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Building Bridges
ARM’s Executive Forum has ended and it was a successful and unique meeting that we shared with the Association of Rotational Molders Australasia. More than sixty executive-level attendees and their spouses learned from one another about business, manufacturing, and culture. I would like to personally thank everyone who attended and all of our speakers: Daven…
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Rotoplas Keynote: Anthony Robles
ARM is excited to announce the keynote speaker for the 2017 Annual Meeting at Rotoplas is Anthony Robles, who will kick off our general sessions on September 27 with a motivational talk you will never forget. Anthony is a three-time all-American wrestler who won the 2010-11 NCAA individual wrestling championship in the 125-pound weight class…
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Nylon: A non-PE polymer that I can rotomold!
ARM Technical Director, Nick Henwood, is sharing a series of articles on rotomoldable polymers other than PE, PP, and PVC. Our legal counsel notes: Dr. Henwood speaks for himself and not for ARM as a whole. We encourage feedback on this project but comments should be on technical matters raised. Dr. Henwood’s responses are solely…
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Lessons from American Giant
I’m a fan of the hoodies made in North Carolina by American Giant, an apparel brand that shouts its Made-In-America message in its marketing. CNBC recently interviewed the owner of the company, who shared some comments about manufacturing that I thought rotomolders might find interesting or counterintuitive.
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Jim Braeunig Announces Retirement
ARM Past President Jim Braeunig has announced his retirement as CEO and President of Hedstrom Corporation. We congratulate Jim and thank him for his years of service on behalf of our industry. Jim shared this note: This announcement comes with much emotion and gratitude as I announce my retirement which takes effect February 21, 2017. I joined Hedstrom…
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Life’s just too short to rotomold polycarbonate!
In the early 2000s my company was doing some research on rotomolding polycarbonate (PC) and this was the heart-felt response of one of my technicians, who had spent nearly a month producing various scrap parts using this interesting – but very frustrating – polymer. PC is another of those materials that would be absolutely fantastic…
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Why I’m Attending the ARM/ARMA Executive Forum
I am attending the Executive Forum this year because it is a great opportunity to interface not only with the usual ARM attendees we but also because we will have the opportunity to hear from and network with the members of of ARMA. These industry leaders are great molders and they will offer a different…
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Why can’t I rotomold ABS?
ARM Technical Director, Nick Henwood, is sharing a series of articles on rotomoldable polymers other than PE, PP, and PVC. If you’re looking for a polymer that’s superior to polyethylene (PE) in terms of properties, ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene terpolymer) is a good candidate. It’s a very popular choice made by injection molders who want…
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“Stiffness Models for Multi-Layered Parts” Added to ARM Webinar Library
The newest addition to the ARM webinar library is Stiffness Models for Multi-Layered Parts, in which Dr. Nick Henwood provides new information and insights to enable product designers to optimize their calculations of part performance Last month we added Henry Hay’s presentation on Considerations When Light-Weighting Parts. More than 20 webinars are available on-demand and free to…
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Trilogy Plastics Named Finalist for Processor of the Year
Plastics News has named ARM member Trilogy Plastics a finalist for their Processor of the Year Award. Candidates are evaluated on seven criteria: financial performance, quality, customer relations, employee relations, environmental performance, industry/public service and technological innovation. A team of judges — members of Plastics News’ editorial staff — evaluated all submissions and chose the 2016 finalists.…
