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The updated version of Prospector will be launching soon! To help you prepare, we've created a short demonstrational video highlighting some of the new features.
Also, there are two upcoming informational webinars on Injection Molding, and RoHS II & REACH. Read on to learn more...
In this issue:
- New Prospector Launching Soon!
- Webinars! Robust Processing for Injection Molding
- Webinar! RoHS II and REACH: The Impact on OEMs & Suppliers
- Accurately Estimating Capacity When Designing Plastic Gears
- New Plastic Pricing Reports from ICIS Available
- Pocket Specs for Injection Molding
- The Plastics Marketplace™ Updates!
- Plastics Webinars & Training
- The IDES Team
New Prospector Launching Soon!
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The new version of Prospector will be launching soon. We've created a short demonstrational video so that you can quickly review the updates our team has made. Some of these updates include:
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Webinars! Robust Processing for Injection Molding
April 7 & 9 at 2pm EDT | Presented by Suhas Kulkarni, FimmTech
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The techniques of Scientific Molding and Design of Experiments (DOE) are commonly used for establishing processes in Injection Molding. Although completely different, the techniques are often confused and the sequence of performing these is always a question that has been asked several times. The first part of the two part series will introduce the two techniques and provide a flow chart for optimizing the molding process using these techniques. The second part of the two part series will introduce the concept of Aesthetic and Dimensional Process Windows. Results from the Design of Experiments provide process parameters that will yield an acceptable process to meet the quality requirements. However, this process that yields dimensionally acceptable parts may not be robust, since it may be in a cosmetically unacceptable area with possibilities of defects such as short shots or flash. The talk will focus on this aspect of the process qualification process. Reserve your seat today! |
Webinar! RoHS II and REACH: The Impact on OEMs & Suppliers
March 27 at 12:00 pm EDT | Presented by Bijan Dastmalchi, Symphony Consulting
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Do you know your obligations in relation to the EU's REACH Directive? 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 |
Accurately Estimating Capacity When Designing Plastic Gears
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Certain parameters hold true when designing all gears, including plastic:
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Gear Design & Manufacturing Training Seminar UTS four-day gear training, held at UTS Rockford, teaches you basic and advanced gear design and theory. An hour of gear consulting with UTS experts is given on the last day and is included free of charge. |
New Plastics Pricing Reports from ICIS Available
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Earlier this month, ICIS Pricing released 4 new reports on plastic material pricing, including:
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Pocket Specs for Injection Molding
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Pocket Specs for Injection Molding provides you with a compact guide for the injection molding of thermoplastic and thermoset materials. Data are provided for thousands of individual grades of molding materials from 260 manufacturers. The data provided in the tables are intended to give you the basic information for determining regrind levels, material drying temperatures and times, and initial machine settings for injection pressure, barrel heats, and mold temperature. Additional physical property data include specific gravity, shrink data, melt flow, and processing temperature ranges. |
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:
| Item # | Family | Description | Form | lbs | $/lb |
| 78-1476 | ABS+Acrylic | widely used for many kinds of electrics with brigh... | VIRGIN | 400,000 |
$1.40 |
| 78-1470 | ABS+PBT | lower warpage, very good stability of size, high ... | VIRGIN | 220,400 |
$1.13 |
| 78-1471 | ABS+PBT | lower warpage, very good stability of size, high ... | VIRGIN | 200,000 |
$1.30 |
| 78-1477 | ABS+PC | equivalent to the GE C6600/C2950, low cost, high i... | VIRGIN | 300,000 |
$2.00 |
| 89-1469 | ABS+PC | Regrind was tested in certified lab, 23 mfr, 14+ I... | REGRIND | 120,000 |
$0.32 |
| 146-1479 | Acetal (POM) Copolymer | Ticona Celcon M25 | VIRGIN | 2,100 |
$1.25 |
| 45-1461 | Nylon 6 | Schulamid 6GF 15 - 15% GF | VIRGIN | 14,000 |
$0.48 |
| 45-1462 | Nylon 6 | Schulamid 6GF15 - 15% GF | VIRGIN | 4,800 |
$0.48 |
| 146-1480 | Nylon 6 | BASF Ultramid 8253GHS Bk102 | VIRGIN | 2,400 |
$1.40 |
| 78-1473 | Nylon 6+PP | equivalent to the Propalloy-3, good hydrolysis-res... | VIRGIN | 200,000 |
$1.30 |
| 78-1474 | Nylon 6+PP | good hydrolysis-resistance, and high cost-effecti... | VIRGIN | 1,000,000 |
$1.20 |
| 45-1463 | Nylon 66 | 35% GF Nylon 66 | REGRIND | 7,185 |
$0.45 |
| 146-1481 | Nylon 66 | Solutia Vydyne 20NSP | VIRGIN | 6,500 |
$1.25 |
| 146-1482 | Nylon 66 | Solutia Vydyne 52HSP imp modified (408HS type) | VIRGIN | 15,000 |
$0.70 |
| 146-1483 | Nylon 66 | Vydyne R540H | VIRGIN | 1,700 |
$1.25 |
| 78-1478 | Nylon+PPO | Equivalent to GE GTX942, A0210, C61HL, good toughn... | VIRGIN | 200,000 |
$2.60 |
| 146-1484 | PBT | Celanex 3300D | VIRGIN | 2,100 |
$1.25 |
| 146-1485 | PBT | Celanex 3200-2 | VIRGIN | 880 |
$1.25 |
| 146-1486 | PBT | DuPont Crastin SK652FR, DR48 type | VIRGIN | 1,800 |
$1.25 |
| 65-1467 | PEEK | Virgin Natural Victrex 450GL30 - PEEK-30GF | VIRGIN | 112 |
$19.00 |
| 146-1489 | PEEK | Victrex PEEK 450GL30 | REGRIND | 1,000 |
$7.50 |
| 146-1487 | PEI | Ultem 2310-7301 | VIRGIN | 1,400 |
$5.00 |
| 146-1488 | PEI | Ultem 1000-1000 | REGRIND | 1,900 |
$3.25 |
| 125-1465 | PET | Arnite A06.101 | REGRIND | 66,138 |
$0.41 |
| 78-1472 | PET | PET + Nylon 6. no equivalent brand now in the wor... | VIRGIN | 300,000 |
$1.10 |
| 97-1468 | Polyester, TP | Non-woven Polyester Fabric. | SCRAP | 100,000 |
$0.25 |
| 45-1460 | PP, Unspecified | 40% Glass filled. | REGRIND | 47,715 |
$0.23 |
| 78-1475 | PP, Unspecified | equivalent to HG-168A278, used for making little h... | VIRGIN | 2,000,000 |
$0.80 |
| 146-1490 | SAN | Dow Tyrill 990 Crystone | VIRGIN | 8,800 |
$1.00 |
| 45-1464 | TPO (POE) | Washing Penn TPO 4080 | REGRIND | 10,359 |
$0.20 |
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| Topic | Date | EDT / GMT -4 | Presented by |
| An Inside Glimpse of the New Prospector | Mar. 25 | 3:30 pm | Ann & Melissa, IDES |
| RoHS II & REACH: Impact on OEMs & Suppliers Use this code at registration to save $25: IDES |
Mar. 27 | 11:00 am | Symphony Consulting |
| Introduction to Prospector | Mar. 27 | 11:00 am | Melissa Jones, IDES |
| 10 Easy Ways to Analyze Your Plastic Parts for Ensuring Optimum Performance | Apr. 1 | 2:00 pm | Andy Routsis |
| Robust Processing for Injection Molding (Part 1) | Apr. 7 | 2:00 pm | Suhas Kulkarni |
| Robust Processing for Injection Molding (Part 2) | Apr. 9 | 2:00 pm | Suhas Kulkarni |
| 10 Procedures to Fine-Tune Any Molding Process | Apr. 15 | 2:00 pm | Andy Routsis |
| Best Molding Practices | Apr. 29 | 2:00 pm | Andy Routsis |
| 2009 Scientific Molding Webinars & Training | Andy Routsis, A. Routsis Associates, Inc. | ||
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