Member News

Conference Thank You

The 2022 Benchmarking and Best Practices Conference was held October 5-7, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The ARPM staff is grateful to the presenters, attendees, sponsors and vendors that made this event possible. The Benchmarking and Best Practices Conference is the best in the industry because of the leaders that continue to show up and work to make themselves and their teams better. If you did not join us this year, we hope to see you next year October, 4-6, 2023.

ARPM Annual Membership Meeting

ARPM will hold its annual membership meeting December 15, 2022. For more information about this year’s meeting and a schedule of events, visit www.arpminc.com/events.

Finance and Accounting Forum

ARPM is excited to host a brand-new functional area forum, the Finance and Accounting Forum, November 17-18. ARPM strives to offer events and networking opportunities for every person in our member organizations, and this 2-day virtual event will allow finance and accounting colleagues in the manufacturing industry to get together and address current benchmarks, best practices and challenges facing the industry today.

This event will include presentations by experienced industry professionals, facilitated panels and peer-to-peer networking opportunities on topics such as negotiating supplier agreements, tax policy updates, financial benchmarks in the manufacturing industry, inventory management, cybersecurity and more. The agenda and registration are available at www.arpminc.com.

2023 Outlook

After wrapping up another great year of events in 2022, ARPM is excited to start scheduling plant tours, peer networking opportunities, functional area forums and many more events in 2023. One of the most valued events that ARPM facilitates is member plant tours, and ARPM looks forward to bringing plant tours back in person. Plant tours offer ARPM members the opportunity to visit other best-inclass manufacturing facilities across the country. These oneday events allow members to witness firsthand how others are approaching challenges and finding innovative solutions. At the end of the tour, the host company and each attendee are able to take implementable ideas to improve operations back to their facilities.

ARPM is still looking for plant tour hosts for 2023 and spots are very limited. If you are interested in hosting or learning more, please contact Kaitlyn Krol at kkrol@arpminc.org or 317.863.4072.

ARPM State of the Rubber Industry Survey Launches November 28

ARPM’s leadership team strongly believes that information is power and has positioned ARPM as the information hub for the rubber processing industry. With this role, ARPM developed the annual State of the Rubber Industry to allow business leaders to stay in tune with the state of their industry, better understand current industry conditions, plan for the future and validate the status of their operations.

ARPM members who participate in this survey receive the final report at no cost, and non-members that participate will receive the member discount. The 2022 State of the Rubber Industry Survey will hit your inbox on Nov. 28 and the ARPM leadership team looks forward to hearing your firsthand feedback on what our industry is looking for in 2023.

ARPM Welcomes New Members!

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