Yankee Dryer Safety and Reliability Meeting Set

APPI's Yankee Dryer Safety and Reliability Meeting is set for Nov. 2nd in Neenah Wisconsin. Twice per year, this group gathers to address solutions to reduce the risk of damage, delay and accidents involving these large, rotating pressure vessels. TAPPI Members and first time visitors are welcome to attend.

For more information or to register.

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Deadline Approaching for PaperCon and Control Systems Presenters

Speakers interested in presenting a paper at PaperCon 2012 or Control Systems 2012 in New Orleans should upload their abstract soon!

The deadlines to submit are:

• Coating Program (past due)
• Papermakers Program - Nov. 15th
• Control Systems 2012 – Oct. 31

Submissions can be made on line

More information about the programs

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Upcoming Courses That Make Training Maintenance Teams as Easy as 1-2-3!

Three upcoming courses in December will help to train your Maintenance Teams on processes that help to sustain equipment, minimize production downtime, and increase safety procedures.

In partnership with TAPPI, IDCON will be holding these courses in Raleigh, NC. The three courses include:

• Planning & Scheduling
  December 5-7, 2011
• Reliability-Based Spare Parts & Materials Management Training
  December 8, 2011
• Practical Root Cause Problem Elimination
  December 13-14, 2011

Learn more about these courses at the TAPPI website.

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Don't forget to register for the Lake States TAPPI/North Central PIMA Energy Optimization Program entitled: Case Studies in Energy Reduction in the Paper Mill to be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2011.

This Technical Program will be held at the Miron Corporate Office, 1471 McMahon Drive, Neenah, WI.

Topics include:

• Sub Metering
• Flambeau River Papers – Update on energy saving projects in the mill
• Spiral Heat Exchangers/Steam Turbine Upgrades
• Vacuum System Study
• EnergyStar – How the EnergyStar program has helped save energy within the mill
• Benchmarking Energy Usage
• FOA Update
• Yankee Dryer Efficiency
• Pinch Projects
• Screening Systems
• Steam, Condensate, and Dryer Management Systems

For additional information, please use the following links:

Program Agenda

Register for this Event

Additional Program Information

We look forward to seeing you at this event!

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Trade Routes Key Topic at Paper Recycling Europe

Factors that cause recovered fibre to flow from one part of the world to another will be the topic of a much-anticipated session at Paper Recycling Europe 2011. Organised by the Recycling Today Media Group and Pira International, the event takes place 9-10 November in Barcelona.

A conference session on November 10 will examine developments in global trade patterns for recovered fibre. "The Trading Triangle" features a distinguished panel that includes:

• Niels van Binsbergen, managing director of ACN Europe, based in the Netherlands;
• Francisco Donoso, director of Spain-based Reciclajes Dolaf;
• Philippe Chantrain, sales and marketing manager at the Cellmark office in Sweden;
• Marc Forman, president of United States-based GP Harmon Recycling.

The two-day conference features more than a half dozen sessions covering fiber supply and demand, fibre quality, recycling technology, trade, legislation and the outlook for the paper and board industries.

Paper Recycling Europe is designed for European and international paper recycling professionals – recovered paper merchants, government recycling officials, consuming mills, traders and brokers – who wish to stay ahead of industry developments in order to remain competitive in the global marketplace. As it has every year since 2005, Paper Recycling Europe in 2011 will provide a forum for recyclers, consuming mills, recycling officials and traders to network and share ideas while also gaining insight into regional trends in key markets in Europe and leading export destinations.

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