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ARM Management Change
ARM announced they have hired Webb Evans & Associates to manage the association beginning July 1, 2018. CM Services will continue to provide day-to-day management services during the transition which will be completed before October 1. Everyone is committed to ensuring that all association members continue to experience the level of quality they have come…
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President’s Message: The results are in!
The results are in … 100% of the HR-Focused Executive Forum attendees reported that the event met or exceeded their expectations. Everyone left satisfied with the location, the meeting, the meals, the activities, and the overall experience. In similar fashion … 100% of the Madison Regional Meeting attendees scored the entire meeting as having met…
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Removing Stuck-on Debris from a Mold
Our legal counsel notes: Dr. Henwood speaks for himself and not for ARM as a whole. We encourage feedback but comments should be on technical matters raised. Dr. Henwood’s responses are solely his responsibility and not ARM’s. As part of a recent consultancy assignment, I needed to make a long run of parts in one…
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President’s Message: A Year for the Record Books
2018 is already off to an amazing start. I’m anticipating that it will be a year of records for ARM. The webinars for the Operator Training program are attracting more attendees than we have ever seen with previous webinars. And the recordings of these webinars are drawing record-setting visitors to the member-benefit section of our…
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Register now for Regional Meetings in May & June
ARM hits the road in May and June as we bring valuable and inexpensive regional meetings to our members across the United States. May 15 in Madison, Wisconsin: Join us at the Crowne Plaza Madison as ARM President Dru Laws (Seljan Company) chairs a full-day meeting on Venting. June 13 in Buena Park, California: Join…
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What Executive Forum attendees are bringing back to the shop…
Last week, ARM conducted our 10th Executive Forum. It was our best-attended Executive Forum yet. We asked our attendees what they were going to take back from the meeting. Here’s some of what they listed: The information provided by Jennifer McNelly will help change our recruitment methods and I believe will be more effective. We…
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Let’s talk about something different: Bunnies, Cars, and Mannequins
The rotational molding industry encompasses a diverse group of processes and materials, but we in the industry only ever seem to talk about plastic. It has been my pleasure to sell mold release agents all over the world and I have been fortunate enough to witness some extraordinary rotomolding operations along the way. The giant…
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Venting Training – On Demand for Members
ARM conducted the second course in our online Operator Training Program on February 28 and more than sixty members attended. This session on Venting was presented by ARM Technical Director Dr. Nick Henwood. He discussed an introduction to molds, vent types, sizes, and more. ARM members can watch a recording of the webinar here. (Login required.) What rotomolders…
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Recording Now Available for Course One of ARM’s Operator Training Program
ARM conducted the first course in our online Operator Training Program on February 14 and more than eighty members took part live. There were more registrants than any previous ARM webinar. The first session, What Operators Need to Know on Day One, was presented by ARM President Dru Laws. He addressed rotomolding and manufacturing vocabulary as…
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Operator Training online beginning February 14
This Valentine’s Day rotomolding operators have a date with ARM President Dru Laws, as we kick off our Operator Training Program with What to Know on Day One. This is the first in a series of eleven webinars that will provide an introduction to the rotomolding process and a focus on operator-specific issues. We’ll conduct a…