & Ann Redgate, IDES
Sustainable Plastics Products Feb. 12 12 pm SABIC Innovative Plastics
Introduction to Prospector Feb. 15 11 am Melissa Jones & Ann Redgate, IDES
Introduction to Prospector Feb. 22 3:30 pm Melissa Jones & Ann Redgate, IDES
Static Dissipative Plastics Products Feb. 21 12 pm SABIC Innovative Plastics
Introduction to Prospector Feb. 29 11 am Melissa Jones & Ann Redgate, IDES

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