Roelf van der Wijk
A philanthropist, mentor and teacher
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CONTENTS FEATURES 4 ROTOWORLD® ISSUE 3 • 2022 COVER STORY The Polyamide Presence, from Traditional Fuel Tanks to Hydrogen Storage A look at the present and into the future. Armani Chavolla, Shawn Cole, Robert Kaminsky, Kaminsky, Arkema How can roto molding compete? 48 Roelf van der Wijk A philanthropist, mentor and teacher. Susan Gibson, JSJ Productions, Inc. This is how Roelf van der Wijk will be remembered. 26 Floteks Receives R&D Center Certificate Celal Beysel, Floteks Plastik, Turkey Approved by the Minnistry of Industry & Technology 38
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Susan Gibson, JSJ Productions, Inc. 2022 We are so pleased to bring you a story about a rotomolder in the Netherlands. Roelf van der Wijk, who sadly passed away earlier this year, he may no longer be with us, but his huge persona and philanthropic spirit live on. Roelf and his wife, Fenny, touched many lives, so much so that many people reached out to us to cover his story in RotoWorld®. It has been my pleasure to do so. Roelf sold his rotomoulding company, Fusion Kunstsoffen BV, in Deventer, the Netherlands to Rubbermaid in 1988. That sale put his family on a path a good fortune. They made the decision to use part of their treasure to help deserving students reach their dreams through education and culture. Roelf and Fenny established Fusion Study Foundation (FSF) in India, and through this entity and collaboration with the United Way of Baroda (UWB) with the collaboration of Dhanu Patel and Shivinder Chawla of Reinhart Tecnik, they’ve effectively changed the lives of literally thousands of bright students who didn’t have the means to obtain a higher education. The lives of the selected student’s families have also been changed through the opportunities afforded their children, and over time family generations have been changed. A whole new world of hope and opportunity has opened to them that otherwise was thought not possible. In the rotomoulding world, Roelf was known also for giving his time and talents as he mentored and trained many people going into the business. Once such person was Celal Beysal. Celal learned the basics of the technology in Roelf’s factory as his guest. Roelf had a giving heart, but also he wanted to grow the technology sector. Roelf’s life was well lived, and this is how he will be Suchremembered.aremarkable testament makes us contemplate what mark we’d like to leave on the world. What are the values that drive us and what matters? Whether it is time, talent, or treasure, we all have the capacity to give back some of what has so richly been given to us in this industry. There are many worthy endeavors going on in the rotomoulding industry. We will spend some time tracking them down and educating you, our readers, about ways we can all help.
We have included a very interesting read in this issue by Ian Hansen of RotaConsult. Ian writes about how the independent emergency medical assistance organization Doctors without Borders (MSF), that assists people in extreme circumstances throughout the world. Because in many cases they encounter problems with bacteriological issues, they’ve developed a rotomolded Mini lab to improve patient care. This exciting new and worthwhile product was designed to provide affordable, standardized clinical testing in remote, challenging, and low-resourceCongratulationslocations.toFloteks Plastik in Bursa, Turkey for their R&D Center Certificate and all the good work they are doing to further the industry. Since the year 2000, Celal Beysal has been hard at work on this endeavor, and it is so nice to see it come to full fruition and innovative work beingHere’saccomplished.wishingyou good health and an enjoyable rest of your summer as we get ready for a change of seasons, which for many of us, means some cooler weather.
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Celal Beysel Celal is Chairman of Floteks Plastik, the pioneer and innovative leader of the rotational molding industry in Turkey and a Global Contributing Editor for RotoWorld® magazine. Being an ARM member for more than 20 years, he has made many presentations at ARM meetings in various countries. He is also active in business and political organizations in his country. Celal has authored numerous articles published in various newspapers and magazines about politics, plastics, rotomolding, and innovation. beysel@superonline.com
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CONTRIBUTING EDITORS 12 ROTOWORLD® ISSUE 3 • 2022 VOLUME XVII, ISSUE 2021 innovateperformancewithconfidence Accomplishleadingsupportand expert MATTER .COMWWW.ROTOWORLDMAG Rotate the Clouds Chemical KnowledgeTanks:isPower Ian Hansen, Rota Consult Ian Hansen, Rota Consult 2changedhasMoldingRotational…anythingyearson? Incorporated Street Delivering proven performance you can innovate with confidence olding ap begin qu lity dependability olyethylene supply. day nd innovations that help leading rotomolders omplex designs reality. Accomplish with PRINTEDMATTER AUSTIN, TX 2021-JANUARYDECEMBERISSUEXVII,VOLUMEROTOWORLD2022RECYCLING AN USINGPOLYETHYLENERECYCLINGMOULDINGINTOINVESTIGATIONROTATIONALOFRECYCLATE 2021 ROTOPLAS & ARM FALL MEETING EMPATHY IS THE MOST RESEARCHACCORDINGLEADERSHIPIMPORTANTSKILLTO Delivering proven performance so you can innovate with confidence olding begin lity dependability olyethylene resin supply. Start day with roducts nd that help leading rotomolders technology PRINTEDMATTER PRIORITY MAIL .COMWWW.ROTOWORLDMAGVOLUMEXVIII,ISSUE2022 DRU LAWS & TOM MURDOUGH INDUCTED INTO THE ARM HALL OF FAME
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Alvin Spence is Vice President Engineering at Centro, Inc., North Liberty, Iowa. He provides leadership for Centro’s product development team and quality resources. Alvin received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and PhD from Queen’s University Belfast. aspence@centroinc.com EDITOR XVIII, 2022 CA
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Martin Coles Martin Coles, CEO of Matrix Polymers co-founded the business 30 years ago and is the company’s largest shareholder. Shortly after graduating from London University, he began his career in the plastics industry working for a major Italian petrochemical and soon became passionate about the unique world of rotomoulding. Matrix Polymers are experts in rotomoulding materials and have become a global supplier with compounding and grinding plants in the UK, Poland, Australia, New Zealand, and Malaysia. The company sells more than $150 million of rotomoulding materials each year and has 230 employees. martin.coles@matrixpolymers.com
Paul Nugent Paul is a consultant who travels extensively across six continents assisting clients in many roles from training to expert witnessing. He received his Eng. degree in Aeronautical Engineering and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University of Belfast. Paul developed the Rotolog system, the first complete computer simulation (RotoSim), and authored a book entitled Rotational Molding: A Practical Guide paul@paulnugent.com
Salinas, CA 93901 USA Delivering proven performance so you can innovate with confidence help leading bring omplex designs reality. Accomplish eliable upply etwork, responsive sales support and expert technology MATTER TECHNOLOGYROTOWORLD STAR ROTOCON’22 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE WAS VOLUME
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PROCESS EDITOR Michael Paloian Michael is President of Integrated Design Systems, Inc., Great Neck, New York. Over the past 25 years, Mike has developed a broad range of plastic products utilizing various processing methods including rotational molding. Mike’s B.S. degree in Plastics Engineering and Masters in Industrial Design, combined with his extensive experience, has formed the basis for his branded and unique insights into the field of plastics part design. paloian@idsys.com
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DEPARTMENT EDITOR Ian Hansen Ian Hansen has over 30 years of experience in the rotational moulding industry and has presented to conferences around the world on the subject of quality, safety, and tank design standards. Rotomoulders around the globe have problems from time to time. Rota Consult delivers production solutions so rotomoulders can improve productivity and profitability, without wasting more of their valuable time.
Ravi Mehra
Adam Covington is President of Ferry Industries, Inc. in Akron, Ohio U.S.A. Covington has been with Ferry Industries for over 11 years, advanced through the manufacturing, engineering, sales, and service positions within the company and was appointed President in 2019. Adam strives to find solutions for customer’s needs and advance machine technology for the rotomolding industry. He is a graduate of Ohio University’s Russ College of Engineering and Technology with a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technology. acovington@ferryindustries.com
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Jim Crawshaw Jim is the General Manager of PSI Brand, the permanent graphics for plastics division of their family business, Polymer Systems International in New Zealand. Starting out as an engineer and rotomoulding operator, the past 20 years has involved leading a team, developing graphic systems to service global brands, and assisting rotomoulders decorate their plastic products to deliver long-lasting brand experiences.
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Mark Kearns is the Rotational Moulding Research Manager of the Polymer Processing Research Centre at Queen’s University of Belfast. He is a Chartered Chemical Engineer with a M. Phil Degree in Rotational Moulding. Mark manages rotational moulding research and development projects for companies across Europe, Australasia, and North America.
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Rob Miller Rob Miller is Owner/President, Wittmann Battenfeld Canada Inc. Rotoload. Rob started in the plastics pneumatic conveying industry in 1986. He has spent his entire career developing, engineering, and designing all types of catalog, standard, and custom pneumatic conveying systems for the plastics industry. He started in the rotational molding industry in 2013, has enjoyed learning the idiosyncrasies of the industry and market, and most of all meeting the people and building relationships for the future. Rob.Miller@wittmann-group.ca
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Ravi Mehra has been associated with the rotational molding industry since the early 1970’s. He is a Past President of ARM – Association of Rotational Molders, and has been inducted into the ARM Hall of Fame. He is the Founding Chairman of StAR – the rotational moulding Trade Association of India. He was the Chairman of ARMO – Affiliation of Rotational Moulding Organizations from 2012 to 2014. Ravi consults internationally with companies in the rotational moulding arena to help their global strategy, facilitate technology tie-ups, and business alliances. maramehra@aol.com
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Shawn Cole Shawn Cole graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Material’s Science & Engineering from Drexel University. Cole currently works as a Senior Engineer at Arkema for the High Performance Polymer Group, serving as Arkema’s global expert for rotomolded hydrogen storage solutions. shawn.cole@arkema.com
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Armani Chavolla Armani Chavolla graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Villanova University. Chavolla currently works as a Sales and Marketing Engineer at Arkema for the High Performance Polymer armani.chavolla@arkema.com.Group.
Robert Kaminsky Robert Kaminsky graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Science & Engineering from Penn State University. Kaminsky currently works as a Business Development Engineer at Arkema for the High Performance Polymer Group, with a focus on the automotive industry (bus bars, hydrogen fuel cell storage tanks, and robert.kaminsky@arkema.commore).
Jerico Promotes Colbert to Technical Product Manager
Isothermal container approved: What sets it apart from other approved isothermal containers are its qualities. It has a large load capacity superior to that of any other manufacturer, in addition to allowing the transport of more than 400 kg. Its insulation values are the highest on the market. Its design gives it all these qualities. It is the result of the collaboration of our design department with some of the best international producers. All have contributed their vision based on their needs as users. The result of all this makes this isothermal container approved for dry ice perfect. Specially designed for the frozen products sector. Controlled temperature, cryogenic cleaning, and grape transport make it the best on the market. Strong, resistant, and durable, made of double-walled polyethylene and injected with polyurethane foam. The approved isothermal container has elements to ease handling. Diseñado para garantizar un correcto apilado, aporta las máximas garantías en su uso. The opening of the lid is done with 2 pneumatic pistons, which allows to keep the lid open in total safety without harming the workers.
WADSWORTH, OH USA — Jerico Plastic Industries, Inc. has promoted Robert (Bo) Colbert to Technical Product Manager. He joined Jerico in October 2019 as the Senior Account Manager for the southeast Atlantic Region and was promoted to National Sales Manager later that year.
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The new isothermal container approved for the transport of dry ice by Rotogal is born. Specially designed for dry ice storage and logistics.
His industry experience spans decades and aside from his roles at Jerico, he has held various manufacturing, production, and management positions in molding and plastics companies since 1992. With two manufacturing facilities, one in Minerva, Ohio, and one in Greensboro, Georgia, Jerico Plastic Industries, Inc. is committed to excellence in compounding for rotational molding. As a custom manufacturer of color compounds, specialty resins, and recycled products, the company currently offers rotational molding PP, cross-linkable PE, flame retardant PE, and special effects PE compounds, PE adhesion compounds, and non-traditional engineered sustainable compounds for rotational and injection molding. For more information, contact Brandi Frey, Vice President of Manufacturing — 330-334-5244, info@jericoplastic.com or Stephen Copeland, President — steve@jericoplastic.com
Colbert’s unique experience in both technology and sales recently led to the company creating a new position that increases its ability to monitor and meet customer needs throughout the sales and product development process. Establishing this key position reaffirms our commitment to advancing materials, redefining product innovation, and driving growth for our customers. In his new role, Bo will oversee support from both a technical and sales aspect of business and play an integral role in advancing performance materials and new product development.
“Our customers continue to seek ways to incorporate new materials and sustainable objectives into their processes, which highlights our emphasis on evolving and adapting through product development and technology,” noted Colbert.
All the elements that complement the container, such as the axes for the lid or the brackets that support the pistons have been made of first quality 316 stainless steel, ensuring durability and preventing corrosion. The number of openings of this approved container is controlled with an inviolable seal. Also, this model includes the novel geolocation system, which allows the container park to be located in real time. If you want to know more about our isothermal containers approved for dry ice transport and know all the variety of models and uses of our products, you can visit our website: www.rotogal.com. You will be able to know more specifically all the possibilities offered by our online catalog. You can choose the product that best suits your preferences. What we assure you is that durability and strength is what defines our products.
Isothermal Container Approved for Dry Ice Transport
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In packaging plastics, Palsgaard’s Einar® additives serve as highly effective anti-fog and anti-static surfactants, dispersing aids, ageing modifiers, EPS coatings, and mould release agents. At K 2022, the company will introduce new plant-based innovations in its growing portfolio, developed and optimised at Palsgaard’s Polymer Application Centre in Denmark to help customers stay ahead of increasingly stringent regulations, such as on food-contact, without compromising performance or quality. All these products provide an excellent drop-in replacement for fossil-based additives in existing polymer formulations and have a perfect fit in new responsible packaging solutions.
Expansions in plant-based product offering, carbon-neutral production capacity and global sales network to help customers grow and reduce their carbon footprint.
Palsgaard will update K 2022 visitors on significant investments made into the future of its polymer additives business. The expansion of the company’s carbon-neutral production capacity is proceeding as scheduled. After the successful commissioning of a new emulsifier pellet line with a capacity of 10,000 tonnes in 2020, the Juelsminde site will receive a state-of-the art spray tower, which is expected to go on-stream in the fourth quarter of 2023 and add 30,000 tonnes to Palsgaard’s existing spray capacity. This will be complemented by multiple new reaction, distillation, and esterification plants, altogether doubling the company’s overall production capacity by 2024.
— Palsgaard, a world leader in plant-based emulsifiers and polymer additives for the global food, packaging, and plastics industries, will take the opportunity of K 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany to position itself as a preferred supplier to polymer
producers, growingeconomy,aisdevelopments.first-handpolymerportfoliowill1,tradeworld’sandlowercompoundersmanufacturers,masterbatchandseekingtotheircarbonfootprintgorenewable.AtthelargestplasticsfairinHall7,LevelBoothD20,Palsgaardpresentitscompleteofsustainableadditivesandofferinsightinnew“Astheplasticsindustrytransformingfromlineartoacircularthereisafast-demandforrenewable
alternatives to conventional
fossil-based formulations,” says Ulrik Aunskjær, Global Business Director, Bio Specialty Additives at Palsgaard. “Beyond the more basic raw materials feedstock, this also applies to functional additives, where common synthetic chemistry is under increasing regulatory pressure while consumers demand more natural, safe, and healthy ingredients also in the polymers in which their products are packaged. At Palsgaard, we are addressing these issues with a full range of plant-based, food-grade polymer additives, backed by advanced customer and application support.”
In addition, new sales offices in Brazil, the United States, and China will strengthen the support of customers in these regions, Palsgaard to showcase full range of plant-based polymer additives at K 2022
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The company’s food emulsifiers and emulsifier/stabiliser systems have a long history of adding to the quality and shelflife of bakery, confectionery, condiments, dairy, ice cream, and margarine products. At the same time, they can significantly improve the taste, mouthfeel, and texture while using fewer resources. Palsgaard’s plant-based polymer additives, including anti-fog and anti-static formulations for food and other packaging, build on this expertise and are rapidly emerging as highly effective and sustainable alternatives to conventional petrol-based additives.
Palsgaard, with headquarters in Juelsminde, Denmark, is owned by the Schou Foundation and has 653 employees across 17 countries. The company operates plants, sales offices, and warehouses across four continents. All their six production sites in Denmark, the Netherlands, Mexico, Brazil, China, and Malaysia are carbon neutral. In 2021, Palsgaard achieved a turnover of USD 260 million (DKK 1.7 billion) with products sold to customers worldwide in more than 120 countries. Learn more about the company’s product and service portfolio at www.palsgaard.com/polymers.
UPFRONT as Palsgaard is delivering on its strategy to develop long-term close partnerships and grow its global service capacities. Visit Palsgaard at K 2022 in Düsseldorf from October 19 through 26 in Hall 7, Level 1, Booth D20 to meet the company’s product and market specialists and discuss the sustainable benefits and superior performance of the company’s plant-based polymer additives.Palsgaard is a world leader in plant-based emulsifiers and polymer additives for the global food, packaging, and plastics industries. Since its founder Einar Viggo Schou invented the modern plant-based food emulsifier in 1917, the company has provided advanced industry know-how and innovation to an increasingly diversified customer base. From application centres around the world, Palsgaard’s experienced technologists support brand owners and manufacturers in optimising their sustainability using natural, renewable ingredients, and additives to mitigate their carbon footprint. Palsgaard helps manufacturers grow and protect their brands by meeting consumer and regulatory demands for greater responsibility. The company is currently the world’s only commercial source of fully sustainable emulsifiers and additives based on RSPO SG-certified palm oil as well as rapeseed, sunflower, and other vegetable oils. All products are non-GMO, have full EU and FDA food contact approvals, and meet halal and kosher requirements.
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NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND PSI Brand is pleased to announce our newest sales team member, Matthew Tornow, long-time veteran of the Rotational Molding Industry. Matthew will join Toby Huff, our Regional Sales Manager, enhancing the brand experience of our customers’, assisting, and servicing with their brandingMatthew’sneeds.40 years of working history is colored with manufacturing. Starting at Whirlpool Corp. in Ohio for 15 years in multiple roles from special projects, people management, press operation, assembly line, and injection molding. After graduating from college, a move to Virginia gained a sales & marketing job with a manufacturer of large substation transformers. A realignment here re-positioned him at a different company, providing experience in retail, product movement, and customer buying habits. This further transitioned him into a broker role representing 40+ lines of products for the restaurant business. At this point, Matthew realized a deviation from an industry he really enjoyed, manufacturing and production. This led to 12-years in the roto industry with Gala Industries, enjoying a role as the MicroPellet Applications Manager in the Process Engineering Department. This position brought focus to two main areas; 1) production of Micros, determining and development of equipment, and 2) understanding how Micros were used. After investing in both processes, Matthew acquired a STP Rotomolding shuttle machine, capturing data used to analyze the many variables of rotomolding, with which he learned what actions make a successful Micros molding. This also involved strong customer interaction, working with major material producers, compounding companies, and other molders. His goal was to show the difference of using a Micros versus powder, so often led to molding on-site and/ or at roto plants. Eventually, when Gala sold, Matthew started his own business representing companies including STP Rotomachinery Group and now PSI Brand. Please feel free to reach out to Matthew at 540 795 9113, email matthew.tornow@psibrand. com to inquire about PSI Brand’s products and services, or to ask about new applications, opportunities, or molding issues that he may help you address. PSI Brand is a family-owned and operated company with over 40 years of experience in the Rotational Molding Industry, dedicated to improving your sales through increased brand awareness, reducing labor and inventory costs, combined with prompt supply. As ex-roto-molders, their products are designed with operator in-mind, so ease-of-application with a ‘replace or return’ guarantee means there’s little or no risk to improve your brand experience. For more information check us out on www.psibrand.com, to contact PSI Brand direct, please call Jim Crawshaw on our freephone 1877 616-2346, or via email at jim@psibrand.com.
PSI Brand Expands their Sales Team in North America
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MONTREAL, CANADA — World Design Organization (WDO)® announced recently that internationally renowned designer and gerontologist Dr. Patricia Moore has been named as the recipient of the 2022 World Design Medal™ for her significant contributions to the advancement of the industrial design profession.Asapioneering figure in design, Dr. Patricia Moore is a leading authority on consumer lifespan behaviours and requirements. For a period of three years from 1979 to 1982, Moore travelled throughout the United States and Canada disguised as women of more than 80 years of age. This experience of responding to people, products, and environments as an elder enabled an empathetic approach to design that informed much of her future work, from NASA to Whirlpool.
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The official World Design Medal presentation took place on 29 June 2022 on the occasion of World Industrial Design Day, during WDO’s 24-hour virtual event let’s talk: leadership. Moore joined the programme to share her insight on the topic of design leadership as part of a 30-minute session moderated by WDO President, David Kusuma. More information on the World Design Medal can be found by visiting https://wdo.org/programmes/world-design-medal/
IDSA Returns to In-Person Conference in September
HERNDON, VA USA — The IDSA is beyond excited to return to an in-person format for the International Design Conference 2022. International Design Conference (IDS) is a platform to advance your career and provide a fresh insight into the latest trends, conversations, and industry evolutions you need to know about. Join us in Seattle, Washington from September 12-14, 2022, to reconnect with your community and enjoy three days of design and discourse. IDC is your space to establish new connections that amplify the bold and unique voice of industrial designers. For more information go to www.idsa.com
The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Congratulates Patricia Moore, PhD, FIDSA, for receiving the World Design Organization’s 2022 World Design Medal
Following a public call for nominations, Moore was selected from among a list of nominees representing 11 countries around the world by the World Design Medal Selection Committee. The committee, composed of members of the WDO and Board of Directors and Senators, acknowledged Moore’s many years of dedicated service and her impact on the design community as a whole.
Dr. Moore was inducted into IDSA’s Academy of Fellows in 2003. She has held prominent roles within the Society, including West District Vice President, and is widely considered to be a pioneer of Universal Design. IDSA is a longtime member of WDO.
“Patricia represents an inspiration to many, and her decadeslong career stands a testament to her commitment to accessible and inclusive design,” stated WDO President David Kusuma. “WDO is honoured to take this opportunity to recognize her leadership, creativity, and intellect that to this day continues to have a profound impact on the industrial design landscape and the designers of tomorrow.”
“To live life with the blessing of a creative career is a joy that defies description, but to have the support of the family that is the WDO is the greatest gift of all,” stated Patricia Moore. “I have no doubt that as we emerge from a crippling global pandemic, the WDO will provide for systematic dignity, equity, and recovery with the leadership that can only be achieved by Design.”
UPFRONT LINCOLN, NE USA — Tank Holding, North America’s largest rotational molder, has consolidated and rebranded all the company’s refuse container brands into one brand, Snyder Refuse. This will be conveyed on all related products and marketing communications.Theconsolidation brings the recently acquired brands of WRP Containers, RMI, Duracast, and RMU brands together under one brand with 7 FOB shipping points. “Snyder Refuse product offerings provide the industry with the broadest product portfolio and the largest plastic refuse container manufacturing footprint in the industry,” said Sean Barber, Director of Sales and Marketing for Tank Holding’s refuse product segment. “The consolidated brand also aligns both commercial and residential product lines into one integrated platform to more efficiently respond to customer needs nationally,” Barber continued. The Snyder Refuse product portfolio includes Front Load, Side Load, and Rear Load commercial dumpsters ranging in size from 2 cubic yards to 8 cubic yards, receptacles, and liners. The Residential offerings include Round Cans ranging in size from 200 gallon to 450 gallon and Roll Out Carts in the 40-to-100-gallon range.Snyder Refuse is a brand of Tank Holding, which also manufactures a wide variety of proprietary plastic products, like bulk storage tanks, intermediate bulk containers, laundry and linen carts, insulated material handling bins, food handling containers, and hoppers, as well as a broad range of custom products. Tank Holding products are marketed through a number of industry leading brands like Norwesco, Snyder Industries, Bonar Plastics, Bushman, Chem-tainer, Meese, and Stratis Pallets. The company is owned by Olympus Partners and the management team. Tank Holding currently operates over 40 manufacturing plant locations and employs over 1500 people throughout North America.
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ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS – LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) recently announced that Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co. Ltd. (ZPC) will license again the LyondellBasell high-pressure polyethylene technology at their facility located in Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, P.R. of China. The Lupotech process technology will be used for both a 100 KTA Autoclave and a 300 kiloton per year (KTA) Tubular line. Both production trains will be producing mainly ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers (EVA). Furthermore, an additional 400 KTA Tubular line producing low-density polyethylene (LDPE) homo polymers will be built at the same site. “We are excited that ZPC decided to grow their assets of licensed LyondellBasell polyolefin technologies with their latest award of our tubular Lupotech T and autoclave Lupotech A technology. In the near future, ZPC will produce in total more than 2,700 KTA polyolefins based on our process technology,” said Neil Nadalin, Director Global Licensing and Services at LyondellBasell. Nadalin added: “The latest additions will be dedicated to produce high value EVA and LDPE applications such as solar panel lamination and encapsulant enabling the global energy transition as well as the production of cost efficient homopolymer LDPE resins.” Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co. Ltd. again Selected LyondellBasell’s High Pressure LDPE Technology
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• 2022 Chevron Phillips Chemical announced recently it received 16 safety awards from the Texas Chemical Council (TCC) for excellence in safety and operational performance. Seven company facilities throughout Texas received recognition.
TCC’s annual award program commemorates member companies that have displayed outstanding results in their commitment to safety, caring for Texas, and their communities. Applications are anonymous and judged by a group of industry peers and community members. “We congratulate the 2022 TCC Award winners for their remarkable efforts in safety performance,” said TCC President Hector Rivero. “They continue to transcend expectations with their operational expertise. Their achievements serve as motivation to others in the industry, and we could not be more thankful for their astounding work.”
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• Zero Contractor Incident Port Arthur Caring for Texas Sweeny, Clemens & Old Ocean Facilities
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• Caring for Texas Kingwood Research and Technology Center
The Pasadena Plastics Complex earned TCC’s highest honor, the “Best in Texas” safety award. The Borger plant received its first Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center Award, which celebrates innovations in process safety with no Tier 1 and 2 process safety events.
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• Sustained Excellence in Caring for Texas Phillips Chemical Texas Chemical Council Safety
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• Dr. Sam Mannan Award for Zero Process Safety Incidents
• Mary Kay O’Connor Distinguished Process Safety Award
Elliott Johnson, senior vice president of environment, health, safety, and security said Chevron Phillips Chemical’s commitment to safe and reliable operations is vital to its success, and that earning these awards demonstrates our commitment to Our Journey to Zero EHSS strategy. “The awards reaffirm our core value of putting the safety of our employees, contractors, and the communities where we operate, first and foremost,” Johnson said. “We are so proud of all our teams’ hard work and dedication to safety excellence,” said Bryan Canfield, senior vice president of manufacturing. “This wouldn’t be possible without the collective efforts of all of you – thank you.”
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Spherilene – Flexible gas phase process technology for the production of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), mediumdensity polyethylene (MDPE), and HDPE.
Spherizone – The breakthrough multi-zone circulating reactor provides a unique and innovative platform to manufacture polypropylene products with novel architecture and enhanced properties.
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Decades of experience in high-pressure application design makes the Lupotech process the preferred technology for EVA/ LDPE plant operators. High reliability, unmatched conversion rates, and effective process heat integration are key attributes of the Lupotech process, designed to ensure this technology’s on-going energyMoreefficiency.than14,000 KTA of LyondellBasell high pressure LDPE technology has been licensed by LyondellBasell in over 80 lines around the world. New licensees take advantage of LyondellBasell’s in-house expertise of continuous production improvement, product development according to the latest environmental regulations, and our know-how in high pressure design, by optionally joining our Technical Service program. In addition to the Lupotech T and Lupotech A process technology, the LyondellBasell licensing portfolio of polyolefin processes and catalysts includes: Hostalen – Leading low-pressure slurry process for the production of high-performance multimodal high-density polyethylene (HDPE).
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• Headcount below 100 • Annual turnover below EUR 10m Already registered for the START-UP ZONE are Plastship from Germany, a European marketplace for recycled plastics to promote the circular economy online and offline, HEALIX from the Netherlands, the company collects nets, ropes and other plastic waste based on synthetic fibres to recycle them into high quality circular polymers for the global production supply chain, HAGE 3D from Austria, this start-up produces large format industrial 3D printers, and the developers of ENLYZE from Germany offer companies a software solution to perform quality control already during the manufacturing of a product.
For detailed information and the application form go to: www.k-online.de/start-up-zone-enor contact Mr Benedikt Salmen, SalmenB@messe-duesseldorf.de. For more information on K 2022 go to: www.k-online.com New at K 2022: the START-UP ZONE
Newcomers showcase innovative developments and ideas for the plastics and rubber industries.
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Basic requirements for participation in the START-UP ZONE
At present, young companies can still apply for participation in the START-UP ZONE thereby using the unique opportunity of presenting themselves and their developments and making international business contacts with a high-calibre expert audience from all over the world at this the most important trade fair for the plastics and rubber industries.
Start-ups are young, creative, flexible, and particularly stand out with their innovative solutions. So, what better fit for K 2022, The World’s No. 1 Trade Fair for Plastics & Rubber, than to offer a dedicated presentation area to newcomers specialised in the development of innovative products and solutions revolving around plastics and rubber? And this is precisely what K 2022 will be doing with their START-UP ZONE to be found in Hall 8b of Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre at K from 19 to 26 October 2022.
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Roelf van der Wijk
A philanthropist, mentor and teacher.
The Greek playwright Aeschylus coined the term philanthropy in the 5th century BC. It meant “love of humanity”. Today, philanthropy means generosity in all its forms and is often defined as giving gifts of “time, talent, and treasure” to help make life better for other people.
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Roelf, Fenny, former Executive Director of United Way of Baroda, Dr. Binita Verdia, and students at a Get-Together in Vadodara.
The original project plans were drawn up to select 10 students per year for five years, with a provision that some of those students would possibly continue to do a master’s degree with support of the foundation and of UWB. This way the project would support 50 students in total. The organizers were hoping there would be 30 students with a bachelor’s degree and 20 with a master’s degree in theWithend. this intention, the first selection was done, knowing very well that with no preparation and no publicity, the first batch of students would have to be smaller than 10. The burden that first year was on Dhanu and Shivinder to select students, and after several interviews they selected three, two boys and one girl. Arpit studied medicine, Kandarp engineering, and Vrunda went for her Bachelor’s in Pharmacy.
The following year 11 students were selected, 5 who were already in university and 6 who had just passed their 12th grade standard exams. After the original project phase of 5 years was completed, the program had selected 88 students, far more than
www.rotoworldmag.com 27 When one seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of one’s own wealth and talents, others are served, lives are changed, and futures are re-directed. By all accounts, Roelf van der Wijk was the kind of humanitarian that sought to serve humanity by opening opportunities for education and culture to those that deserve and need it most. Through the generous and giving spirit of Roelf, his wife Fenny, and their daughter Linda, lives are being changed. Through time, families and generations are being changed as well. And this is how Roelf van der Wijk will be remembered. Well known to many in the Rotational Molding industry, Roelf van der Wijk passed away on February 4 of this year. His enormous persona and legacy will endure not only in the lives of his family and friends he so richly touched, but in the lives of hundreds of students his foundations have and will continue to serve in the future. In 1988, Roelf van der Wijk sold Fusion Kunststoffen BV, a rotomoulding company in in Deventer, the Netherlands that he had taken over from Rubbermaid in 1981. This sale changed the financial condition of his family. Roelf and his wife Fenny decided to donate some of the profit for greater good. They chose to benefit causes in society they felt were important, in the realm of education and culture, and based on humanist principles. When a destructive earthquake hit Gujarat (India) on 26 January 2001, Roelf reached out to his rotomoulding friends Dhanu Patell and Shivinder Singh Chawla of Reinhardt Teknik, first and foremost to see if they and their families and employees were safe, but secondly to see how he could support. The enormous loss of lives and homes spurred Roelf to donate a sum through United Way of Baroda for the reconstruction of homes in Kutch. This first donation for reconstruction was through the United Way of Baroda (UWB), of which Shivinder was Chairman at the time. This started a discussion between Roelf, Shivinder, and Dhanu on how a more sustainable and long-term support could be implemented. Roelf always felt that education was the key that unlocked the world for him and made his accomplishments in life and in business possible. Naturally, the ideas for longterm structural support focused on education. The discussions culminated in the idea to start a program for needy and bright students in Gujarat and Rajasthan who passed out of high school with good marks, however, could not pursue a university education due to financial constraints. They agreed that this program should offer interest free loans, without collateral, for all study related expenses: educational fees, transportation, hostels, food, and everything needed to allow the student to focus on studies without tension. Fusion Study Foundation (FSF) was founded in 2004, and after a face-to-face meeting with the board of UWB in the early summer of 2005, the program started officially at the start of that same academic year. Based on the trust and respect between the people involved and the organization, it was agreed that UWB would manage the program in India, and FSF would transfer the funds once a year and remain in the lead, as Roelf used to say, in
originally envisioned. Of these 88, 77 students took the loan. Not only did FSF and UWB provide the funds, but a big part of the project was also building a community network of students. To accomplish that, the program organizes two Get-Togethers a year (at least in non-Covid times). Seeing the change in students and the impact on their lives, the partnering organizations decided to continue the project and extend it. Not only that, UWB’s board members and local organizations also decided to sponsor students through the program. Staff of UWB and FSF have visited schools all over Gujarat to spread awareness in the most interior places of the state and have conducted the selection interviews together for many years now. The program has grown beyond anyone’s wildest dreams and is still going strong. Between the two organizations nearly 1,000 students have been sponsored or are being sponsored as of the selection of 2021, a year in which over 175 students were selected after conducting just over 250 interviews on zoom, due to Covidrestrictions.Morethan 180 of the graduated students have returned the full amount of their loan, or more, and more than 196 students are in the process of paying back. Not only that, students and alumni pay back in kind too, in a strong support network, maintained on WhatsApp and through personal interactions. The program is starting to become truly revolving and will hopefully become fully self-sustaining. Roelf maintained interest and commitment to the Monika Patel and Jaydeep Khandhediya met in 2012 at a foundation Get-Together, were married in 2017, and now have a beautiful daughter.
Middle class parents struggle to give a better education to their children and the struggle becomes harder when there are two or more children in the family. Parents must give equal importance to all their children’s educations. I am the one whose parents faced this situation while I was taking admission for electronics and communication engineering. I have seen my parents struggling to save money and also seen them borrowing money for education for two of us because my brother was studying in B.Tech while my admission was confirmed in B.E. After completing my first
The FSF-UWB Get -Together for students and alumni in January 2020. program and was actively discussing how it was going until the last days of his life. Who better though to speak to what the program means than the students? The stories of Monika (2008 batch) and Jaydeep (2011 batch), Valji (2008 batch), and Jagruti (2006 batch) are just a few of many. Monika Patel (2008 Batch of FSF), Working Partner at R.B Technologies and Partner at R.B Exim Hub & Bronze Corporation, Rajkot, Gujarat Today’s generation knows the value of education, but just think if you were born in a country where there is no scope of financial support and family backgrounds are too poor to support your higher education financially. Secondly, when a girl is studying, people think that 10th or 12th class is enough. When her family background is not that educated, they cannot understand the importance of education. Yes, I was from this type of family. My mother, a single parent struggling to give all the happiness to me and my younger sister. I wanted to become a doctor, but due to financial crisis, I could not pursue a science stream after the 10th grade. I had to choose commerce and passed it with very good numbers. Then the bigger question, how I would be able to complete my graduation with the lack of finances? In the corner of my heart, I was very sad, but we are so thankful to God and one of my teachers showed us a ray of hope – Fusion Study Foundation (FSF) - an organization that has been helping students like me for the last 17 years in cooperation with United Way of Baroda. FSF primarily supported me financially to complete my bachelor’s and master’s degrees. FSF also supported me morally to grow in my life.
Jaydeep Khandhediya (2011 Batch of FSF), Owner R.B Technologies, Partner R.B. Exim Hub, Partner Bronze Corporation, and Founding Committee KASSA
The love and care from the family of all members, especially from the van der Wijk family, is a precious experience. The journey was amazing, and I am proud to be a part of this United FSF family. Such a great-hearted lady, Linda van der Wijk and her amazing parents, have and are doing such an honourable job of creating a life for many students like me. I am really inspired by the United Way FSF members, and I am willing to help needy students in the future.
30 ROTOWORLD® ISSUE 3 • 2022 year of engineering, I was about to drop out of college due to financial crisis in the family, but God had planned something different for me. An interest free education loan for needy, bright students from Fusion Study Foundation (FSF) in co-operation with the United Way of Baroda has worked for me as a ray of hope, not just for completing my higher studies, but by improving my family environment and motivating me to make my whole life better. I am so thankful to the visionary founders of this project, Mr. Roelf van der Wijk and his wife Fenny. Capable of affording a luxurious life, they chose simplicity instead to assist in the lives of aspiring students like me. I am truly inspired by Linda Van Der Wijk for her dedicated contribution in this wonderful project and support to each of the students of this family. Many students have completed their bachelor’s and master’s degree courses with the help of this ray of hope. Many more are still studying, and this family is growing day by day. In my view, FSF is not only about helping students for their higher education, but it is about the vision of developing a better society by providing for a better future for students and their families. Jagruti Darji, 05 May 2022, (Medical Officer, Mumbai) I was a girl from a lower-middle class family, living in a onebedroom kitchen raw house with my family. I didn’t know what to say when people ask me what it would be like to be when I grew up? This question mostly surprised me because how could I know what would be in the future? Was I allowed to decide? Then, I thought ‘yes, I want to be a doctor’. My only answer to everyone’s question thus became a doctor. I was good in studies. I cleared my 12th grade, and then the only question was how I would pay for my fees going forward (even if only the nominal amount)? I had two younger brothers, and I knew my parents would have to give their attention to them. I wasn’t the only one, but as they say, where there is a will, there is a way. Then out of nowhere one of our neighbors showed my father an FSF interestfree scholarship ad from the newspaper. We see these kinds of ads often, so not much attention is given. However, miraculously our hopes made us inquire about things, and it was for real. I applied, got an interview, and the task ahead was to clear the interview. I was a shy, introverted girl with zero confidence. I was average looking, and ready to be a cry baby, but I went for the interview. I didn’t know how to speak in English, except for a few sentences. I cleared the interview, and bang my story changed. I scored well in 12th grade, got admission to MBBS, and it was a complete turning point for me. The only thing I had to worry about was to study. I worked hard, and the independence gave me the confidence to give my best in everything I do. This changed my approach toward life. When you’re not the burden for your own family it is a big achievement. How miraculous life is! FSF entered in my life as a miracle because I did not stop believing Jagruti and other students at the Get-Together in January 2022. Valji Gadhavi and his mother at his home in Kutch, Gujarat, India
– email: info@ fusionstudyfoundation.com Charity Fund Rijsholt Charity Fund Rijsholt was founded in 2011 to give children, young people and women in the Netherlands and the rest of the world a chance: a chance for self-fulfillment and development; a chance for an independent and dignified existence. Education is often the key to a better life for children and for women. Unfortunately, many women and children still do not have the opportunity to receive regular education. The reasons for this are diverse. Just to name a few, it is not promoted or because it is not available, is too expensive, and/or is not culturally accepted.
Valji Gadhavi, 03 May 2022, Lecturer in Polytechnic College
Dhanu and Yasmin Patel, Shivinder and Tinoo Chawla, and Celal and Asye Beysel – supporters of the FSF Foundation.
I am currently working as a lecturer in Government Polytechnic College – Bhuj. I was born in a farm family in the small remote village of Gujarat. I got my primary education in the government school of my village and pursued my intermediate from Jawakar Navodaya Vidyalaya. After completing my school education, I wanted to pursue mechanical engineering, but the economic situation of my family was not good. They could not pay a huge amount of my educational expenses, so I was about to give up my ambition and pursue a BSc, but suddenly Fusion Study Foundation (FSF) came into my life and all my aspirations awoke again. FSF helped me to come out from a state of dilemma and boosted my confidence. FSF took responsibility for all my educational expenses and continuously provided mentoring and encouragement throughout my academic journey. Today my life is full of happiness, and not only mine, but the lives of my siblings as well. They also pursued their career after I began earning. I owe my success to the efforts and aide provided by FSF and UWB. I extend my sincere gratitude to FSF andTheUWB.success of the program led to even more projects. In 2011 Roelf and Fenny started a second foundation, Charity Fund Rijsholt. Charity Fund Rijsholt builds upon the experience with UWB and FSF and sponsors programs in The Thailand,Netherlands,andIndia. All the projects are still based on the same humanist principles and the same clause of nondiscrimination and with the same focus on education, resilience, and self-reliance. Through these other projects more than 10,000 children have been given support to build a better tomorrow for themselves, their families, and their communities. Fusion Study Foundation Fusion Study Foundation has been operational since 2005. The focus – now – is mainly on implementation and execution of a project in Gujarat (India) in cooperation with project partner United Way of Baroda, based in Vadodara, in the state of Gujarat in west India. Students have been selected for interest free loans since August 2005. The beneficiaries have received monetary loans for college fees, but also for stationary, books, transport and/or hostel fees where necessary and all other study related expenses, and they have received additional guidance and support when needed. To date more than 450 students have become engineers, doctors, dentists, and pharmacists,www.fusionstudyfoundation.cometc.
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Thank you to Linda van der Wijk, Dhanu Patel, and Celal Beysel for their collaboration with this article.
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Roelf was a man of principles, with a very strong shell, hard to break to see his core. I do not think anybody in the world has seen his soft side, except for his wife and daughter, Fenny, and Linda. Only his friends know that his outer shell was brittle, so one had to be careful, not to offend him. The first time he was in Turkey to visit my company, I told him I would be at his hotel at 8.00 am. I was late by 10 minutes, because of rain and traffic. I was shocked to see him waiting for me outside the hotel, under the rain. He scorned me: If you want me to help you, you have always to be on time. Wow, what a lesson! After a few years, he decided to sell his company to Bonar. There was a celebration evening, organized by Bonar and I was invited. Linda was studying in USA at that time. After Roelf’s speech, we heard a saxaphone from the backstage and Linda entered the scene, with tears in her eyes. This was the only time I have seen Roelf’s soft, loving, sentimental soul. In the 39 years I have known Roelf, he was my mentor, in rotomolding. I try to follow his teachings and promote rotomolding where needed. I will miss him.
Dhanu Patel honors Roelf van der Wijk On behalf of Shivinder, myself, our families, and Fusion Foundation…Studyeach one of us walks the earth with a purpose and a few of us accomplish it with rewards beyond compare. Roelf van der Wijk believed only in humanity and lived by thatRoelfcode.was a mentor that lives on in the hearts of those he touched. He was a humble philanthropist, a man who could read a drawing with one eye and put the other one on a balance sheet, and in 10 seconds find the errors technically and commercially. An ability I have not seen otherwise in my life. In 1980, Roelf bought the rotomoulding division of Rubber Maid in Holland, where he came up from the shop floor to management and started fusion Kunstoffen, a company he started with Shivinder Chawla. He also mentored Celal Beysel who in turn is a mentor to many in the rotational molding industry. Roelf drove us to Reinhardt gmbh and commanded a meeting that led to our collaboration. Behind every success there is a mentor, a well-wisher who guides and holds our hands while we learn to run. Behind every man there is a wonderful woman, and for Roelf her name is Fenny van der Wijk. She is very compassionate, understanding, and loving. Roelf and Fenny have given so much, and so silently, without the slightest fanfare. I am talking of the Fusion Study Foundation (FSF) in India, which is run through the offices of United Way of Baroda. FSF has received millions of rupees for the education of needy and deserving children. The operations are run by none other than their wonderful, dedicated, passionate, and warmhearted daughter Linda, who is supported by her husband Alko. This act of generosity helps people solving their problems over the long term. It’s not charity, it’s giving them a new life, giving their families a new life. Roelf has taught all of us to move beyond the circumstances that you are born in and this he has done this by example. Today, 1,500 boys and girls are in the education program, they are provided with not just college fees but hostel, food, laptops, and other expenses. The best part is Linda will know each one by name and how they have fared in their exams, a remarkable ability which comes from her DNA. She will nurture every student through graduation, e.g., and doctorate if need be.
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Roelf and Fenny made provision to educate almost another 3,000 children. We started with US $100,000. Seeing the very positive outcome, today this lovely family of well-wishers have committed approximately US $2 million. I cannot end without a phrase from Winston Churchill, which was lived by Roelf van der Wijk: “We make a living by what we get, BUT we make a life by what we give.
I was 31 years old and had decided to go into the rotomolding business when I first met Roelf van der Wijk by purely coincidence. I was in Düsseldorf at the K-Fair, where I had met Mr. Steenbruggen, the sales manager of Fusion materialHolland,Kunststoffen,atarawstand.After a short conversation, he advised me to call his boss, Mr. van der Wijk. To my astonishment, he invited me to visit his company, a 2.5 hrs. drive from Düsseldorf, to see the first rotomolding company in my life. I was allowed to stay at Fusion for 2 weeks, learning the technology of rotomolding. Why would he do this? His explanation was simple: rotomolding is in its childhood, trying to enter the world of plastics production techniques, but has no school. Rotomolders need to teach each other for it to become a strong sector. “Of course, we do not teach to direct competition,” he said. His teaching efforts were extended to Pakistan and India, as well.
Qualities in a Boss that Team Members Want to See Kim Harrison, Cutting Edge
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People around the world now appear to place less meaning on their occupation and career, which means more people are prepared to leave their job. This also means it is even more important to be a good boss, because managers account for 70% of variance in employee engagement, according to extensive Gallup research. No matter what style people want, there are common traits every team member looks for in their leader. If their boss doesn’t have most of these traits, their team members start looking for other jobs – they will look for more meaning in their lives and better qualities in a boss elsewhere. Pew Research Center found this in a 2021 US survey. The two leading sources of meaning in life had dropped over a four-year period to 2021 in peoples’ opinion. These sources relate to a person’s occupation/career, and also material wellbeing, which could be based on their rate of pay. The proportion of people who achieved meaning in their occupation and career had dropped from 19% in 2017 to 11% in 2021. Also, the proportion of people who found meaning in life from material wellbeing, stability, and quality of life plunged from 29% to 18% over the same period. A Pew survey in 2022 found that the top reasons why Americans quit their jobs in 2021 were low pay (63%), a lack of opportunities for advancement (63%), and feeling disrespected at work (57%). The figures reflected growing dissatisfaction with their work, and a growing feeling that they could leave their job behind. These changes reflect the fact that people want better qualities in a boss who will respect them, create opportunities for advancement, and will try to offer them competitive pay.
Different people want to see different traits in a leader. Some want their boss to be relaxed, some want their boss to push them harder. The best leaders tend to blend traits. It is crucial for leaders today to strike the right balance as we face uncertain times in the pandemic. This article describes 10 qualities in a boss that team members want to see. Vital to be a good boss
10 qualities in a boss that team members want to see According to a Deloitte study, organizations should develop leadership qualities in employees at every level. Great leaders work toward creating a positive work environment that helps everyone work at their highest potential. As a team leader, your focus should be on both the growth of your team as a whole and grooming team members on a personal level. Employees look forward to working with just and compassionate leaders. Your approach can vary depending on various aspects such as the needs of the organization, your own
A leader who listens to their team members and genuinely responds with appropriate feedback creates a clear path of communication. The secret to the success of any team lies in good communication.Yourteamshould know that they can approach you at all times to speak their minds. It leads to better productivity and efficiency as a team can brainstorm freely in a safe environment in which ideas are encouraged.
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Communicate the value of benefits In addition, heads of communication need to be aware that not all employees appreciate or are even fully aware of all the benefits available to them. They should support HR by initiating and coordinating organization-wide communication with HR staff. “Ongoing communications and assessing both usage and employee sentiment can help ensure that workers understand and value the benefits they’re being offered,” says SHRM. Recent trends include more regular communication through multiple approaches such as email messages, home mailings, Slack/chat discussions, and benefits questions being asked at staff meetings.
Here are 10 qualities that can help you know as a boss how to nurture a team to achieve highly productive results – and also for you as a team member to understand the qualities you can reasonably expect to see in your boss. A good boss:
2. Good communicator
3. Organizing skills Organizational skills are often overlooked in leadership discussions. A team leader’s job just isn’t getting their employees to deliver results, it is also planning and managing/coordinating their team’s work. Once you have your team’s plan, objectives, and strategies all planned and laid in front of you, it becomes easier to execute
LEADERSHIP 34 ROTOWORLD® ISSUE 3 • 2022 personal style, and the group you are working with. But the core of any leadership should include some basic elements.
1. Provides job security for their employees
According to TimeDoctor, 88% of the workforce says that their boss being a good listener is a priority for them. However, only 60% feel that their boss is one. That’s a large gap to bridge. Being able to listen and respond well to your employees is crucial in increasing their engagement.
One of the clearest ways to show your team members you genuinely care about their well-being is to arrange excellent benefits for them – within organizational guidelines – and make them feel secure in the workplace, especially in view of the changes they face when working remotely or in hybrid mode. Ensuring they get all the benefits they are entitled to helps a team to perform better. Such benefits include social security, perks and bonuses, paid vacations, and health insurance. In addition, the pandemic has increased employees’ expressed need for more mental health support, and some are seeking flexible-leave arrangements, possible family-building (fertility and adoption) support, paid employee sabbaticals, greater learning and development opportunities, and student loan relief, according to an SHRM article in 2022. As a result, employers need to be more flexible than in the past. This greater flexibility lets workers know their boss has their back, that they are appreciated, and they can expect good qualities in their boss. At the same time, due to “The Great Resignation” trend, you are well advised to raise the issue with top management that employees are expecting more than in the past. Employee benefits firms can help you sort out packages based on your organization’s needs and what team members want.
A team leader who refuses to learn from their mistakes can harm their team in the long run. Leaders should be learners first. They should be willing to admit their mistakes and try to learn from them and not repeat them in the future. Allow your team to point out your mistakes and work towards bettering yourself. This will let your team see that you are on the same page as them. You are one of them on this journey together. Be flexible, always keep trying new things. Even if you fail at them, know that you can always try again and that your team is always by your side. It encourages your team to do the same.
Every team member looks up to leaders who are passionate and inspirational. If you are not passionate about a cause, why should your team be? This applies along the whole spectrum from single projects to the overall goals of your organization.
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5. Leads by example This may be one of the unspoken traits people look for in their boss. No one wants to work under someone who only talks the talk and doesn’t walk the walk. One of the most proactive ways of creating a positive work environment is leading by example. Display the behavior you expect from your team yourself. Let them follow your lead. Do the same in team meetings. You can make unexpected creative suggestions, which let the team know that any and all ideas will be appreciated and no one will think them silly as participation is much more important. It also helps break the ice among team members.
You should strive to inspire your team to perform at their fullest potential. Let them know you have complete faith in them. Motivate them to do better and that you have their back. Share your honest feedback with them and point out opportunities to help them perform better. Simply sharing a motivational quote or two at the start of the day can help lift an employee’s mood and help them be their best self (but don’t overdo it).
10. Willing to learn from their mistakes
LEADERSHIP these and derive desired performance out of your team. It helps your team members perform optimally as their roles are now clearly defined. It minimizes confusion and lets everyone know what is expected of them. You can put systems in place that help you establish order and guide your team members better. It may take time at first but after some time, you will notice how smoothly things flow.
9. Trustworthy Trust is vital within every team. You need to have transparent communication lines and let your employees know you have their best professional interest at heart to help them perform better. Employees should feel safe and fairly treated to be able to focus on their roles. If they feel that they are unfairly treated, they won’t trust you with anything. They may be inclined to hold information back or not step up when needed.
Conclusion Gallup research reveals that only about one in ten people are natural leaders. Leadership skills take time to develop, so ask for feedback from your employees. Know what they want from you and deliver on it. Always keep communication lines open and be on your toes. Don’t get impatient, as developing certain traits and new ways of working takes time. Being a good leader is certainly a tall order but one worth aspiring to. You can aim to achieve more qualities as a boss, which will give you and your team more job satisfaction.
7. Compassionate This is a trait you should have regardless of whether you are a team leader or not. Being kind and compassionate goes a long way in building a positive working environment around you. Being fair doesn’t mean you can’t be compassionate to your team members. In fact, it is the opposite. Being fair and kind with your team lets them see that you truly care about their well-being and are willing to help them should they get stuck. Have casual chats with them from time to time. Help them establish a work-life balance. Advise them on maintaining their physical and mental well-being. Your team will be sure to appreciate your efforts.
6. Fair A great team leader treats all their team members fairly. Leaders who play favorites end up damaging the team dynamic as their team gets discouraged by not having their hard work recognized. Employee recognition plays a key role in boosting the morale and efficiency of employees. By being fair to their efforts, recognizing them, and rewarding them on merit, you encourage them to do better in the future. Being fair is often confused with being strict. Being fair only means that you do not give undue advantage to anyone on the team. It actually helps in establishing transparent communication and dynamic within your team.
8. Inspirational
4. Adaptable A necessary skill in today’s trying times is adaptability. You need to be able to adapt to different kinds of working environments both in physical working conditions as well as virtual. Leading teams in virtual working wording conditions is admittedly hard. This is where you need to learn and adapt to the newer conditions. Adaptability also means delegating work appropriately. Recognizing someone is better equipped than you to do it helps your team see that you are self-aware enough to put your own self-interest behind the team’s.
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Starting up a new branding project requires good preparation. We would like to share the knowledge gained through the previous 20+ years of experience, so we have a shortlist of 5 essential steps, outlined in 5 sections for hopefully immediate effect. We are assuming your, or your clients’ corporate brand name, logo, or specific design is already finalized, ready to use on your products. Good luck with starting up your project!
Product Shape & Thickness
Section 1: Product Design and Mold Detail Parts may feature anything from a high-polish finish to deep shot-peened texture, dependent on the desired aesthetics of your customer. It should be well noted that a flat smooth area works best for any in-mold or post-mold graphic system, especially post mould, heat-transfer type graphics. Any prevalent texture will affect the application time, i.e., more texture = more time required. Graphics will also take on the surface texture, so consider smooth surface for maximum WOW-effect of your branding. Example on the next page shows how you can easily achieve a graphic ready surface.
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Part curvature or contours will affect the shape and size of graphic formation, and where they are located on the part. Smaller graphics with less surface area will be less prone to wrinkle or distort. Part thickness can influence your graphic aim for 6mm (0.25”) minimum for heat-transfer type graphics, especially for larger designs as these require more heat distribution over a greater area. Application to thicker or more stable surfaces walls, i.e., ribbed will ensure best results. Thinner-walled parts are likely to warp, creating application difficulties, therefore are not well suited for larger graphics. with Graphics - Design Guide
The Objective of this Guide To provide a guide that roto molded plastic manufacturers can use and refer to when considering branding with confidence on plastic parts. This will help for both existing and new parts. include, but not limited to, the following: Material types best suited for branding Colour options, special effects, and UV stability Molding types, i.e., roto, injection, blow-molding costs and what to expect Mold surface textures and shape and opacity of graphics for prints, process vs spot colour Inspiration in images How to Start a Branding Project for Roto Moulded Parts
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Positioning your brand for maximum effect needs to be well thought out. Is this your logo, a tracking reference or important safety information? What is going to be the most logical visual area also interprets to how are you going to place the graphics in mold, i.e., is their mold access to allow application, or is the part wall thick enough or well-formed in the #1 area to support the graphics? Consider #2 or even #3 application positions for each for prototypes. Types & Molding Processes
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Plastic
Why nothing sticks to plastic has its purpose right, like water off a duck’s back! This is also why one label will stick to aluminum or glass, with surface tension levels of 500-1000 mN/m, but not to your plastic product, this is all to do with surface tension.
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The below chart shows these respective surface tension levels, and suitable graphic types from PSI Brand, best suited for plastic types known in rotomoulding. Summary We hope you found this guide to product design and mold more 2 5, go section-1 and watch out for next &
dry sandpaper smooth the graphic area slightly to create a more even profile. The graphic now has much more adhesive contact with the mould, this will ensure you get brilliant results every cycle. Unblasted "smooth" surface. ph: +64 6 833 6043 email: sales@psibrand.com fax:+64 6 835 0693 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 FRONT VIEW 8 126 26 24518580 268210 338 384 PERFPOLISH&STRETCH TEXTURE SAME AS BLACK BIN TRANSFERTRANSFERTRANSFERLIGHTGREEN MLLGR-278665 DARK GREEN PANTONE 350c TRANSFER TO ROLL AROUND HINGE AND LOCK EDGES WCC LOGO INTEGRATED ONTO TRANSFER SUSTAINABLE LOGO INTEGRATED ONTO TRANSFER SURFACE TYPE SURFACE TENSION (mN/m) INMOULDORIGINAL INMOULD X-TREME MOULDPOST VINYL DECAL Polyethylene (PE) 31 Yes¹ Yes¹ Yes Yes Polypropylene (PP) 31 Yes Yes No Yes Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) 39 Yes No No Yes Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) 42 Yes No Yes Yes Polycarbonate (PC) 42 Yes No No Yes Nylon-6,6 43 Yes No Yes Yes Polyurethane (PU) 43 Yes No No Yes Polyester (PET) 43 Yes No No Yes ¹Not suited for XL-PE The above pictorial guide shows how easily you can achieve a graphic ready surface.
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Celal Beysel, Floteks Plastik, Turkey
Floteks Receives R&D Center Certificate
Slowly but with insisting steps, Floteks has first carried out several projects with small budgets, developed new products, and sold licenses for these innovations. Starting in 2013, Floteks applied to be funded by the European Union. Since then, 5 of the applications were found worth supporting by EU evaluaters and 4 of them have been successfully completed. The last project, which will be completed within 2022, is about the Physico-Chemical Photo of PP
FNCT+ Cimate Cabin Polarised Microscope
Floteks Plastik in Bursa / Turkey is a highly vertical integrated rotational molding facility with product and mold design, mold construction, powder preparation, production, welding, and assembly of plastic parts, testing, and quality control systems. They started their R&D Department in the year 2000, as a seperate section withn the company, also physically at a different location than their daily QC Department, with a rather humble innovation capacity.
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3. Various innovative molds, using innovative tools like special heat pipes are developed and patented to achieve perfect wall thickness distribution for deep internal cores, producing highly technical articles. Pneumatic clamps used in molds for higher output and economical production are for the benefit of both the company itself and the customers.
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Recycling of Polypropylenes. “Returning to the virgin polymer” is the rough definition of physico-chemical recycling. The system dissolves the polymer selectively, and removes impurities through various filters. The output is a virgin*like polymer. The pilot plant for this purpose is being constructed at Floteks premises in Bursa and is supposed to start production in November. Having achieved advanced laboratory facilities and a qualified R&D staff as a result of the national and european projects carried out thus far, Floteks applied in 2021 to become a Certified R&D Center in Turkey. The Certificate was approved by the Ministry of Industry and Technology as of December 10, 2021. The certificate means that Floteks can receive regular support from Turkish authorities, as long as the R&D work continues successfully.
Today, Floteks has 7 chemical engineers, one with P.hd, 4 mechanical, 1 electric, 2 industrial engineers, 6 technical designers, 3 technicians, with a total of 23 staff in the R&D Department. 7 of these staff members are women. Joint projects are carried out with many universities and research institutions at home and abroad. Close relations are maintained with them, as well as other companies with R&D and innovation targets. The innovation capacity and network of Floteks R&D Center’s technical personell is being enhanced by every project and by every international meeting, as a result. Floteks’ R&D Department capabilities can be summerized in 5 different categories.
2. Physical testing of rotomolded plastic parts is another important area. Rotomolded products can have varying specs, even if the mold and the raw material is unchanged, depending on many production variables. Determining the best process parameters is one of the areas examined by the Floteks R&D Department.
1. First, there is an R&D program about raw material performance. The specs of various different raw materials from all over the world as well as recycled materials are examined, the effects of compounding with various masterbatches and also nanoadditives are studied.
5. With an accredited R&D Department, Floteks now prepares more sophisticated projects and is partner for EU Projects with higher ambitions, also helps solving other rotomolders’ problems by licensing their know-how, in case they are interested in collaboration.
Polarisation Microscope with Microtome
4. With the help of the IT work carried out at the R&D Department, Floteks has developed an ERP and MMS System controlling the whole design, production, logistics, QC, and bookkeeping of the company with one integrated software.
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent medical humanitarian organization which originated in France and provides emergency medical assistance to people in extreme circumstances around the world. Their main areas of work include trauma surgery, pediatrics, malnutrition, infections, tropical and neglected diseases, vaccines, and COVID. MSF work in many low- to middle-income countries, and by doing so identified problems in undertaking bacteriological diagnosis. They were not able to find a suitable self-contained clinical microbiology laboratory solution on the market. Thus, they developed the Mini-Lab in an attempt to provide affordable, standardized, high-quality clinical bacteriology in remote, Figure 1: Verification the container can be lifted by 2 people, inclusive of all necessary equipment.
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DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS UTILIZE ROTOMOULDED MINI-LAB TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE ROTOaroundtheworld Ian Hansen, RotaConsult
Figure 3: Work bench number 3 of 6, with all contents.
All Mini-Lab components are transported in 6 protective containers, which hold all necessary equipment, furniture, metal frame, shelves, data management systems, training, documentation, and consumables. The boxes transform into sturdy laboratory benches which can set up a clinical bacteriology laboratories in in an area less than 20 m2 (215 ft2). Container-benches include standard personal protective equipment and all electrical components to provide safe electricity connections. Deployment and installation instructions are designed in an ‘IKEA style’ document aimed at lay users. The Mini-Lab’s goal is to be deployed to improve patient care. The original transportable, modular prototype containers were evaluated in the field during 2019-2021. They were first manufactured using wood panels, then fiberglass (FRP), however, the containers are now being manufactured in polyethylene by rotational moulding. MSF engaged Philippe Vigouroux of ID Roto Solution, (www. idrotosolution.fr) an independent design company located in France, to create an industrial solution based on the knowledge and experience gained working with the prototype containers. The early wooden containers were low cost to make, easy to customize, and required no tooling investment, however they were too heavy, requiring 4 people to carry each one. The FRP containers were lightweight and required low mould investment. Container customisation was possible, however, impact resistance was low during transport and the unit cost price was high. The rotomoulding solution was chosen because it had good impact resistance and enabled one container design to offer different solutions. It was a compromise choice (or midway) between cost and weight compared to the alternative wooden and FRP solutions. One Mini-Lab system requires 6 containers. The 6 containers require 12 rotomoulded pieces. The mould design was complex requiring moulds made from up to 5 pieces. ID Roto Solution worked closely with Italian mould maker Persico (www.persico.com) to transform their computer design into a CNC aluminium mould. A French based company, Rototec, Figure 2: Container being unpacked.
www.rotoworldmag.com 41 challenging, and low resource locations. It is capable of being deployed rapidly around the world, and upon arrival, is easily used by non-expert microbiologists after brief training. If medical staff in the field have the ability to diagnose a patient accurately, they are better able to treat an infection.
After the moulds arrived from Persico, a little fine tuning and mould optimisation work was carried out by Rototec to ensure that the final product met the quality requirements of MSF. As ID Roto Solution had expected, the product design, with the use of optimum materials, was able to meet all the key requirements for this application, namely medium weight, high mechanical resistance, flat surfaces when used as a work bench, good chemical resistance, and a lower price than the fiberglass/ polyurethane foam alternative.
MSF spent years of engagement, creativity, and persistence developing the Mini-Lab solution. Once they identified their requirements they engaged a professional design company to translate their prototype containers into an industrial solution.
ID Roto Solution was able to demonstrate to MSF the possibilities of innovative rotational moulding technology and as a result the first rotomoulded Mini-Labs are scheduled to be deployed to remote locations from mid-2022.
42 ROTOWORLD® ISSUE 3 • 2022 who specializes in the rotomoulding of technical parts was engaged by MSF to manufacture the prototype plastic parts. Based on the MSF’s designs and specifications, ID Roto Solution came up with the requirement to make the parts using a One Shot polyethylene foam system. When the containers are unfolded and used as work benches for microbiology, the internal work surfaces had to be flat.
Figure 4: One of the aluminium moulds.
One Shot foam was the most cost effective material solution. A polyurethane foam solution was considered, but this would have significantly increased the amount of investment required for the project, for minor benefit.
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Figure 5: Part of the proud Mini-Lab project team.
References: Fig 1, 2, 3 & 5 Médecins Sans Frontières
‘Rob Thompson, Odyssey Innovation’
Martin Coles, Matrix Polymers
Making Rotomoulded Products Using Ocean Waste
We can all agree that plastic waste in the ocean and on our beaches is terrible. It blights our environment, needlessly injures and kills marine life, and seriously damages the reputation of the whole plasticsWhatindustry.ifwecould collect plastic waste from our coastlines and reuse it? What if this material were used to make rotomoulded products? Is this at all feasible or realistic? Rob Thompson had the vision to collect plastic from beaches and coves around the coast of Cornwall in South-West England, and turn the waste into rotomoulded kayaks, which he could then use to paddle to inaccessible areas on the coast to collect more ocean plastic, to make more kayaks. True circularity! Rob founded Odyssey Innovation and set about organising an army of volunteers to help collect plastic waste, and he did a fantastic job of persuading Exeter City Council to support him in the complimentary transportation and recycling of this waste. Rob discovered that a considerable volume of the waste he was collecting was abandoned fishing nets. The reason for this was there was no system in place to help fishermen dispose of their waste of end-of-life fishing gear. Together with Exeter City Council Odyssey established the Net Regeneration Scheme, which provided drop-off points on the quayside of ports where fishermen could leave their damaged and redundant nets. The plastic waste and nets are collected by Exeter Council and taken to their recycling center where they are sorted.
Extruded polyethylene is the most common material used to make fishing nets. After eventually finding a company that could adequately handle the recovery of this material, Odyssey established a regular source of Polyethylene that could be used to makeClearly,kayaks.extruded fishing net Polyethylene is not suitable on its own for rotomoulding, so the material has to be compounded together with other grades of Polyethylene and additives to make it rotomouldable and tough. Blackening the material helps to mask the variety of net colours and creates a consistent look.
Today Rob Thompson is fulfilling his vision, using ocean waste, he has rotomolded kayaks and has set up his “Paddle for Plastic” programme where volunteers are using these boats to collect more plastic from our beaches and oceans.
It’s inspiring, and if you’re interested in learning more, or want to help us in supporting Rob in some way, please check out his website www.odysseyinnovation.com, or contact myself.
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It has taken tremendous dedication and commitment to make this a reality and we should all applaud what Rob and his team have done. I am also pleased to see that people in local government have taken action and have not only backed this initiative but are also providing practical support.
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Tour ARM 2022 Annual Meeting
Serving the Rotational Molding Industry Worldwide for Over 40 ARMYearsREPORT The mission of the Association of Rotational Molders is to promote, educate, and inspire the rotomolding industry. For more information, visit ARM’s website at www.rotomolding.org or contact the Association at 630-942-6589 or info@rotomolding.org. 44 ROTOWORLD® ISSUE 3 • 2022 We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2022 ARM Annual Meeting, November 6-9 at the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta, GA. Rising high above the heart of the city, the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia features world-class service, superb hotel amenities, and a convenient location moment from Atlanta’s bestknown attractions. Our schedule of technical content as well as networking opportunities continues to grow in 2022. Here is a snapshot of the schedule: Sunday, November 6 Committee Meetings Full Day Seminars (Roto 101 in English and Spanish) National Center for Human and Civil Rights Tour Monday, November 7 Committee Meetings Half-Day Seminars (Advanced Rotomolding and Design Case KeynoteStudies)
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We are pleased to announce our 2022 Keynote Speaker, Scott Daly, Training Director at Focus3. Scott is a veteran of the U.S. Navy SEAL Teams, and since 2002 he has served as an operator, a Chief Petty Officer, and a Master Training Specialist. Scott is a graduate of The Ohio State University.
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In addition to operating on active SEAL teams, Scott spent years training junior officers and enlisted SEALs how to perform at elite levels physically, emotionally, and tactically in the world’s most demanding environments. His military experience allowed him to coach and train people in over 15 countries on 5 different continents. Before joining the Navy after 9/11, he was a highly successful District Sales Manager with a Fortune 500 company. Through his military and professional experience, Scott shares a unique perspective on Focus3’s system. With passion, he conveys the value of critical decision-making and a systematic approach to leadership, culture, and behavior for the ultimate purpose of producing exceptional results. For complete information, visit https://rotomolding.org/page/
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Introduction to Rotational Molding Tour Dru Laws has hosted the Introduction to Rotational Molding seminar (Roto101) around the country this year. We are pleased with the success of this course and attendance at each of the locations. We’ve conducted seminars in California, Minneapolis (Sold Out), Utah, and Illinois (Sold Out). The next course will be held August 29 in Cincinnati, OH. The seminar covers the key elements of the rotomolding process. This includes available materials, the main types of equipment used, processing parameters, process control methods to optimize part properties, and key design guidelines. Attendees will have plenty of opportunities to ask questions and explore areas of particular interest. Laws has shared his experience and expertise with other rotomolders endlessly through his involvement with ARM. He has frequently organized and spoken at rotomolding conferences large and small. He has presented at multiple international conferences. For many years he has presented ARM’s Introduction to Rotomolding seminar, which is an entry into rotomolding for Dru
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Obviously, the time separation can’t be so long as to mean that the surface picks up fresh contamination between cleaning and flaming.Yetanother approach could be to mold the part in a higher Melt Index grade than the one currently used; the difference in surface appearance between a General-Purpose grade (MI approx. 4 g/10min) and a high-flow or “Toy” grade (MI approx. 7 g/10min) can be significant. On the other hand, higher MI grades may exhibit some reduction in impact strength. Whether this is worth looking at depends on how much of the part surface is flamed; if you need to treat the whole part, changing material could be a good option.
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ARM REPORT 46 ROTOWORLD® ISSUE 3 • 2022 many members. When the Association needs a volunteer, Laws is often the first to say yes. Laws is ARM’s immediate Past President. He has chaired Committees and written ARM’s Rotational Molding Foam Process Guide. He graduated with distinction from the Queens University of Belfast in Northern Ireland with an MSc in Polymer Engineering, emphasizing in Rotational Foam Molding. He began his experience in rotational molding at Mity-Lite and is now a Professor at BYU-Idaho. The next course will be held August 29 in Cincinnati, OH. Space is limited, visit blog.rotomolding.org for more information and contact ARM Staff at 630-942-6589 to reserve your spot
• Improving the visual appearance of the surface and introducing a shinier look. In this case, the flame treatment re-melts a thin layer of PE on the surface of the part and degrades it which creates, in effect, a higher Melt Index (MI) polyethylene layer that will flow better than the original material. If the surface already contains defects (e.g., scratches or pinholes) flame treatment will not necessarily rectify all faults; it may even make them worse. The normal procedure is to ensure the surface is clean by wiping it with a cleaner, then washing a flame over the surface. A typical treatment would be to hold the flame approximately 12 inches from the part and wash for 3 seconds. From the details in the member’s question, it appears that they are flame treating to create a superior surface effect. The difficulties are created by using a “thinner” as the pre-treatment cleaning fluid. The generally accepted definition of a “thinner” is a volatile solvent used to dilute or extend oil-based paints. Typical products used include mineral spirit, denatured alcohol, turpentine, acetone, naphtha, toluene, MEK, and xylene. OSHA considers thinners to be flammable liquids with a Flashpoint of approx. 70-140ºF.Generally speaking, the lower the Flashpoint, the more likely there are to be unintended fire incidents. So, one approach to the member’s problems could be to research alternative products that have higher Flashpoints, e.g., water-based cleaners or “142” solvent. Note that I’m not specifically recommending these products for the application, I’m just logging that they have higher Flashpoints than the usual thinners. The downside may be increased unit cost, plus a longer wait between application, and full evaporation of the solvent. With a well-thought-out procedure for the process, these down-sides may still result in a more robust result, with less hazards. As in many instances with rotomolding, improved housekeeping can make a big difference!
Dr. Nick responds: Surface flaming of rotomolded parts is a technique that is commonly practiced. It may be done for several reasons, primarily: • Preparation of a surface to make it more responsive to adhesives or paints. Untreated polyethylene (PE) is highly inert chemically and is therefore not an ideal surface for adhesives or paints to bond to. Flame treatment, combined with surface abrasion (e.g., rubbing with 60-80 grit sandpaper), will promote a better, if not perfect, substrate. From a technical aspect, the flame treatment oxidizes the surface and creates polar groups which improve wettability and adherability. The abrasion roughens the surface and provides more potential for a mechanical bond. Providing both improved chemical and mechanical adhesion will optimize the surface.
Dr. Nick Henwood serves as the Technical Director for the Association of Rotational Molders. He has 30 years-plus experience in rotomolding, specializing in the fields of materials development and process control. He operates as a consultant, researcher, and educator through his own company, Rotomotive Limited, based in UK.
Ask Dr. Nick: Using thinner while flame treating parts Member Question: To finish our parts, we are using thinner along with gas flaming. Our process is not very safe, and we have had a few events of rags catching on fire due to flame and thinner. Is there a standard way to finish rotomold parts (PE), maybe using non-flammable chemicals?
The other general caution I would make regards all types of manual procedures. These can be highly operator-dependent; different people will do the procedure in different ways, with different results. It always pays to establish the best way of doing a job and then use formal procedures and training to ensure that everyone does it in the same way.
An additional procedure modification could be simply to separate the cleaning and flaming operations, in both space and time, so that the probability of accidental fires is reduced.
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Processability – There are three main processing methods of using Polyamide 11 in multi-layer rotational molding solutions: open mold, drop box, and one-shot. The open mold (or manual) process is the most widely used method commercially. The polyethylene or XLPE powder is loaded into the mold as normal. Once the first material reaches the desired peak internal air temperature (PIAT), the mold is removed from the oven. The second layer is then added manually to the hot mold. This is the most common method used in the industry to create a multi-layer product, but it reduces efficiency and increases risk of injury to the operator when compared to other available methods. For the drop box method, an insulated chamber containing powder for the second layer is attached to the mold. Once the first material reaches the optimal internal air temperature, a pneumatic valve on the box opens and allows the Polyamide 11 material to enter the mold. This option is the most expensive since each mold would need to be retrofitted with the drop box device. This method is also not compatible with all machines due to space restrictions in conventional rotomolding ovens. The final one-shot process is the most unique. Polyamide 11 powder is sealed in a thin-walled bag that is comprised of Pebax® film, with a melting temperature of 159°C. This melting temperature is lower than the Polyamide 11, but higher than PE. Pebax® is fully compatible with Polyamide 11. The difference in melt temperatures of each of the materials allows for both the PE and Polyamide 11 powder to be placed in the mold together without interrupting the rotomolding cycle. The process begins with the polyethylene powder melting first and adhering to the mold walls, followed by the melting of the Pebax® bag. The cycle continues until the appropriate internal air temperature is reached for full coalescence of the Polyamide 11 powder, resulting in a two-layer Petroseal® tank. This option is the safest and easiest, which makes it desirable for commercial use.
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In addition, the present and the future hold promising process potentials for hydrogen storage – even competing with traditional injection molding. But how much can it compete?
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For those in the automotive industry, rotational molding is a familiar process for fuel tank applications. Over the past few years, these applications have developed. The past and the present have allowed for incredible advancements in multi-layer fuel tanks.
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The polyamide presence plays an important role in the advancements for both multi-layer fuel tanks and hydrogen storage tank liners. The combination of processing and using the right materials opens a new world of high-performance applications. Of course, performance is the most important piece of this puzzle. Rilsan® Polyamide 11 for rotational molding is especially suitable. For traditional multi-layer fuel tanks, performance can be measured in a number of ways. Permeation Resistance – As mandated by the EPA and CARB (California Area Resources Board), permeation must be below 1.5 g/m2/day. These emission standards have become progressively stricter over time and OEM’s have to comply. A material that is suitable for ultra-low permeation tank applications for Ethanol containing fuels is Polyamide 11. A multi-layer capability, known as Petroseal®, is constructed with a polyethylene exterior and Polyamide 11 interior. This combination allows for exceptional permeation resistance, as presented in Figure 1 and Table 1. A comparison is made between traditional crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) and Petroseal® for this application over 100 days. For reference, crosslinked polyethylene is a thermosetting resin that uses a catalyst to chemically react the molecular chains during the rotomolding process.
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Hydrogen Storage Tanks As we evolve, so too does our means of transportation. The advancements in hydrogen storage are providing a reality for the future of sustainable heavy-duty transportation, with over 28°C The Petroseal® tank is 2mm Rilsan® and 2mm PE. EPA requires < 1.5 Chavolla, Shawn Cole, Robert Kaminsky, Arkema PA (mm) PE (mm) Rate CE10, @ 28°C, g/m2/day) C, @ 40°C, g/m2/day) PA/PE Fuel Tank Fuel CE10 Fuel C blended with 10% ethanol
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Permeation/Blistering Resistance and Impact Performance –Like traditional fuel tanks, permeation resistance is an essential performance aspect for hydrogen storage tanks. Permeation of hydrogen through a thermoplastic liner can potentially lead to catastrophic outcomes. Fast permeation through the liner could create environmental and safety concerns to the areas surrounding the tank. Rilsan® Polyamide 11 provides superior permeation resistance without the need for significant modification for processing. Figure 2 compares neat Polyamide 11 (without plasticizers or impact modifiers) and impact modified (IM) polyamide 11 to other materials at standard conditions. The high-performance nature of hydrogen storage applications requires materials that can withstand extreme conditions, while also maintaining robust mechanical properties. Impact performance is a critical requirement of the tank liner to protect the system from catastrophic failure in the field. Accidents involving other vehicles or objects on the road can lead to an impact event to occur on the tank. Rapid pressurization and depressurization occur inside the tank during refueling, which can lead to fatigue induced failures and blistering of the liner. Rilsan® Polyamide 11’s unique chemical structure allows for improved mechanical properties in both permeation and blistering resistance when compared to other commercially available solutions. Figure 3 shows how Rilsan® Polyamide 11 performs in cold temperature impact compared to short chain polyamides and PA12. The presence of a high performing material is crucial when focusing on blistering resistance. Blistering is the presence of blisters (or bubbles) on the inner surface of a hydrogen storage tank liner. These blisters are a result of the expansion of the gas dissolved in the liner material following rapid gas decompression. Blistering effectively weakens the liner’s mechanical strength and significantly increases the probability of the liner failing. To compare the blistering performance of Rilsan® Polyamide 11 in injection molding and rotational molding, data is presented in Figure 4. Modifications to polymer compositions are typically made to allow for easier processability. However, additives in this case allow for hydrogen to permeate through the liner more effectively, resulting in reduced blistering resistance. Both rotomolded and injection molded Rilsan® Roto 11 outperform the leading short chain polyamide alloy in blistering performance at high pressures. Processing Improvements – In hydrogen storage using Polyamide 11, processing improvements have been made to enhance the existing performance at cold temperatures. For low temperature impact properties, PIAT (peak internal air temperature) optimization was established for Rilsan® Roto 11 at a range of 221-227°C. This maximizes the densification or coalescence of the particles, forces voids out of the melt, and induces an increase in inherent viscosity of the liner. A PIAT below this range may result in poor fusion, which could lead to brittle failures and poor tensile properties. Above this range, the formation of pinhole voids begins and increases the likelihood of yellowing and/or embrittlement. Yellowing is more of a cosmetic effect and is not consequential for embrittlement. In addition to PIAT optimization, dry nitrogen or air should be used in the cooling phase of the rotomolding process to generate EVOH Orgalloy®resins neatresinPA11 neatresinPA12 Knar PVDF® IM PA11 HDPE to Hydrogen @ 23°C
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Figure 4: Blister observation for Rilsan® Roto 11 NAT after Exposure to High Pressure H2 by Kyushu University. The decompression speed is 10 seconds from 90MPa to 10MPa, with a sample size of 13mm diameter and 2mm thickness. Voids and cracks generated in a test piece prevent light from going through the sample, and are represented in the grey and colored scales.
www.rotoworldmag.com 49 600,000 H2 tanks projected in the US by 2030. However, the largest obstacles for this application are the intense conditions and requirements. With pressures up to 700 bar inside the tank, a highperformance material is necessary. Rilsan® Polyamide 11 provides a number of advantages for Type 4 hydrogen storage tanks (a tank with a thermoplastic liner that is fully enveloped in a composite wrapping).
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Final Thoughts With a look into the fuel storage solutions of the past and the present, the clean energy solutions of the future are becoming more tangible than ever before. These incredible advancements in multi-layer fuel tanks and hydrogen storage tanks are driving innovation across the automotive industry, made possible by materials such as Rilsan® Polyamide 11. To create a seamless, high performing tank through rotational molding is a success, but to make a part that competes with the traditional injection molding is an entirely new level of engineering. OEMs are moving at a rapid rate to keep up with market interests; will you get left behind?
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The final processing improvement, external water spraying on the mold, helps to accelerate the cooling rate experienced by the part. The combination of using internal mold pressure and water spraying helps reduce warpage and promotes homogeneity in crystalline/amorphous content throughout the part. Mold pressurization, homogenous cooling (internal and external to mold), and optimization of the PIAT collectively contribute to the improvement in low temperature impact properties, as presented in Figure 5.
The use of vacuum during the heating step, combined with dry air or nitrogen in the cooling step, allows for the processing of Polyamide 11 powder with increased moisture content. The increase in moisture content does not negatively change the mechanical properties because the process effectively evacuates the moisture during the rotomolding cycle.
Rilsan® Polyamide 11 is unique. Under the right conditions, it will continue to polymerize. As this polymerization occurs, the polyamide will continue to melt to build polymer chains and increase in molecular weight. This increase in molecular weight contributes to an increase in the materials’ inherent viscosity.
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Both of these increases aid in ductile failures at cold temperatures, as shown in Table 2.
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• Part geometry & design – Part geometry and design will have a significant impact on tolerances. For example, parts such as a double-walled cooler chest will shrink much less a hollow container or tank because the core of the former will restrict shrinkage. Therefore, if a uniform shrinkage is applied to the entire part, the overall final exterior dimensions could very likely be greater than expected.
• Processing parameters – Rates of heating and cooling will also affect shrinkage, tolerances, and distortion.
• Pigments – it is a known fact that pigments affect shrinkage and tolerances. Different pigments will affect alter the shrinkage rate of polyethylene.
The answer to the title question is reasonable tolerance guidelines. Our industry has approved and accepted guidelines for tolerances which are summarized below: Most rotational molders recommend the ideal tolerance range of +/-.02in/in. This variation may be acceptable for molding a water trough for farm animals or a simple one-piece tank, but that’s about all you can reliably design. Don’t even think of designing anything that must fit or mate to another part. Let’s examine what this variation really means by applying some numbers to the tolerance. Assume you want to design a large 3-foot long by 2-foot-wide commercial ice chest with a hinged lid that must seal all around with a tight-fitting rubber gasket. You must now be prepared to accept the possibility that the main case could be approximately 3/4“oversized and the top cover could be 3/4 “undersized resulting in a potential 1- 1/2“ mismatch. The ¾” is based on 3 feet long x 12”/ft x .02in/in = .72”. Although this is based on industry-standard tolerances, it is readily apparent that this would not be an acceptable or functional product. No designer could accept these ridiculous tolerance variations for such a product as well. Based on this simple example, one might ask how complex, intricate, and highly functional rotational molded parts are manufactured. The answer to the question is obvious, molders are maintaining much tighter tolerances than those accepted as industry standards. Let us now examine some of the parameters affecting tolerance •variation.Material shrinkage – Tool makers must account for material shrinkage by designing the mold a certain percentage larger than the actual molded part. Polyethylene resins shrinkage ranges from 1.5% to 2.5%. The actual shrinkage depends on the type of polyethylene as well as the molecular weight.
What Design Guideline would Benefit Rotational Molders and Designers the Most?
• Tooling fabrication method – Rotational molds can be created in aluminum sheet metal, steel sheet metal, cast aluminum, or CNC machined aluminum. Tolerances will be highly dependent on the construction method and materials.
• Tool design – Tool design will also affect shrinkage. The addition of heatsinks, wall thickness, etc. will affect heat transfer into the part and affect shrinkage which affects tolerances.
• Craftsmanship – Accuracy during machining of patterns or CNC machining will add to the tolerance buildup.
So, what can the industry do? I believe it would be a worthwhile investment to attempt to quantify these parameters with the goal of reducing the tolerance span to more realistic ranges. It will require research, money, and time. Many of the parameters I cited can be readily quantified, but others will require research. It would be an ideal project for a university that would move the industry into the next phase of expansion and growth.
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The Venue Overlooking picturesque Albert Park Lake and prominently located near St Kilda, Chapel Street precincts, the Melbourne CBD & Port Melbourne, Pullman & Mercure Melbourne Albert Park is one of the city’s best-located hotels for business or leisure in one of Australia’s most dynamic & cosmopolitan cities.
It has been three years since we all gathered for a Rotomould conference, and no one would have foreseen what change was to come or how our industry would have thrived throughout the challenges when we were all last together in 2019.
I know we are all busy and it might be difficult to find time out of your business, but this conference will provide a fantastic opportunity to update your knowledge, benchmark your business, improve your own softer skills, and network again with your supply chain and colleagues. I hope you will consider all the benefits that come from attending as we are focused on bringing a selection of specialist presenters to share their knowledge with you to make it the most valuable opportunity for professional development you will have in 2022. Michelle Rose, CEO
The Destination Melbourne, Victoria’s coastal capital, is a city of stately 19th century buildings and tree lined boulevards. At its centre is the strikingly modern Federation Square development, with plazas, bars, restaurants, and cultural events along the Yarra River. In Southbank, the Melbourne Arts precinct is a site of the Arts Centre Melbourne and the National Gallery of Victoria.Dive in to discover the superb fortes and flavours of Melbourne destinations. Spend some time in the city centre and you’ll discover its neatly divided into little pockets for you to explore. Fine art, bars, and restaurants up and down the laneways, retail therapy for any budget on Bourke and Collins Streets, and creative outlets on show in Flinders Quarter. St Kilda Road means galleries and gardens, while neighbouring Yarra Precinct and Docklands deliver waterside view by the boat load.
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Pullman & Mercure Melbourne Albert Park provides the perfect picturesque base from which to explore. Within easy reach of many of Melbourne’s top attractions, Pullman & Mercure Melbourne Albert Park offers access to the Royal Botanic Gardens and the MSAC sporting precinct and is just a short tram ride from St Kilda and Luna Park, Melbourne CBD, Federation Square, and Southbank. Program Presentation Highlights
Keynote: It’s All About You, Rob Edwards OAM Rob Edwards has a degree, he’s written a book, worked with lots of companies, developed projects for cardiac patients, young offenders, remote communities, and women’s groups; founded a charity for which he received an OAM and has a few kids. BUT the point is - this session is not about him. It’s all about YOU! People are the most important thing in our organisation, so this very different session is our gift to you. What major changes are required for plastics: Helen Millicer, One Planet Consulting Effective management of plastics is now required, and countries need a Circular Economy Strategy specifically for plastics. Consumption continues to rise, recycling rates have not budged in 10 years, and record quantities of non-renewable plastics continue to go to landfill with significant costs and losses in resources, jobs, emissions, expenditure, and big environmental impact.
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Helen Millicer will outline key international trends and measures required for a more circular and sustainable plastics industry.
ARMO NEWS 54 ROTOWORLD® ISSUE 3 •ASSOCIATION2022 OF ROTATIONAL MOULDERS AUSTRALASIA LTD • ARMA Labour Recruitment and Retention in a Post Pandemic World: Bill FlexahopperSpenceley,Plastics
As managers/owners, many of us have navigated our businesses through various economic downturns (Covid being the latest). However, unlike other recoveries, this post pandemic labour market has been a major challenge for businesses to recruit and retain workers. It’s particularly difficult for processes like rotational moulding with higher labour inputs and limited opportunities to automate. In this presentation we’ll discuss, from a rotomoulder’s perspective, both short and long-term strategies being used successfully in other parts of the world to address this issue.
A Moulders Guide to Machine Maintenance: Ian Hansen, Roto Consult This presentation has been created for rotomoulding production staff and reviews some of the basic inspection and maintenance requirements for biaxial hot air oven machines. It will cover the oven structure; oven panels, recirculation fan, exhaust fan, heat loss, and include the carriages and arms; cleaning, lubrication, rails/
Moving Factory – Is The Rotomoulding Greener On The Other Side Of The Fence AND The Perfect Business Management Software Package – Getting Clear On What You Want And Need: Tim Leed & Steve Kyval, Melbourne Rotomould Melro recently moved into a purpose built new facility –Tim will share how the move was accomplished without leaving customers in the lurch. Secondly, Steve and Tim will give an update to a presentation originally made some years ago regarding the Melro search for a “better” software package to manage accounts, stock, production/ despatch scheduling, and everything else. Ethical Decision Making for Small & Medium Business: Blaise Costabir, GMI Zarhak Moulders
Today, given the pressures on profits more than in the good old days, businesses are forced to make decisions keeping the short term/quarter in mind. A case is made for taking a long term ethical view when deciding, so as to reap benefits and to ensure the business has a long life.
Lizzies Lane will play host to this dinner, a fun new venue located in a secret laneway. It will be a relaxed atmosphere where you can enjoy dinner and drinks from food stalls in an outside space. Is you are inclined there are also fun games such as quoits, and a giant Jenga tower.
With a sumptuous 3 course dinner along with superb wines, this semi formal dinner will be a sit-down affair with a view. There will be awards and entertainment and Qenos look forward to welcoming you Registration is Now Open And We Invite the Rotational Moulding Industry to Travel Downunder Again! Visit www.rotomouldconference.com.au
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ARMA always strives to meet industry standards and bring value to suppliers that are involved with this premier industry event and with it being such a long time since we have all come together, this is the perfect opportunity to meet again with current and prospective customers. Rotomould 2022 already has a wide range of suppliers booked into exhibit who are looking forward to connecting with the industry again. Networking Welcome Back Drinks with the ARMA Board
www.rotoworldmag.com 55 ARMO NEWS Association of Rotational Moulders Southern Africa PO Box Gauteng,Birchleigh69661621South Africa Tel: +27 82 772 3769 Fax +27 12 541 1738 Chairman: Grant www.armsa.co.zainfo@armsa.co.zaHeroldt Association of Rotational Moulding (Central Europe) e.V. (ARM-CE) MAUS GmbH - Rotationsgießformen Am Viehweg 9 - D-76229 Karlsruhe Amtsgericht Mannheim, HRB 103433 Tel.: +49 (0) 7 21 / 9 48 74 12 Fax: +49 (0) 7 21 / 9 48 74 44 Mr. Oliver Wandres, ARM-CE Chairman www.rotational-moulding.deinfo@rotational-moulding.de British Plastics Federation Rotational Moulding Group 6 Bath Chairman:Fax:Tel:UnitedLondonRivingtonPlaceStreetEC2A3JEKingdom0207457500002074575045Mr.Philip PhilipM@LeafieldEnv.comMaddox The Nordic Association of Rotational Moulders Executive Board Chairman: Mr. Ronny Ervik ul. Zielona 8, 61-851 Poznan, Poland Tel: +48 607-126-004 Fax: +48 www.nordicarm.orginfo@rotomoulding-europe.org61-858-8611 Society of Asian Rotomoulders (StAR) 40/145, Ground Floor, Chittaranjan Park New Delhi 110019 Tel: + 91-11-41630157 Fax: www.starasia.orgarnacz@satyam.net.insb.zaman@staraisa.orgMob:+91-11-41634952+91-9810305356 IT-RO Italia Rotazionale Katia Zoppetti Via E. Brigatti 12 20152 Milano (MI) Tel:Italy+039 348 7652560 www.it-ro.it Association of Rotational Moulders Australasia Inc. Tel: +61 (0) 7 3812 CheifCEO:www.rotationalmoulding.com1450MichelleRoseExecutiveOfficer:Michelle michellerose@rotationalmoulding.comRose ASSOCIATION OF ROTATIONAL MOULDERS AUSTRALASIA LTD • ARMA track, and crack testing. This best practice machine maintenance guide is aimed at staff who do not require electrical or engineering trade qualifications. The majority of the preventative maintenance tips discussed will validate why you should invest time and resources now to minimise future unplanned machine downtime time and help you extend the service life of your rotomoulding machine. You will see examples of machines from a range of international manufacturers who are active in the Australasia region, including Ferry, FSP, Rising Sun, and Rotoline. However, most of the guide should still be able to be applied to almost any traditional hot air biaxial shuttle or carousel machine. The Exhibition Valued industry investors from previous conferences will be aware of the benefits of being involved in the Rotomould events, providing not only fiscal benefits to your company but also recognition long after the conference is over and the opportunity to create new and cement existing client relationships.
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Matrix Polymers Coffee Lounge
The ARMA Board & Staff are delighted to welcome you back to our Rotomould Conferences and are looking forward to this opportunity to catch up on the last few years, over a drink or two.
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