The 2011 TAPPI Improving Paper Machine Performance Course will be held August 23-25, 2011.
This upcoming TAPPI course will give students the tools needed to evaluate the performance of paper machines against industry standards. By measurement and comparison, the student will be able to evaluate ways to improve performance and optimize the efficiency of the paper machine operation.

The course will be led by James W. Atkins, president of Atkins, Inc., a consulting company. Mr. Atkins has over forty years in the paper industry and has held the titles of Manager Paper Manufacturing, Mill Manager, and VP/General Manager in several paper companies. He has a Bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of North Carolina. Joining the instructor team will be Charles P. Klass, President of Klass Associates, Inc.

To find out more click Course Information

 

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The deadline is just over a week away for nominations to be submittied for the major annual assocation awards which recognize outstanding contribution to the association and industry. The submission deadline is August 1, 2011. The following awards may be presented in the upcoming year:

• Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award - The Association's highest technical honor recognizes an individual or individuals for preeminent scientific and engineering achievements of proven commercial benefit to the world's pulp, paper, board, forest products and related industires. 
• Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Award - The Association's highest award for service recognizes leadership and service which have significantly and demonstrably contributed to the advancement of the Association.
• Paul W. Magnabosco Outstanding Local Section Member Award – The award recognizes an individual for outstanding leadership and exceptional service to one or more Local Sections, which have resulted in significant and demonstrable benefits to the Local Section members. It's the association's highest honor for Local Sections.
• TAPPI Fellow - TAPPI Fellows are TAPPI members who have contributed meritorious service to the Association and/or the paper and related industries. Retiring members of the TAPPI Board of Directors become Fellows automatically at the end of their term. Nominees must have been TAPPI members for not less than 10 years prior to the nomination

TAPPI Awards and Honors  shows the award qualifications links to the nomination forms that must be completed. All nomination forms may be submitted by email to standards@tappi.org, faxed to the attention of the awards department at +1-770-446-6947, or mailed to TAPPI, Awards Department, 15 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092, USA.

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The deadline is close at hand to register for the Intro to Kraft Pulping and Bleaching Course!

This course, to be held August 8-9, 2011 in the TAPPI Training Room (Norcross, GA), is ideal for anyone new to the kraft pulping process, particularly process engineers and operators. In addition to a wide range of knowledge about specific unit operations, process variables and key technologies, the course provides a big picture view of these operations as well. Attendees learn to recognize how one part of the process affects other operations, in order to increase awareness of thinking on a mill wide scale. In addition, the course provides insight that extends awareness of the complex environmental challenges associated with kraft pulp production.

Participants will learn specifically about:

• Wood and Fiber Raw Materials
• Preparation of Wood and Chips for Pulping
• Preparation of White Liquor
• Pulping Terminology, Properties and Tests
• Batch and Continuous Cooking
• Kraft Pulping Chemical Reactions
• Pulping Variables and Effects on Properties
• Trends in Kraft Pulping and Bleaching
• Brown Stock Washing
• Screening and Cleaning
• Bleaching and Oxygen Delignification

Learn more and register at the Course Webpage

 

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Have you registered for the 2011 TAPPI Extrusion Coating Course yet? Don't wait! You can save $200 on your TAPPI registration and on most flights with a 21-day advance booking. This course takes place August 16-18 in exciting Nashville, Tennessee.

Top Leadership Attendance
Just last year, the course attracted representatives from more than 30 different companies and based on registration so far, the course appears destined for the same broad and elite representation. You can see a list here of Companies Represented in 2010 and 2011

Another Reason to Attend
You'll receive your own copy of the Roll and Web Defect Terminology, Second Addition, for attending the entire three-day program. (You must stay until the end of the course to receive your book.) This is a must-have communication tool for suppliers and their customers to assist in the identification and elimination of roll and web defects, such as those commonly found in paper, film, Nonwoven webs and wound rolls.

Book Your Hotel Special Rate for Attendees
(Sheraton Downtown Nashville)
623 Union Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
United States
Phone: 615-259-2000
Please call to make room reservations. Be sure to say "TAPPI" to get the special TAPPI Corporate Rate of $139.00 plus fees.

We thank you for your continued support of TAPPI's educational resources and look forward to seeing you in Nashville, Tennessee very soon!

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The Preventive Maintenance/Essential Care & Condition Monitoring Course will be held September 12-13, 2011, in Raleigh, NC. TAPPI will be partnering with IDCON on a series of maintenance courses such as this.

Preventive maintenance is essential to achieving improved equipment reliability. The implementation of a preventive maintenance program will enable your plant to identify and minimize equipment failures.

This training in Preventive Maintenance/Essential Care and Condition Monitoring will teach participants how to set up a cost-effective process and provide practical exercises and techniques.

You will benefit from this training if you:

Plan preventive maintenance work

• Execute preventive maintenance tasks (operations and maintenance)
• Manage preventive maintenance
• Work with reliability improvements
• Manage and/or supervise maintenance personnel
• Work with a Computerized Maintenance Management System
• Work as a maintenance or reliability engineer
• Coordinate PM tasks between E/I, mechanical and operations
• Manage Operator Essential Care and inspections

Learn More and Register!

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Register now  to attend the TAPPI PEERS Conference (October 2-5, 2011 in Portland, Oregon) and benefit from the integration of both management and technical topics.

At PEERS, you'll gain a better understanding how of the entire mill process works together – helping you Optimize the Lean Green Machine.

Learn more about the program

With seven focused tracks and more than 30 sessions, this year's updated conference offers peer-reviewed papers, expert speakers, exclusive networking opportunities and new technologies that can help mills optimize operations.

Why Attend? You'll benefit from:

• Unrivaled networking opportunities
• Hearing directly from Keynote Speaker Miles P. Drake from Weyerhaeuser
• Save time and money by also attending the International Pulp Bleaching Conference at a discount
• Learn the latest updates on Boiler MACT rules and regulations
• Gain knowledge from peer-reviewed technical sessions
• See the latest products and services available to the marketplace
• Share strategies and know-how at Hot Topic Breakfasts

See you in Portland!

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On June 28 and 29, 2011 Clark Atlanta University hosted a High School Summer Institute. The goal of this program is to train and promote energy science and engineering, multi-disciplinary education and research among high school students. During the program, the students were introduced to areas of alternative and renewable energy, recycling, conservation, weatherization, enabling technologies and training.

TAPPI was asked to help them to promote the pulp, paper, and packaging industries. As always, our industry stepped up to the plate. Mr. Bill Bohn, Area Vice President, North America, Fiber Business Line, from Metso kindly agreed to speak to the students about the industry. Caraustar in Austell, Georgia provided a mill tour thanks to Rob Maino, General Manager of Austell Mill One & Two.

Veda Chandler, who coordinated the event for Clark said, "Everything worked out perfectly! The speaker did a wonderful job during the lecture, and the tour went GREAT!!! The students had no idea how the products were made, so being able to hear about the process, followed by the mill tour and actually seeing the process up close really sparked their interest."

Clark Atlanta University currently has a dual degree program with the Georgia Institute of Technology in Chemical Engineering. This program can be designated as a chemical engineering degree with a certificate in paper. For more information on this program please contact David Bell, V.P. Corporate Relations, dbell@tappi.org.

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As the leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging, and converting industries, TAPPI announces that it is still accepting applications for the William L Cullison Scholarship. Scholarship funds are currently awarded in increments up to $4,000 per academic year for the last two years of a student's undergraduate program. The deadline has been extended to August 1, 2011. All candidates will be notified of their application status by September 1, 2011.

TAPPI's selection committee has created a new, expedited process for applicants to submit their application. It recognizes that while students are seeking additional ways to cover the cost of their education, they also appreciate electronic solutions to facilitate application submission. The committee is happy to oblige and the online process is fairly straightforward.

Potential candidates must meet all of the following eligibility criteria to be considered. It is important to note that financial need is not a requirement to be eligible.

• Major in a pulp and paper science course of study at a college or university. Many of these colleges and universities sponsor a TAPPI Student Chapter.
• Maintain a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) through the first two years in a four-year program, or first three years in a five-year program.
• Demonstrate outstanding leadership abilities.
• Demonstrate significant interest in the pulp and paper industry.

Convinced that today's students are tomorrow's leaders, the TAPPI Foundation endowed the William L. Cullison Scholarship fund in honor of TAPPI's fifth Executive Director, an extraordinary industry leader. The field offers satisfying, well-paying careers in the pulp and paper, corrugated container, or polymers, laminations, adhesives, coatings and extrusion industries. Attracting skilled, motivated young people is the cornerstone to building a highly skilled workforce and a technically advanced industry. This scholarship provides a compelling incentive for students entering their third year of college to pursue an academic path related to this vital work.

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The TAPPI Tissue Properties & Manufacturing Course, to be held in Atlanta, GA on August 10-11, 2011 is quickly filling up. But, you can still register and receive an early registration discount of $100 off of the course fees if you register by Tuesday, July 26.

Learn more about this course and register online.

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The 2011 International Pulp Bleaching Conference will be hosted by TAPPI on October 5-7, 2011 in Portland, OR in conjunction with the TAPPI PEERS Conference.

This conference is dedicated to all chemical and engineering aspects of pulp bleaching. Not held since 2008, it is the most important meeting on this subject and attracts a global audience to meet, learn and exchange ideas. This year's program will include a Weyerhaeuser Mill Tour. Space is limited on this tour, so make your reservations early! Full details on the conference, including the technical program and registration are available on the TAPPI website.

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