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.…

I just returned from a Rotomolding meeting in which there was a very interesting presentation on “Additive Manufacturing”.  It turns out there are 7 different techniques for applying what is now called Additive Manufacturing one of which is 3D printing.  You may have noticed that 3D printing is getting a lot of attention these days.…

I have been reflecting on my 24 years in the rotational molding industry and how much I have accomplished as a husband, a father, a business owner, a mentor, a teacher, a professional, or just a friend. I so well remember when I became introduced to rotational molding how interested I became and really stepped…

Through an intricate series of events, mutual industry contacts, and old-fashioned good luck, we’re in discussions with a developer of a unique consumer product which is an ideal candidate for rotational molding. The product will have broad market appeal, demands form and function for which only roto can meet, and represents growth opportunity throughout the…

When I left school and started my first “real job” as they say, I was fortunate enough to work for an accounting firm that emphasized training, training and more training for employees at all levels of the organization. The training was not only focused on the accounting rules or tax laws that were required to…

The spring is supposed to be the opportune time to refresh everything after a cold, hard, long winter… especially if you reside in the Midwest in 2014! Just when I thought it was going to warm up, another inch or two of snow was forecasted. So I guess, ‘so much for spring cleaning.’ Thank goodness…

Over the course of this long winter, I have been skating five or six times a week while coaching hockey and I’ve been going to the gym at various times to work out. Using the scale as the indicator of my progress, I thought I was really working out. No such luck. A friend mentioned…

When I left Las Vegas yesterday, the banner hanging over my concourse carried the familiar slogan, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”.  Well, I’m going to go out on a limb and tell you what happened in Vegas.  The Board adopted a three-year Vision, and I want to share it with you today.

As your business grows, metrics become an essential tool in running your operation. But have you ever wondered how your company compares to the industry (specifically the rotomolding industry)? Yes, there are some publications that provide rankings but they only provide a few data points. ARM annually provides its members with a very detailed and…