ARM members make the most compelling case to attend this year’s Executive Forum in Las Vegas. Read what last year’s attendees told us: “These meetings are always a good use of time, informative and well done.” -Adrienne West, RotoMoldUSA “ARM put together a very good group of presenters covering diverse subjects. I had many takeaways and…

I am very pleased to begin my term as President of ARM at a time when we are growing membership and have a very participative Board. After numerous discussions with the Board and ARM members over the last couple of years, I have decided to focus on three main objectives to increase value for our membership…

Brainstorm process issues and problems by joining our monthly troubleshooting call on January 20 at 2 PM Central. This call will be moderated by Ron Cooke (ExxonMobil Chemical Company) and Sandy Scaccia (Norstar). These calls are a great benefit of membership and they are open to all members free of charge. Molders should not miss this…

ARM staff and members took action last month to address Canada’s listing of microbeads on their CEPA toxic list. The intent of Environment Canada, the Canadian government’s department for safeguarding the environment, was to address microbeads in rinse-off consumer products (e.g. exfoliating lotion). However, the definition used by Environment Canada was so broad that it…

ARM has recently added two new webinars to our members’-only on-demand training archive. Our training archive is a key benefit of membership in the Association. Burner Maintenance by Adam Covington of Ferry Industries reviews in-depth why burner maintenance is important, recommends some best practices as to how it should be done, and reviews the tools…

It was great to see so many of you at the ARM Annual Meeting in Denver this November. Our rotomolder attendance was up 18% compared to the Annual Meeting in Cleveland and the number of rotomolding companies in attendance was up 18% as well. There were more than three dozen first-time attendees and 14 new…

I share the video below with someone in the rotomolding industry at least every two months. It has proved to be very memorable for anyone who has seen it — either a molder contacts us because they’ve heard about it, a supplier wants their customer to see it, or there’s a general question about the…

The ARM Education Committee has completed work on the Test Method for Particle Size of Rotational Molding Powders. This test method uses a sieve stack and mechanical shaking device to evaluate the particle size distribution of powders for the purpose of rotational molding. Experience over many decades indicates that rotational molding powders need acceptable particle…

ARM has pledged to match up to $25,000 in donations made to the Rotomolding Education and Development Foundation in 2015. There’s only three weeks remaining, so make your contributions today. The Rotomolding Education and Development Foundation was formed to develop and advance the knowledge and continued feasibility of rotational molding. The REDF’s vision for the future focuses…

Two weeks ago, ARM made our members aware of a draft standard for Rainwater Harvesting Systems being developed by the International Code Council that would address the materials and design of potable and non-potable rainwater tanks. ARM organized a teleconference for members to learn about the standard  from Michael Cudahy, Technical Director at CM Services…