Online Engineering Design Tools

BASF Engineering Plastics

We make plastics. We make plastics work.

Flow Length Calculator
Snap-Fit Design Calculator
Cost Calculator
Cycle Time Calculator

Online engineering design tools to help you with the design of plastic parts.

We want the PlasticsPortal web site to be a place where work gets done. Our tools provide access to valuable engineering data, and the ability to perform material searches and online calculations to help determine design feasibility. The best way we can help you get your work done is to give you the right tools online, just a few keystrokes and clicks away.

For example, our Flow Length Calculator is a proprietary software tool that enables you to compare how well suited to your application different BASF Engineering Plastics resins are. The tool is built upon and analysis gathered from the performance of BASF Engineering Plastics resins at work in real applications. The Flow Length Calculator gives you a grounding in reality for what kind of performance you can expect once your part leaves the mold.

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.

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.

Just click on the tool that can make your job easier.

Flow Length Calculator
Snap-Fit Design Calculator
Cost Calculator
Cycle Time Calculator