Usually when one thinks of a foundation it is in the vein of being a strong base and usually classified as an immobile object. I like to think of the new Rotomolding Foundation as in its infancy but definitely on a roll! As you may know, the Foundation was formed by ARM in order to…

This profile of McDonald’s as a distracted company trying to get out of a sales slump is fascinating. There’s an internal debate raging between the company’s new CEO Steve Easterbrook and franchisees about whether to continue trying new things to restore growth or to focus on their “core burger competencies”: fast & food. The waiting time in the…

As manufacturers in America we all know that there are good jobs available to people who love to work with their hands. Our society however seems to ignore this fact and keeps suggesting that everyone should be focused on a college education. Taking up the torch for all those tradesmen out there who are backbone…

As your incoming president, I am extremely honored to have the opportunity to serve you and take on a leadership role within ARM. Our association is dedicated to education, advocacy and promotion of our specialty. We also look to inspire each other and build future leaders. Since 1995, when I began my involvement in ARM,…

By Daven J. Claerbout I have now looked at the three word title at least five times wondering if you are going to think this is an obituary.  I keep thinking that such a morning would be a mourning so I finally checked in the dictionary and I was right… this ain’t no obituary. Within the…

An ARM molder member shares a fairly simple but effective example of reducing pinch points in a mold below. This is a good opportunity for all of our rotomolder members to make a simple fix before an injury occurs.

From a company sponsored “Biggest Loser” contest to a reduction in equipment and component inventory, Stern is getting lean. Why you might ask do we want to go lean, besides the obvious challenge of getting our pants on in the morning? It is because we were wasting time and money with inefficient practices, issues we…

It drove me nuts when my parents used to say, “well, back when I was your age…” and then they’d proceed to tell me how much better I had it then they did.  At the time, and still today, I don’t see a huge difference between growing up in the 1950’s and the 1980’s.  They…

In advance of the Rotoplas expo and Fall ARM Conference next week, the past few weeks have been a flurry of activity as we design our booth layout, create support materials, determine our event attendance plan and finalize travel schedules.  With a sizable contingent at the event, we’ll also need to have enough coverage “back home”…

I am very excited to share with you the agenda and schedule for RotoPlas 2014 at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont/Chicago.  We have worked hard to merge a traditional RotoPlas schedule with some of the newer learning and networking opportunities that have been very well received over the past several Fall and Spring meetings.…