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TIP 0305-02 "Maintenance on computer assisted machinery" (Revision and title change)
TIP 0425-01 "Guidelines for routine periodic inspection and testing of cast iron Yankee and MG dryers" (New TIP)
T 230 "Viscosity of pulp (capillary viscometer method)" (Revision)
T 232 "Fiber length of pulp by projection" (Revision)
T 268 "Weight-volume measurement of pulpwood" (Reaffirmed)
T 274 "Laboratory screening of pulp (MasterScreen-type instrument)" (Reaffirmed)
T 282 "Hexeneuronic acid content of chemical pulp" (Revision)
T 402 "Standard conditioning and testing atmospheres for paper, board, pulp handsheets, and related products" (Revision)
T 406 "Reducible sulfur in paper and paperboard" (Revision)
T 410 "Grammage of paper and paperboard (weight per unit area)" (Revision)
T 428 "Hot water extractable acidity or alkalinity of paper" (Reaffirmed)
T 441 "Water absorptiveness of sized (non-bibulous) paper, paperboard, and corrugated fiberboard (Cobb test)" (Revision)
T 453 "Effect of dry heat on properties of paper and board" (Revision)
T 489 "Bending resistance (stiffness) of paper and paperboard (Taber-type tester in basic configuration" (Revision)
T 491 "Water immersion number of paperboard" (Reaffirmed)
T 495 "Bending number of paperboard" (Reaffirmed)
T 496 "Specimen preparation for cross directional internal tearing resistance for paper, paperboard and related materials" (Revision)
T 549 "Coefficients of static and kinetic friction of uncoated writing and printing paper by use of the horizontal plane method" (Reaffirmed)
T 550 "Determination of equilibrium moisture in pulp, paper and paperboard for chemical analysis" (Revision)
T 572 "Accelerated pollutant aging of printing and writing paper by pollution chamber exposure apparatus" (Revision)
T 575 "Roughness of paper and paperboard, stylus (Emveco-type) method" (Revision)
T 692 "Determination of suspended solids in kraft green and white liquors" (Reaffirmed)
T 826 "Short span compressive strength of containerboard" (Reaffirmed)
T 841 "Edgewirse compressive strength of corrugated fiberboard using the Morris method (short column test)" (Revision)


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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 New (WI 3024) "Starch in paper and paperboard" (June 3, 2013)
T 835 "Water absorption of corrugating medium: water drop absorption test" (June 10, 2013)
T NEW (WI 3029) "Laboratory simulation of tail-edge pick" (June 17, 2013)
T 526 "Blister resistance of coated paper in heatset printing" (June 21, 2013 -- being balloted for WITHDRAWAL as the second or later review of a Classical Maethod)

 

A proposal has been made for a new standard test method: "Sorptive rate and capacity of bibulous paper products using gravimetric principles (M/K Systems-type)."

The scope of the method is: This test method determines the liquid sorption of bibulous paper, paperboard, and paper products using gravimetric principles. This test method measures both the rate and capacity of liquid sorption through demand wettability or wicking. Liquid capacity is defined as the point in the analysis where the sorption rate falls below 5.0 mg in 5 seconds. Agreed intermediate points are measured during the analysis to determine rate.

A Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG) must be formed for this proposal. Any individuals who are interested in this Standard may join the SSIG to receive ballots when this method is ready for vote. If you would like to join the SSIG for this project, please notify the Standards Department at standards@tappi.org or by fax at +1-770-446-6947 no later than June 17, 2013.