| IDES Launches The Plastics Web®
LARAMIE, Wyo. – August 9, 2005 – IDES Inc., the world’s
leading plastic materials information management company,
today announced the launch of The Plastics Web™, a website
that enables industry professionals to access an enormous
amount of information on polymer materials.
“We believe high-quality plastics information that
can be quickly accessed makes business faster and more
efficient, and that companies of any size can realize
these benefits,” said Mike Kmetz, president of IDES.
“Whether it’s a design engineer selecting a polymer
and estimating part costs or an injection molder referencing
a processing chart for Polyamide, The Plastics Web™
can improve productivity and influence critical business
decisions that ultimately increase revenues and reduce
costs.”
The Plastics Web™ is a three-phase project. During
the first phase, IDES populated the website with rich
polymer content organized in a simple format for users
to quickly access the information. The second phase
integrates the website with IDES’ Prospector database
so that users can gain access to 59,149 grades from
488 resin suppliers. The third and final phase, expected
to be announced this fall, will complete the initial
release of The Plastics Web™.
Currently, The Plastics Web™ includes comprehensive
directories of plastic materials, generic families,
resin manufacturers and resin distributors. The site
is populated with chemical resistance and plastics processing
charts, along with the following tools; Molding Troubleshooter,
Unit Converter, Material Cost Estimator, Library of
Test Method Descriptions and Graphics, and a Glossary
of Common Plastics Terms.
For more information about The Plastics Web™, visit:
www.ides.com/plasticsweb
About IDES Inc.
IDES is the world’s leading plastic materials information
management company. IDES’ innovative search technologies
connect 10,735 plastics industry companies around the
world with information every day. Founded in 1986 by
Michael Kmetz Ph.D., IDES is headquartered in Laramie,
Wyoming with offices in France. For more information,
visit www.ides.com. |
