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'''[[IDES Inc.]]''' is a [[plastics|plastics]] information management company. 

IDES manages highly technical plastic materials information in the form of data sheets.  Over 10,000 companies utilize their plastics search technologies to aid in designing applications with plastics and processing resins. IDES is headquartered in [[Laramie, Wyoming|Laramie]], [[Wyoming]] and has a sales office in [[Oyonnax]], [[France]]. 

== Plastics ==
Nearly 60,000 globally available resin data sheets from 488 manufacturers are indexed in IDES's plastics search engine. Some of the plastic material data sheets available include the following (categorized by generic family):
* [[Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene]]
* [[Polymethyl methacrylate|Acrylic]]
* [[Phenolic]]
* [[Polyamide]]
* [[Polycarbonate]]
* [[Polyethylene]]
* [[Polyolefin]]
* [[Polypropylene]]
* [[Polystyrene]]
* [[Polysulfone]]
* [[Thermoplastic elastomer]]

== History ==

IDES is an acronym for Integrated Design Engineering Systems.  Founded in 1986 by Michael L. Kmetz, IDES started as an Engineering PHD project for IBM.  IBM needed a way to catalog the plastics materials used in manufacturing of their computer components like keyboards, computer cases and monitors.

Quickly, the need for this information from one source grew and IDES transitioned its method for storing and presenting data from [[floppy disc]]s, to [[CD-rom]] and in 1996, to the Internet.

== External links==
* [http://www.ides.com www.ides.com Official site]
* [http://www.ides.com/plasticsweb/ The Plastics Web(TM)]

[[Category:Companies based in Wyoming]]