Schedule - Rotoplas 2026

Sep 23 Monday

Time	Event	Location
7:30am–3:00pm	Rotomolding Factory Tour (pre-registration required)	Depart from Hilton

Sep 24 Tuesday

Time	Event	Location
7:00am–5:00pm	Badge Pick Up & Registration	DESCC Hall B
7:00am–8:00am	Seminar & Committee Breakfast	DESCC Room 3
8:00am–9:00am	Forums & Programs Committee	DESCC Room 10
8:00am–5:00pm	Seminar: Rotomolding 101	DESCC Room 5
8:00am–5:00pm	Seminar: Advanced Rotomolding	DESCC Room 7
8:00am–5:00pm	Seminar: Outside Sales	DESCC Room 6
8:00am–12:00pm	Seminar: Calculating Your Carbon Footprint	DESCC Room 8
9:00am–12:00pm	ARMO Board of Directors Meeting	DESCC Room 12
9:30am–10:30am	Process Optimization Committee	DESCC Room 10
11:00am–12:00pm	Promotion Committee	DESCC Room 10
12:00pm–1:00pm	Seminar, Committee & ARMO Luncheon	DESCC Room 3
1:00pm–5:00pm	Seminar: Inspiration, Creativity, and Basics: Designing Great Rotationally Molded Parts	DESCC Room 8
4:00pm–5:00pm	ARM Board of Directors Meeting	DESCC Room 10
5:30pm–6:30pm	Welcome Reception	Hilton: Grand Ballroom

Sep 25 Wednesday

Time	Event	Location
7:00am–5:00pm	Badge Pick Up & Registration	DESCC Hall B
7:00am–7:45am	New Member & First Time Attendee Breakfast	DESCC Room 5
7:00am–7:45am	Past Presidents’ Breakfast	DESCC Room 6
7:00am–7:45am	ARM Annual Meeting Breakfast	DESCC Room 3
8:00am–11:15am	ARM Annual Meeting General Session	DESCC Room 1
8:00am	Welcome	DESCC Room 1
8:30am	Keynote: Jim Abbott – ADAPT: Overcoming Adversity	DESCC Room 1
9:30am	Networking and Coffee Break	DESCC Room 1
10:00am	Tom Innis – Near-Shoring Rotomolding Production from Asia to Mexico	DESCC Room 1
10:15am	Ronny Ervik – Extreme Applications: A Series of Case Studies for Unexpected and Amazing Rotomolded Products	DESCC Room 1
10:30am	Bill Spenceley – Breakthrough Heating Technology for Rotomolding	DESCC Room 1
10:45am	Oliver Wandres – Functional Automation Solutions	DESCC Room 1
11:00am	Sergio Zillioli – SMART AUTOMATION: How to navigate the future	DESCC Room 1
9:00am–1:00pm	Silk-Painting Class	Hilton O’Hare Room
11:15am–12:00pm	ARM Annual Meeting Workshops
11:15am–12:00pm	Wall Thickness Control	Room 5
11:15am–12:00pm	Safety in Rotomolding	Room 6
11:15am–12:00pm	Rotovia’s Sustainability Journey	Room 7
11:15am–12:00pm	Introduction of Recycled Crosslinked Materials into New Parts	Room 8
11:15am–12:00pm	Energy Management in Rotational Molding	Room 9
11:15am–12:00pm	Molding with Confidence – Discovering an Optimal Training Culture for your Organization	Room 10
11:15am–12:00pm	Compare Advantages of Using 3-Arm Carousel vs. 4-Arm Carousel vs. Inline Shuttle Machines	Room 11
12:00pm–1:00pm	Annual Meeting Business Luncheon	DESCC Room 3
1:00pm–6:30pm	Rotoplas Show Floor Open	DESCC Halls B & D
2:00pm–5:00pm	Show Floor Theatre Presentations	DESCC Halls B
5:00pm–6:30pm	Supplier Sponsored Reception on the Show Floor	DESCC Halls B & D

Sep 26 Thursday

Time	Event	Location
7:00am–4:00pm	Badge Pick Up & Registration	DESCC Hall B
7:00am–8:00am	ARM Annual Meeting Breakfast	DESCC Room 3
7:00am–8:00am	Education Committee Meeting Breakfast	DESCC Room 5
8:00am–9:45am	ARM Annual Meeting General Session	DESCC Room 1
8:00am	Welcome	DESCC Room 1
8:15am	Keynote: Patrick Schwerdtfeger – AI Unleashed: Disruptions & Opportunities	DESCC Room 1
9:15am	Marthijn Koorn and Sander Staal – Artificial Intelligence in Rotomolding	DESCC Room 1
9:30am	Dustin Turgeon, Matthew Bushman – Challenges and Collaborative Solutions: Integrating Recycled Polyethylene into Rotomolded Parts	DESCC Room 1
9:45am	Networking and Coffee Break	DESCC Room 1
9:00am–3:00pm	Spouse Tour to Art Institute (pre-registration required)	Depart from Hilton Lobby
10:15am–12:00pm	ARM Annual Meeting Workshops
10:15am–11:00am	Wall Thickness Control	Room 5
10:15am–11:00am	Introduction of Recycled Crosslinked Materials into New Parts	Room 6
10:15am–11:00am	Rotovia’s Sustainability Journey	Room 7
10:15am–11:00am	Safety in Rotomolding	Room 8
10:15am–11:00am	Rotomoldable Acetals for Hydraulic Fluid Tanks	Room 9
10:15am–11:00am	What’s Your Problem	Room 10
10:15am–11:00am	How to Ensure You are Running the Best Resin for Your Process/td>	Room 11
11:15am–12:00pm	Molding with Confidence – Discovering an Optimal Training Culture for Your Organization	Room 7
11:15am–12:00pm	Compare Advantages of Using 3-Arm Carousel vs. 4-Arm Carousel vs. Inline Shuttle Machines	Room 8
11:15am–12:00pm	Rotomoldable Acetals for Hydraulic Fluids Tanks	Room 9
11:15am–12:00pm	What’s Your Problem	Room 10
11:15am–12:00pm	How to Ensure You are Running the Best Resin for Your Process	Room 11
12:00pm–5:00pm	Rotoplas Show Floor Open	DESCC Halls B & D
2:00pm–5:00pm	Show Floor Theatre Presentations	DESCC Halls B
6:30pm–9:30pm	Gala Reception, Dinner, and Awards	Hilton International
9:30pm–11:00pm	Jerico After Party	Hilton International