CONTRIBUTING
EDITORS ROTOWORLD ®
PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL U.S. POSTAGE PAID AUSTIN, TX PERMIT NO. 2515
PRINTED MATTER
625 West Market Street Salinas, CA 93901 USA VOLUME XVI, ISSUE 4 • 2020
VOLUME XVII, ISSUE 2 • 2021
VOLUME XVII, ISSUE 6 • 2020/2021
Brian Olesen, Centro Inc., President & CEO
Dr. Nick Henwood, Rotomotive Limited
Viscosity and Melt Index
Influence Material Selection
Alvin Spence, Centro, Incorporated
MARKETS
ogo, the interlocking “X” device and all product names herein are trademarks of Exxon Mobil Corporation.
Delivering proven performance so you can innovate with confidence.
ROTOPLAS 2021 is on!
WWW.ROTOWORLDMAG .COM
Susan Gibson, JSJ Productions, Inc.
DESIGN
Delivering proven performance so you can innovate with confidence. Delivering proven performance so you can innovate with confidence.
Maintaining healthy reputations During a Pandemic
© 2016 Exxon Mobil Corporation. All rights reserved. ExxonMobil, the ExxonMobil logo, the interlocking “X” device and all product names herein are trademarks of Exxon Mobil Corporation.
Your rotational molding capabilities begin with the quality and dependability of your polyethylene resin supply. Start your day with PE products and process innovations that help leading rotomolders bring their most complex designs to reality. Accomplish more with our reliable supply network, responsive sales support and expert technology team.
Delivering proven performance so you can innovate with confidence.
Learn more about how we can work together to grow your business.
U.S. ROTATIONAL MOLDING: THE ROAD AHEAD Future trend of growth in the u.S. And global economies in a time of pandemic.
THE SEVEN SIMULTANEOUS STAGES OF ROTATIONAL MOULDING
© 2016 Exxon Mobil Corporation. All rights reserved. ExxonMobil, the ExxonMobil logo, the interlocking “X” device and all product names herein are trademarks of Exxon Mobil Corporation.
Your rotational molding capabilities begin with the quality and dependability of your polyethylene resin supply. Start your day with PE products and process innovations that help leading rotomolders bring their most complex designs to reality. Accomplish more with our reliable supply network, responsive sales support and expert technology team. Learn more about how we can work together to grow your business.
WWW.ROTOWORLDMAG .COM
2020 ARM Annual Meeting Online
Karem Akoul, Peter Ross, Brian Allen and David Seall CP Cases, London; Mark Kearns and Dr. Peter Martin, Queen’s University, Belfast
Rotomoulding’s Fight Against COVID-19
WWW.ROTOWORLDMAG .COM
VOLUME XVII, ISSUE 6 • DECEMBER 2020-JANUARY 2021
LEADERSHIP
WWW.ROTOWORLDMAG .COM
Need to Know about Michelle Rose, ARMA Polymer Chemistry
The Use of Virtual Reality in the Development of a New Rotational Moulding Factory
VOLUME XVI, ISSUE 3 • 2020
From Zeros to Heroes
CONVERSION
ARMA Rotoconnect’s What Rotomolders
3 WAYS THE CORONAVIRUS VIRUS IS CHANGING WHO WE ARE
MARKETS
VOLUME XVI, ISSUE 3 • MAY-JUNE 2020
PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL U.S. POSTAGE PAID AUSTIN, TX PERMIT NO. 2515
Shift to Digital
Rob Miller, Wittmann Battenfeld Canada Inc. / ROTOLOADTM
Your rotational molding capabilities begin with the quality and dependability of your polyethylene resin supply. Start your day with PE products and process innovations that help leading rotomolders bring their most complex designs to reality. Accomplish more with our reliable supply network, responsive sales support and expert technology team.
VOLUME XVII, ISSUE 2 • JUNE-JULY 2021
ROTOWORLD ®
VOLUME XVI, ISSUE 5 • OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2020
TECHNOLOGY
Put Your Money... Where Your Delivering proven performance Money is! so you can innovate with confidence.
PRINTED MATTER
VOLUME XVI, ISSUE 2 • MARCH-APRIL 2020
PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL U.S. POSTAGE PAID AUSTIN, TX PERMIT NO. 2515
ROTOWORLD ®
PRINTED MATTER
625 West Market Street Salinas, CA 93901 USA
“If you build it, they will come” Rotoculture takes roots
Learn more about how we can work together to grow your business.
PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL U.S. POSTAGE PAID AUSTIN, TX PERMIT NO. 2515
VOLUME XVI, ISSUE 5 • 2020
in Indian 625 West Market Street Agriculture… Salinas, CA 93901 USA Sunil Raithatha, Prashant Trivedi & Umakant Savadekar
gin with the quality and n supply. Start your day with hat help leading rotomolders ality. Accomplish more with e sales support and expert
PRINTED MATTER
625 West Market Street Salinas, CA 93901 USA
PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL U.S. POSTAGE PAID AUSTIN, TX PERMIT NO. 2515
ROTOWORLD ®
PRINTED MATTER
VOLUME XVI, ISSUE 2 • 2020
ROTOWORLD ®
VOLUME XVI, ISSUE 4 • AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2020
625 West Market Street Salinas, CA 93901 USA
en performance ovate with confidence.
ow your
ROTOWORLD ®
PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL U.S. POSTAGE PAID AUSTIN, TX PERMIT NO. 2515
PRINTED MATTER
The Power of Pigment
A Study of Dry Blending
Succeeding in Uncertain Times
Consider how humans perceive the future
© 2016 Exxon Mobil Corporation. All rights reserved. ExxonMobil, the ExxonMobil logo, the interlocking “X” device and all product names herein are trademarks of Exxon Mobil Corporation.
Andrea Lekushoff, Broad Reach Communications
WWW.ROTOWORLDMAG .COM
Learn more about how we can work together to grow your business.
our reliable supply network, responsive sales support and expert technology team. Learn more about how we can work together to grow your business.
WWW.ROTOWORLDMAG .COM
rotomolding:
Your rotational molding capabilities begin with the quality and Your rotational molding capabilities begin with the quality and dependability of your polyethylene resin supply. Start your day with dependability of your polyethylene resin supply. Start your day with PE products and process innovations that help leading rotomolders bring their most complex designs to reality. Accomplish more PEwith products and process innovations that help leading rotomolders our reliable supply network, responsive sales support and expert bring their most complex designs to reality. Accomplish more with technology team.
The Next 10 Years Paul Nugent, MNOP
Small acts of kindness at work Part 1: MACcreeP benefit the giver, the receiver, and the whole organisation
of Rotomolded Polymer Structures
Eric Lainé, Eric Maziers, Jean-Claude Grandidier
© 2016 Exxon Mobil Corporation. All rights reserved. ExxonMobil, the ExxonMobil logo, the interlocking “X” device and all product names herein are trademarks of Exxon Mobil Corporation.
Alex Fradera
Case Study of a Long-Term Filled Industrial Storage Tank – Prediction at 20 years (Part 3) Eric Lainé, Jean-Claude Grandidier, Eric Maziers, Steve Lewis, Rua Woller, and Alistair Bell
© 2016 Exxon Mobil Corporation. All rights reserved. ExxonMobil, the ExxonMobil logo, the interlocking “X” device and all product names herein are trademarks of Exxon Mobil Corporation.
TECHNICAL EDITOR
PROCESS EDITOR
Alvin Spence 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
DESIGN EDITOR
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 CONTRIBUTING 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
12 ROTOWORLD® AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2021
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