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New or Revised Standards, TIPs, and Useful Methods



TIP 0502-16 "Pilot paper machines" (Revision)
TIP 0410-05 "Head of stock behind slice (head/jet and slice flow rate relationships)" (Reaffirmation)
TIP 0305-13 "Project leader" (Second revision of 2010)
TIP 0304-07 "Warp in corrugated board" (Revision)
TIP 0410-09 "Flow determination by chemical method" (Revision)

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.

 
TAPPI Standards in Ballot


The TAPPI Standards regulations require public review of standards that are up for ballot. TAPPI members can view any drafts that are in ballot by logging in to the TAPPI web site (www.tappi.org), clicking on "My TAPPI," and then clicking on the "Standards Public Draft Review" link on the left side of the page. If you would like to review and comment on any draft and are not a member of the corresponding Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG), you may view the draft on line or you may request a copy of the draft being balloted by writing to standards@tappi.org. TAPPI members may join SSIGs as permanent members; go to the Subject Category page to download forms for this purpose. Nonmembers of TAPPI may join any SSIG as a voting member; to do so, send a message to standards@tappi.org to receive a copy of the draft and a ballot.


Listed below are TAPPI Standards that have recently gone out for ballot to the corresponding Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG). The date in parentheses is the closing date for voting.


T 419 om-09 "Starch in paper" (January 3, 2011)
T 262 sp-06 "Preparation of mechanical pulps for testing" (January 3, 2011)
T New (WI 3020) "Preparation of sheets for effective residual ink concentration (ERIC) determination (sheet mold method with filtrate paper)" (January 7, 2011)
T New (WI 3009) "Sieve analysis of pulpwood chips" (January 14, 2011)
T 263 sp-06 "Identification of wood and fibers from conifers" (January 17, 2011)
T 258 om-06 "Basic density and moisture content of pulpwood" (January 25, 2011)

 
General Announcements

The last time TAPPI Useful Methods were published was in 1991, when the full set was reviewed by a panel of technical experts. Some UMs were deleted from the set due to either outmoded technology, use of hazardous materials, or duplication of the procedure by another TAPPI test method. The UMs remaining in the set were published in a bound book, which has been the delivery mechanism for these documents ever since. Although the Useful Methods were never considered to be "Standards" (because they did not go through a formal review process), many were referenced in various specifications and continue to be used. 

Recently, the Quality and Standards Management Committee (Q&SMC) was requested to consider developing a category of test procedures that would cover what was referred to as "plant floor methods." These would be simple methods, understandable by operators on the plant floor, used to provide a quick result. Q&SMC set up a task force to look into the issue, and the recommendation was to revive the Useful Method category to house such methods. The task force developed a set of guidelines to be used for the "new" Useful Methods. These have been posted here (the link to this page is on the general Standards page

The most basic requirement in the new guidelines is that a minimum of three TAPPI members from three different companies must agree to have their names listed as a working group approving the UM. This is very similar to the requirements for Technical Information Papers (TIPs). Another requirement is that some statement of precision must be included (a simple one – not as extensive as that required for a Standard Test Method). No UMs will be published and retained in the set unless the basic requirements are met. 

The task force also reviewed the UMs in the bound book to determine which of these might already adhere to the guidelines. A spreadsheet was developed showing which UMs are to be deleted (because they need major work to adhere to the guidelines) or which are to remain. Those not marked for deletion were identified as to be either: (1) reissued as is; (2) reissued with minor upgrade and precision statement; (3) reissued with major revision and precision determination and statement required; or (4) returned from old UM series by request. 

All UMs in category 1 are in the process of being prepared for the new UM set. Technical experts from the task force, plus additional experts they have recruited, are placing their names as the working group on the UMs to officially include them in the set. 

But for categories 2, 3, and 4, we must rely on the technical expertise of TAPPI members. Categories 2 and 3 have been identified as UMs that need either major or minor editing to adhere to the guidelines. What is meant for category 4 by "returned from old UM series by request" is that these UMs were identified in a survey done earlier this year as ones that are still in use. These still need to be edited to meet the requirements, however. 

For Category 4, it is hoped that those members who indicated these UMs are valuable will offer to make the proper edits to add these to the set. The same is needed for Categories 2 and 3, although these have not necessarily been identified as important methods to retain. 

Bottom line – we need help from technical division members to review the list of UMs and to help retain those UMs that you feel are needed. If you would like to see the spreadsheet, please send a request to Charles Bohanan at standards@tappi.org. If you can help in editing or reviewing any of the category 2, 3, or 4 UMs, you will be provided with a copy of the UM and TAPPI staff can help you identify others who may agree to work with you as the working group for the UM. 

Plans are now in the works to combine Standards, TIPs, and UMs into one set of CDs, beginning with the March 2011 issuance of the CD (replacing the previous pattern of issuing Standards in even-numbered years and TIPs in odd-numbered years). Of course, all three categories will also be available in March 2011 as part of the online version of Standards, TIPs, and UMs. 

UMs can be added to the set at any time, but for the March 2011 CD, the deadline is January 17, 2011. Any UMs completed in accordance with the new guidelines by that date will be on the March 2011 CD. Any submitted after that time will be added to the online version as soon as they are published, and will appear on the next year’s CD. UMs will also be available as individual documents, just like the Standards and TIPs are now. The bound book will not be reprinted or sold after March 2011.

 

Effective December 2, 2010, the following TAPPI Standards have been approved as American National Standards by the ANSI Board of Standards Review:

T 200 sp-10 Laboratory beating of pulp (Valley beater method)
T 213 om-10 Dirt in pulp - chart method
T 220 sp-10 Physical testing of pulp handsheets
T 454 om-10 Turpentine test for voids in glassine and greaseproof papers
T 465 sp-10 Static creasing of paper for water vapor transmission tests
T 546 om-10 Machine-direction grammage variation measurement (gravimetric method)
T 558 om-10 Surface wettability and absorbency of sheeted materials using an automated contact angle tester
T 1006 sp-10 Testing of fiber glass mats: use of modified TAPPI procedures for sampling and lot acceptance, stiffness, tear resistance, air permeability, and thickness
T 1007 sp-10 Sample location for fiber glass mat sheets
T 1008 sp-10 Test conditions for fiberglass mat test methods
T 1009 om-10 Tensile strength and elongation at break for fiber glass mats
T 1012 om-10 Moisture content of fiber glass mats
T 1013 om-10 Loss on ignition of fiber glass mats
T 1014 om-10 Moisture sensitivity of fiber glass mats
T 1015 om-10 Fiber glass mat uniformity (visual defects)
T 1016 om-10 Average fiber diameter of fiber glass mats
 
Standards Coming Up For Review


The system for review and development of TAPPI Standards requires an announcement of review dates so that any interested TAPPI parties may access the drafts, submit comments, and/or join the Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG) to cast an official vote.


Listed below are the Standards that will be up for review in 2011. The date indicated is the target date on which the draft will be posted for review by TAPPI members in the Members Only section of the TAPPI website. On that date, you may go to the home page (www.tappi.org), log on with your member ID and password, place your cursor over "Membership," and select "My TAPPI" from the dropdown box. When your personal page appears, click on the "Standards Public Draft Review" link on the left-hand side. You do not have to be a member of the Standard Specific Interest Group to comment on the draft.


Nonmembers of TAPPI who wish to be part of the voting for any Standard should send a message to standards@tappi.org and request voting membership on the corresponding SSIG, prior to the target ballot date, if possible. Anyone who joins the SSIG before the target balloting date will receive a notice of the ballot. Nonmembers cannot access the drafts online, but they will be sent copies by email upon request after receiving the notice of ballot by email.


If you have joined the Standard Specific Interest Group for any Standard, you will receive a notice for ballot at the proper time with instructions for casting your vote and making your comments. If you wish to join the Standard Specific Interest Group for a particular Standard, please go to the Subject Categories for Standards page or contact the Standards Department at TAPPI (standards@tappi.org), or phone +1-770-209-7276 or fax +1-770-446-6947).


T 808 om-07 Flat crush test of corrugated board (flexible beam method) (May 10, 2011)
T 811 om-07 Edgewise compressive strength of corrugated fiberboard (short column test) (May 17, 2011)
T 822 om-07 Ring crush of paperboard (rigid support method) (June 7, 2011)
T 449 om-07 Bacteriological examination of paper and paperboard (June 10, 2011)
T 281 sp-07 Open drum washer mat sampling technique (June 14, 2011)
T 252 om-07 pH and electrical conductivity of hot water extracts of pulp, paper, and paperboard (June 17, 2011)
T 211 om-07 Ash in wood, pulp, paper and paperboard: combustion at 525°C (June 21, 2011)
T 1212 sp-07 Light sources for evaluating papers including those containing fluorescent whitening agents (June 24, 2011)
T 1214 sp-07 Interrelation of reflectance, R0; reflectivity, R ; TAPPI opacity, C0.89; scattering, s; and absorption, k (June 28, 2011)
T 1217 sp-07 Photometric linearity of optical properties instruments (July 8, 2011)
T 1218 sp-07 Calibration of reflectance standards for hemispherical geometry (July 12, 2011)
T 575 om-07 Roughness of paper and paperboard,stylus (Emveco-type) method (July 15, 2011)
T 530 om-07 Size test for paper by ink resistance (Hercules-type method) (July 19, 2011)
T 512 sp-07 Creasing of flexible packaging material paper specimens for testing (July 22, 2011)
T 547 om-07 Air permeance of paper and paperboard (Sheffield method) (July 26, 2011)
T 277 om-07 Macro stickies content in pulp: the "pick-up" method (July 29, 2011)
T 240 om-07 Consistency (concentration) of pulp suspensions (August 2, 2011)
T 212 om-07 One percent sodium hydroxide solubility of wood and pulp (August 5, 2011)
T 559 cm-02 Grease resistance test for paper and paperboard (August 9, 2011)
T 665 cm-02 Analysis of talc (August 12, 2011)
T 483 cm-02 Odor of packaging materials (August 16, 2011)
T 433 cm-02 Water resistance of sized paper and paperboard (dry indicater method) (August 19, 2011)
T 234 cm-02 Coarseness of pulp fibers (August 23, 2011)
T 257 cm-02 Sampling and preparing wood for analysis (August 26, 2011)
T 552 om-07 Determination of wetting tension of polyolefin films and coated surfaces via the mayer rod technique (August 30, 2011)
T 802 om-07 Drop test for fiberboard shipping containers (September 2, 2011)
T 815 om-07 Coefficient of static friction (slide angle) of packaging and packaging materials (including shipping sack papers, corrugated and solid fiberboard) (inclined plane method) (September 9, 2011)
T 834 om-07 Determination of containerboard roll hardness (September 13, 2011)
T 832 om-07 Water absorption of corrugating medium: float curl method (September 16, 2011)
T 838 om-07 Edge crush test using neckdown (September 20, 2011)
T 1200 sp-07 Interlaboratory evaluation of test methods to determine TAPPI repeatability and reproducibility (September 23, 2011)
T 527 om-07 Color of paper and paperboard (d/0, C/2) (October 7, 2011)
T 524 om-07 Color of paper and paperboard (45/0, C/2) (October 11, 2011)
T 1219 sp-07 Storage of paper samples for optical measurements and color matching (October 14, 2011)
T 653 om-07 Specular gloss of paper and paperboard at 20° (October 18, 2011)
T 1215 sp-07 The determination of instrumental color differences (October 21, 2011)
T 1216 sp-07 Indices for whiteness, yellowness, brightness, and luminous reflectance factor (October 25, 2011)
T 520 cm-07 Curl of gummed flat paper (October 28, 2011)
T 536 om-07 Resistance of paper to passage of air (high-pressure Gurley method) (November 8, 2011)
T 568 om-07 Physical area of sub-visible contraries in pulp, paper, and paperboard by image analysis (November 11, 2011)
T 275 sp-07 Screening of pulp (Somerville-type equipment) (November 18, 2011)
T 271 om-07 Fiber length of pulp and paper by automated optical analyzer using polarized light (December 2, 2011)
T 282 pm-07 Hexeneuronic acid content of chemical pulp (December 9, 2011)

 
Acronyms You May Need to Know

For details on these commonly-used acronyms in the development of TAPPI Standards and TIPs, please see the Standards Guidelines and the TIP Guidelines, or send your questions to standards@tappi.org.

TIP = Technical Information Paper
Q&SMC = Quality and Standards Management Committee
SSIG = Standard-Specific Interest Group
SARG = Standards Advisory Review Group
WI = Work Item
WG = Working Group
WGC = Working Group Chairman
om = Official Method
pm = Provisional Method
sp = Standard Practice
cm = Classical Method
ss = Standard Specification
sg = Standard Guideline
gl = Standard Glossary
wd = Withdrawn Standard
UM = Useful Method

 
Searching and Ordering TAPPI Standards, TIPs, and Useful Methods

Details on how to search and order TAPPI Standards and TIPs can be found on the TAPPI website's Search and Order page.

All individual TIPs or Standards are available for electronic or paper delivery. For electronic delivery, the documents are e-mailed in PDF format. Hard copy documents can be mailed or faxed, but shipping and handling costs will apply.

For Individual TIPs, order Item Number: 0108____ (Insert TIP number).
For Individual Standards, order Item Number: 0104T____ (Insert Standard number).
List price: $49; TAPPI member price: $32. There are no shipping or handling charges for electronic documents.

The 2010-2011 collection of Standards, published in March of 2010, and the 2009-2010 collection of TIPs, published in March of 2009, are available on CD. An Individual or Company License for access to the continually updated collection of Standards and TIPs via the web, is the best way always to have a current set of documents accessible. A print-on-demand version of either the Standards or the TIPs set, current and updated as of the date printed, is also available.

For information and quotes on company licenses, contact Lisa Stephens at lstephens@tappi.org or +1-770-209-7293. For regular orders (including individual online licenses), contact Member Connection at 1-800-332-8686 (US), 1-800-446-9431 (Canada), or +1-770-446-1400 (international), or order online at www.tappi.org.

 
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