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Thursday, May 29, 2014 - members edition
Travels with Larry
On May 13, 2014, Eric Fletty and I had the opportunity to visit with one of TAPPI’s Sustaining Member companies, Kadant Inc., at its Kadant Johnson facility in Three Rivers, Mich., USA.
 
TAPPI News
The annual scholarship tournament will be held June 13 and has an entry deadline of June 6. The individual/team entry/and sponsorship form is now available for download.
 
This text is available to TAPPI members for a discount of $40 off list price. While this is a technical book, no special background is required. The reader only needs a working knowledge of terminology and concepts that are common in web manufacturing and converting.
 
TAPPI and NCSU are partnered to offer this second of three introductory courses for industry professionals that cover the entire pulping and papermaking process.
 
Registration is now open for the return of this popular course that will take place August 11-12 in metro Atlanta, Ga., USA.
 
Focus on training for improved financial foresight at this July 30 workshop.
 
TAPPI Journal and Divisions awarded best papers for PaperCon 2013.
 
Marshall was a TAPPI member since 1957 and chairman of the 1986 Polymers, Laminations & Coatings Conference.
 
The 5th edition continues a tradition as the premiere industry text on bleaching technologies but focuses on the modern industrial processes with less emphasis on fundamental science. This text is now available to TAPPI members for a discount of nearly $80 off listed price.
 
Program focuses on pioneering strategies for reliability and innovation.
 
This comprehensive volume details all aspects of extrusion coating and is available to TAPPI members for a $47 dollar discount off the list price.
 
PPSA, partially sponsored by TAPPI, will hold this three day conference June 22-25 in St. Petersburg, Fla., USA.