Flexahopper Plastics named Adriana Mercader, MBA the new CEO of the Alberta-based rotational molding company. Adriana joined Flexahopper Plastics in 2009 as Director of Marketing, advancing to Corporate Vice-President in 2015. Since taking a leading role at Flexahopper, Adriana has helped guide the company into new growth markets and has been instrumental in the development […]

Ron Joannou Jr. and Formed Plastics created this 3-minute demo to show some of the ways molders are packing vent tubes. Ron is one of this year’s Rotational Molding Hall of Fame Inductees. The video is also available in Spanish.

ARM is excited to announce that Ron Cooke, Dr. Nick Henwood, and Ron Joannou Jr. have been elected to the Rotational Molding Hall of Fame. They will be inducted on November 8 at the ARM Annual Meeting. Ron Cooke Ron has spent the majority of his career serving the rotational molding industry. As the primary technical resource […]

ARM hosts our next webinar on August 25 at 10 AM Central.  Bob Mueller (Norstar Aluminum Molds) presents Cycle Time Reduction via Exterior Mold Surface Modification. Members should check their ARM emails for the sign-up link or contact staff. A recording of the webinar will be available in our online library after August 25. ARM offers […]

ARM now offers more than 100 videos on-demand for members. Non-members can join ARM here. Members can access all of the titles listed below immediately.  You can review all of the titles in our webinar library below.

Q: How do I establish the correct molding conditions for nylon, compared to my usual grade of polyethylene? Dr. Nick: “Nylon” is a generic term, commonly used to identify a family of polymers known as polyamides.  These polymers exhibit different physical properties to polyethylene, most notable of which are: Increased stiffness, hardness and temperature stability […]

Presented a two-part Manufacturing Outlook webinar from Oxford Economics. Premiered the final two webinars in our nine-part Safety Training Series: Material Inputs and Safety Summary. Welcomed new members: Anglia Ruskin University Peterborough, Centex Rotomolding, Cordova Outdoors, Donaldson, Nilfisk, Rockwell Innovations, Spincraft, T3 Manufacturing, and Texas Rotomold. Considered the challenges and opportunities of hydrogen energy storage tanks. Presented the Intro to Roto seminars in Minnesota and Utah. We’ll be […]

Dru Laws hosts an Introduction to Rotational Molding seminar at the Doubletree Cincinnati Airport in Hebron, Kentucky on August 29. Register here. The seminar covers the key elements of the rotomolding process. This includes available materials, the main types of equipment used, processing parameters, process control methods to optimize part properties and key design guidelines. Attendees […]