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Dear Readers,
Welcome to this year’s second issue of ARMO
NEWS. The issue is sponsored by Orenda
Automation Technologies Inc.
In this issue, I intend to bring you even further into the
global, international world of ARMO, so that you can learn
more about the organisations it brings together, the people
involved in the activities of ARMO, the type of work they do,
as well as the final outcomes of their activities.
In the first part of this newsletter, as usual, I share with
you the news from the world of rotomoulding and the
updated calendar of events organised by individual ARMO
associations. The New President of the Association of
Rotational Moulders of Southern Africa (ARMSA), in his
opening address presents the people from the organising
committee of ARMSA and the most immediate plans for his
organisation. Make sure you check out Mr. Clive Robertson’s
remarkable, truly “rotomoulding” resume.
France’s first Plastic EcoDesign
Center in Lyon organizes its
Open Doors Day
Officially the Center was set up in November 2009. It was
created to promote research and development, organize
trainings and also give advice to companies of the Plastic
& Composite processing industry. In 2010 the Plastic
EcoDesign Center was enlarged by more than 400 m2 of
exhibition surface. On the 4-th of May 2010 the Center
organizes its “Open Doors Day” in Lyon. The French Member
of the ARMO – AFR will be involved. The organization
will present the materials and the samples of the rotational
moulding technology.
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photo: courtesy of ICO Polymers
Moving on, the highlight of this issue is the article by Mr.
Ian Hansen on the new specification of the funnel, officially
named by the Board of ARMO as the “ARMO funnel”. ARMO
has no doubt that the standardisation of the funnel will
improve the quality of the rotational moulding technology.
In turn, the “Supplier’s Corner” presents an interesting
article on the psychology of colour, written by Mr. John
Steel of Ico Polymers, featuring extraordinary photographs.
Further pages present descriptions of industry events
to be held soon by the member-organisations of
ARMO, including the series of events held by the French
organisation AFR at the first facility of its kind in France, the
modern Plastic EcoDesign Center in Lyon. You are welcome
to participate!
Wishing you a pleasant read, I encourage you to
send me your reflections and comments,
Anna Walorek-Iwanowska
ARMO Secretariat Manager