Integrated Design

I thought it would be interesting to write an article about ARM’s design workshop for this month’s RotoWorld magazine since it will be published shortly before this year’s upcoming fall conference. The workshop is uniquely structured as a highly charged, fast paced, informative and interactive 8 hour design class. It begins with a three hour presentation of rotational molding design guidelines accompanied with a video of parts and the process. After design basics are thoroughly explained, attendees are encouraged to participate in applying their new knowledge to actual applications for the remainder of the day. It’s during this session where the true benefits of rotational molding are explored and the design principals creatively applied to actual products. This article will highlight some of the products and applications which have been “designed” in past workshops. It will hopefully encourage many of you to attend this year’s design workshop and also demonstrate some of the numerous design possibilities afforded by rotational molding. It should be noted that these applications were identified and designed solely for the purpose of last year’s workshop. New applications will be developed for this year’s upcoming class.

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