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Michael Paloian receives the Charles D. Frederick Distinguished Service Award
ARM’s Distinguished Service Award is typically a surprise for the recipient at our Annual Meeting. In that spirit, we interrupted Michael Paloian of Integrated Design Systems as he was about to present the finale of his webinar series on Rotational Molding Design, to announce that he was selected by ARM’s Executive Committee to receive the…
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A designer’s questions on rotomolding properties
Recently ARM presented Class 5 of its Design Webinar Series, which was focused on material properties, as they relate to product design. The webinar consisted of an initial presentation by ARM’s Technical Director Dr Nick Henwood, followed by a series of questions from Michael Paloian of Integrated Design Systems, the regular presenter of the Design…
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President’s Message: Understanding the State of the Rotomolding Industry
Rather than regurgitating past information, I decided to put together a little chart to memorialize 2020: Rotoplas 2020 is now Rotoplas 2021. Same great location, same low price. ARM made the decision to postpone Rotoplas 2020. There’s too much uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 to continue with the initial plan. Corporate and governmental travel restrictions coupled with…
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2020 Online Exhibit Hall
ARM created a unique plan for the trade show portion of our 2020 Online Annual Meeting. Meeting online allows us to increase the amount of time attendees can engage with exhibitors and reach people who don’t typically travel to the meeting. During the Online Annual Meeting (the week of September 21), exhibitors will take part in…
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Rotomolding Schematic and Automation Results
We shared this schematic of the rotational molding process (drawn by ARM Technical Director Nick Henwood and spruced up by Anthony Kozelka of Quantum Polymers) with our members last week. We asked them which part of the process they saw the most opportunity in automating. See the responses below and let us know your opinion…
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More than 90 webinars now available on demand to ARM members
ARM webinars were viewed 5,000 times in the last year. This number includes live webinar attendance and recorded webinar views, in which members watch our 10+ years of webinars at their convenience on the ARM website. We now offer more than 85 webinars on-demand for members. Members can access all of these titles immediately. Non-members can join here. In addition…
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Rotoplas rescheduled to September 2021; Online Annual Meeting scheduled for September 2020
ARM has rescheduled Rotoplas, our international trade show, to September 20-23, 2021. In its place this year, we are conducting an online Annual Meeting that is free to members. The meeting will be held the week of September 21, 2020. It will include online education, a virtual exhibit hall, and networking opportunities. We will bring you…
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New Webinar Series: Designing Rotomolded Parts with Michael Paloian
On June 11, ARM begins an ambitious six-part series on Designing Rotomolded Parts. Every two weeks through August, Michael Paloian of Integrated Design Systems will present on design basics, guidelines, materials, case studies, and more. Members can sign up for free using the links in our email newsletter. If you want to join ARM, contact us or learn more. Join us throughout the…
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ARM suppliers tell us What’s New
ARM invited our supplier members to record short webinars to share what’s new with rotomolders or introduce their companies. There are 18 brand new presentations to watch below.
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President’s Message: ARM is Engaging Members in New Ways
For the rest of the messages I write this year, I will continue to record some numbers that are affecting my thinking, just like I did when I wrote my last message on 3/21/20. Today is 05/11/20 (happy belated Mother’s Day to all the moms!). The US has 1,334,951 confirmed COVID-19 cases (up from 6,519…