BASF Engineering Plastics offers an array of online tools to
enable customers make the best selection/comparison of materials
from a wide porfolio of products. We do that via our Product
Locator that is readily available on this website. Our other
online tools highlighted below contribute to put the right resin
within reach of a few keystrokes and clicks.
Product Locator: Technical & Material Safety Data
Sheets
This product-specific search engine offers grade description,
technical data sheets and Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
information. Select a grade from a categorized list of items
or with our keyword feature. Product
Locator
CAMPUS® 4.5 Database
CAMPUS (Computer Aided Material Preselection by Uniform Standards)
software is a downloadable database to search for specific resins.
CAMPUS is the most widely used database for plastic materials
and has been designed to provide essential and practical data
on our various resin products. CAMPUS
Database
Snap-Fit Calculator
BASF's Snap-Fit Design Calculator is a beta-tool that guides
you through snap-fit design. The Snap-Fit Calculator employs
BASF's new algorithm for calculating stress and strength requirements.
The algorithm revises classical physics theory on cantilever
stresses because of the unique performance of plastics in such
applications. We are currently in the process of evaluating
this software and optimizing its performance. We would appreciate
your input as you work with this tool. Snap-Fit
Calculator
Cost Calculator
Our Cost Calculator will allow you to estimate the cost of manufacturing
an injection molded part using a BASF Plastics material grade,
given the approximate geometry of the part and some information
about key material properties. Using the latest published figures
of standard labor rates, it is intended to provide reasonable
estimates of injection molded part costs. Cost
Calculator