2012 TAPPI Improving Paper Machine Performance Course to be Held in Atlanta
TAPPI Headquarters in Norcross, Ga., USA, will host the annual Improving Paper Machine Performance Course August 21-23. This course provides students the tools needed to evaluate the performance of their paper machines against industry standards and evaluate ways to improve performance and optimize efficiencies. This year the course schedule has been expanded to include an important area of operation- evaluating energy savings.
Dick Reese of Dick Reese and Associates will help attendees learn how to evaluate energy consumption. Reese has completed energy evaluations on more than 125 paper and pulp machines in 56 mills. Several mills have reduced annual energy cost by $1 million-plus by implementing recommendations from the energy evaluations.
After successfully completing this course, participants should be able to:
- Explain how to establish a paper machine performance audit
- Improve performance and optimize energy conservation and efficiency of your paper machine
- Determine the tools needed to benchmark paper machine operations
- Identify areas of PM performance that are sub-standard.
The educational material has been designed as an intermediate or advanced course for process engineers and mid- to upper-level manufacturing managers. Service technicians, sales personnel, and engineers within the chemical and equipment categories will also benefit by attending this course.
A degree in engineering or other technical field is suggested, but not required. A good working knowledge of the paper machine is recommended (this is not an introductory course). Please bring your laptop computer for this working course. If you don't have one you may share with another course participant.
There is only room for 25 course participants, so please register today.
For more information, please visit the course website.
Early registration, travel, and lodging discounts are available.
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