Created for the purpose of aiding rubber products manufacturing executives in leading more successful enterprises, ARPM’s core mission has been designed to provide waste reduction, benchmarking, networking, international management of product standards, and educational opportunities to its member executives. As the only national association for rubber products companies, ARPM members range in size from small manufacturing producers to multi-billion dollar conglomerates. The Association for Rubber Products Manufacturers (ARPM) was established in October of 2010 after elastomer products company executives belonging to the RMA mutually agreed that a stand-alone association was needed. ARPM has been designed to service the needs rubber products manufacturers which is the reason the organization’s leadership team is comprised of company owners, presidents, and senior level managers on the ARPM Board of Directors.

Manufacturing Outlook is a leading business and technology magazine. Manufacturing Outlook is a guide for organizations that are looking to embark on a path that leads to improved functional efficiency. We strive to provide a platform that allows high-level executives in the manufacturing industry to share their insights, which will enable business leaders and startup ecosystems to leverage manufacturing trends and provide a better understanding of the manufacturing sector and achieve business goals in an effective manner.

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Traction News provides tire business owners and their employees with news, opinion and information to run a successful tire business. The online magazine focuses on product information, business advice, industry events and original research with new articles published every day. Traction News is a subsidiary of Tireweb, the leading provider of ecommerce software to the tire industry in North America.

Robert Weibold is the founder and head of consulting company Weibold, focused exclusively on end-of-life tire recycling and pyrolysis. Weibold operates worldwide and helps customers successfully build and upgrade tire recycling and pyrolysis businesses. The company was founded in 1999. Over the years, Weibold gathered an international team of experts and established a large professional network involving researchers, decision makers and authorities. Today, Robert Weibold maintains liaison with numerous industry players, including world’s leading innovators. This enables Weibold to receive first-hand information about markets, new products and innovative technologies in the field of tire recycling and tire pyrolysis.