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- The IDES Team


Webinar! Reducing Defects – How Hot Runner Design Impacts Your Bottom Line
Thu, Mar 5, 2009 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Plastic Part Design for Reducing Cycle Time

Hot runner suppliers play a vital role in the design of robust injection molding processes. Inferior hot runner designs can lead to excessive part defects and added part costs. Join us for an informative presentation where we will discuss the tools and products that Husky engineers utilize to help their clients avoid part filling problems, improve color change and enhance valve gate performance.

Reserve your seat today!


Webinar TODAY! Plastic Part Design for Reducing Cycle Time
Wed, Feb 18, 2009 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Plastic Part Design for Reducing Cycle Time

Join Andy Routsis, founder and president of A. Routsis Associates, as he discusses effective ways to reduce cycle time and process efficiency through part design. Andy will share a few of his approaches to part design with respect to cooling line layout, part removal, and part thickness.

This seminar can benefit mold designers, part designers, processors, and anyone involved in the part and mold procurement process. All attendees will also receive follow-up materials relevant to the discussion.

Register to attend today!

In case you missed our most popular webinar to date, you can view it here.


Webinar! RoHS II and REACH: The Impact on OEMs & Suppliers
February 20 and March 27

RoHS II and REACH: The Impact on OEMs and Suppliers

Do you know your obligations in relation to the EU's REACH Directive?
How will the proposed changes to the RoHS Directive (RoHS II) affect you?

This new directive has far reaching implications for OEMs and their suppliers not just in the electronics industry but across all industries. The documentation and reporting requirements are extensive for all companies that supply products into the EU. All OEMs that ship products to the EU - and their suppliers - will be impacted by REACH.

In this 90-minute webinar, Bijan Dastmalchi of Symphony Consulting will help you understand your obligations and how you can respond to them in a cost-effective manner. He will discuss how REACH and the proposed RoHS II directives impact you based on where your products are built, your product characteristics, and your role in the supply chain.

Learn more and reserve your seat today!

Use the following code at registration to save $25: IDES


If You Can't Get The Plastic You're Using Today, What Will You Do?

You use Prospector everyday to review datasheets and find out where to buy the materials you are using now. But when a material is discontinued or the price increases, there are some things you can do to keep a steady flow of production!

Thousands of Prospector users turn to the Alternative Resins Search. With one-click, they have a recommended list of offsets and sourcing information; problem solved with time to spare!

The volatility of our industry makes the need to find alternative plastics more pressing for many who have never faced this challenge before. The number of alternatives searches increased 35% from 2007 to 2008, and already this year alternative searches in Prospector have increased 63%.

Learn how you can keep production going and save money
with Alternative Resins Search!

Plastics Testing and Characterization

Plastics Testing and Characterization

Combined with a solid engineering background, this book provides the information and industrial case studies an engineer needs to both make informed decisions about selecting appropriate testing techniques and effectively troubleshoot problems in the field of plastics technology. The scope of this book also includes relevant and concise information for data interpretation using the most important characterization techniques.

Order your copy here!


The Plastics Marketplace™

More and more molders, OEMs and suppliers use The Plastics Marketplace™ as a resource to sell secondary market resins. We get 500 visits to the marketplace every day (and it’s growing!). Today, we have more than 25 million pounds of resin listed for sale.

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!

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. Click here to see how to submit your materials.

Recent listings in the Marketplace include:

Family Description Form lbs $/lb
PEI Prime Virgin Natural Ultem 2100-1000 (10%GF) Prime
1,800
$7.50
PC  PELLETIZED BLACK 15 MF, 15 IZOD Reprocessed
20,000
$0.89
Nylon 66 Dupont Zytel 101NC010 Virgin
495
$0.50
PP Copoly Post Industrial PP Repro -  15-22 melt Repro
100,000
PP Copoly Post Industrial PP Repro -  15-22 melt Repro
80,000
ABS Polyman M/MIA  Prime
13,338
$0.88
ABS Rotec 1001 FR V0/4 Prime
3,968
$0.88
Nylon 6 Akromid B3 GF 40 Prime
882
$0.88
ABS+PC Cycoloy C 2800 Prime
2,811
$0.99
ABS+PC Bayblend FR 90 Prime
1,047
$0.99
ABS+PC Bayblend FR 90 Prime
1,102
$0.99
ABS+PC Lexan 503 R Prime
1,543
$1.05
Nylon 66 Technyl A20V25 Regrind
15,212
$0.47
Nylon 66 Durethan AKV 35 H 2.0 Regrind
9,810
$0.47
PC+PBT Xenoy XL 1562 Regrind
17,505
$0.53
PPS Thermocomp PCAF04FRHH Regrind
17,042
$0.88
PBT Celanex 4300 Virgin
4,500
$0.70
PPE+PS Noryl EM-6100 Virgin
780
$1.00
XLPE Lumps from Cable Extrusion Scrap
40,000
$0.04
PBT Valox 315 Virgin
900
$1.05
ABS Extrusion Grade  Regrind
6,500
$0.46
PC Inj. Grade 12 melt Regrind
10,000
$0.70
Nylon 66 Minlon 22C Glass and Mineral filled Virgin
3,500
$1.10
SAN 10 Melt Smoke Tint and Mixed Tints Regrind
25,000
$0.27
View all listings      

Plastics Webinars & Training

Topic Date Time (EST) Presented by
Plastic Part Design for Reducing Cycle Time Feb. 18 2:00 pm Andy Routsis
Predicting Reinforced Plastics Performance Feb. 18 2:00 pm Jim McGuire, BASF
Introduction to Prospector Feb. 20 11:00 am Ann Redgate, IDES
Materials for Electrical Applications Feb. 26 12:00 pm SABIC Innovative Plastics
Introduction to Prospector Feb. 27 11:00 am Ann Redgate, IDES
Introduction to Prospector Feb. 27 3:30 pm Ann Redgate, IDES
Reducing Defects:
How Your Hot Runner Supplier Can Help
Mar. 5 2:00 pm Husky Injection Molding Systems
Introduction to Prospector Mar. 6 11:00 am Ann Redgate, IDES
Part Design - Assembly of Components Mar. 6 2:00 pm Bill McMaster, BASF
Introduction to Prospector Mar. 6 3:30 pm Ann Redgate, IDES
Practical Scientific Molding Techniques Mar. 11 2:00 pm Andy Routsis
Introduction to Prospector Mar. 13 11:00 am Ann Redgate, IDES
How to Achieve Optimum Cycle Times Mar. 18 2:00 pm Jim McGuire, BASF
Introduction to Prospector Mar. 20 11:00 am Ann Redgate, IDES
Introduction to Prospector Mar. 20 3:30 pm Ann Redgate, IDES
2009 Scientific Molding Webinars & Training Andy Routsis, A. Routsis Associates, Inc.
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