Finding Lower Cost, Better Performing Resins with New Plastics Search Engine Powered by IDES

LARAMIE, Wyo. – September 8, 2004 – IDES, the market leader in plastics data display and search engine technology, today announced the immediate release of its new, revolutionary Alternative Plastics Search technology. Alternative Plastics Search helps replace higher cost resins and discontinued materials with a single mouse click.

"The significance of our Alternative Plastics Search technology can be summarized through an example where a Molder used it to find a lower cost plastic,” said Mike Kmetz, President of IDES. “By replacing just one grade, they anticipate a cost savings of more than $600,000 next year.”

IDES’s unique model immediately delivers offset candidates in its Prospector plastics search engine. Clicking an icon associated with the material initiates a search for similar plastics, scouring IDES’s database of 84715 global resins. Once candidate materials have been located, they are ranked by relevance and displayed in a table sorted by those that most closely match the initial plastic. Furthermore, users can customize their search to find the best match for their product application. Once results have been narrowed to possible offsets, users are provided with a Sourcing service to connect with resin distributors for material pricing.

More information about the new Alternative Plastics Search technology from IDES can be found at:www.ides.com/demos or call 800-788-4668 / 307-742-9227.

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