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TIP 0502-14 "Forming section monitoring" (Revision)
TIP 0106-05 "Calcium carbonate pigment index" (Revision)
TIP 0404-63 "Paper machine energy conservation" (Revision)
TIP 0304-18 "Viscosity reading procedure for flexographic corrugated inks" (Revision)
TIP 0305-46 "Stacking off the rotary die cutter" (Revision)
TIP 0502-19 "Use of ceramics on the forming section: diagnosing and preventing forming fabric wear" (New)
TIP 0502-15 "Selection criteria for wet end ceramics" (Reaffirmation)

As of the deadline for completion of revised versions of the Useful Methods in accordance with the new Useful Method guidelines (see article in November 2010 STAR), 19 Useful Methods have been retained in the "new" set of Useful Methods. They are:

UM 3 Determination of useful fiber in bagasse
UM 23 Bulk density of wood chips
UM 203 Freeness of pulp (Williams tester)
UM 205 Dirt in pulp (measured by transmitted light)
UM 221 Laboratory processing of pulp (plate refiner)
UM 240 Shive content of mechanical pulp (laboratory flat screen)
UM 242 Shive content of mechanical pulp (Somerville fractionator)
UM 253 Laboaratory processing of pulp (ball or pebble-mill method)
UM 253 Laboratory processing of pulp (Kollergang method)
UM 256 Water retention value (WRV)
UM 411 Opacity of paper using 45°0° reflectometer
UM 542 Amount of coating on mineral-coated paper
UM 554 Polystyrene in paper products
UM 555 Testing of grease-repellant treated paper
UM 566 Wetting shipping sack paper for testing
UM 573 Water vapor permeability of sheet materials at -18°C (0°F)
UM 579 Water repellency of paper and boards
UM 590 Creasing (using steel rules) of paperboard for water vapor transmission (WVTR) testing
UM 596 Water absorbency of nonbibulous paperboard
UM 658 Color strength and shade of dye

One new Useful Method has also been published:

UM 821 A non-destructive production tool to measure the general flute quality and damage of corrugated board using resonance frequency technology

The Useful Methods will become part of the online version of Standards and TIPs. They will also be included on the CD_ROM to be published in March 2011. As new UMS are added, an announcemnet will be made in the STAR newsletter.

Special note: Documents appearing in the TAPPI online version of the Standards and TIPs are updated once a month (usually around the 15th). So it is possible that there is a delay between the publication announcement and the posting online. If you are a subscriber to the online access to Standards and TIPs and you are in a hurry for new documents that have not yet been posted, you can send a request to standards@tappi.org.

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