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Time Running Short to Register for Best Practices on the Corrugator

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Corrugators are increasingly complex and processes are often changing. It might be time to catch up on the latest information and techniques from some of the sharpest minds in the industry. Here's where you can access that knowledge...

Register for the TAPPI Best Practices on the Corrugator Course February 15-18. You will learn how to:

• Increase productivity and improve quality
• Reduce excess waste
• Adopt the "Centerline Process" to achieve a product that is consistent on every shift
• Maintain quality while reaching maximum corrugator speeds
• Reach the maximum yield of boxes from the paperboard consumed
• Troubleshoot most common operational problems
• Recognize critical properties of paperboard, starch adhesive and how to control warp

The Proposed Course Schedule shows the content offered each day.

Important Information: Register online or by printing this Registration Form for up to $200 in savings on course registration. Bring your questions and corrugator issues to the instructors and you'll take home knowledge and skills that will make 2011 the most productive year yet!

Meet the Course Faculty

The Best Practices in Corrugator Operations Course is taught by Rick Croker, John Troyke, and John Buzzell. Croker has been in the corrugated industry for more than 30 years. He is the Director of Technical Services for Georgia-Pacific Corporation. Troyke is a Sr. Technical Service Representative for Georgia-Pacific Corporation. He specializes in corrugated trouble shooting and has been an instructor at TAPPI's Corrugated Press Hands-On Workshop. Buzzell is a Sr. Technical Service Representative for Georgia-Pacific.
Guest speakers include Pete Snyder, National Accounts, Harper/Love Adhesives; Steve Schmidt, Vice President, Copar Corporation; James Moody, Manager, Packaging Testing Labs, Georgia-Pacific Corporation; Jon Porter, Senior Trainer/ Process Specialist, Fosber America, and Craig Machamer, Steam Systems Specialist.

We look forward to seeing you here February 15-18 at TAPPI!

 

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