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TIP 0304-53 "Tests for corrugator roll wear" (Revision with title change)

TIP 0402-18 "Ultrasonic testing (UT) for tube thickness in black liquor recovery boilers: Part I - Guidelines for accurate tube thickness testing Part II - Default layouts for tube thickness surveys in various boiler zones" (Revision)

TIP 0410-08 "Control of stock activity on a fourdrinier table" (Reinstatement of a previously withdrawn TIP)

TIP 0416-11 "Recommended test procedure for black liquor evaporators" (Revision)

TIP 0416-24 "Energy checklist: pulp mill" (Revision and renumbering of former TIP 0422-01)

TIP 0502-15 "Selection criteria for wet end ceramics" (Revision)

UM 3 "Determination of useful fiber in bagasse" (Reaffirmation)

UM 23 "Bulk density of wood chips" (Reaffirmed)

UM 203 "Freeness of pulp (Williams tester)" (Revision)

UM 205 "Dirt in pulp (measured by transmitted light)" (Revision)

UM 221 "Laboratory processing of pulp (plate refiner)" (Revision)

UM 240 "Shive content of mechanical pulp (laboratory flat screen)" (Revision)

UM 242 "Shive content of mechanical pulp (Somerville fractionator)" (Revision)

UM 253 "Laboratory processing of pulp (ball or pebble-mill method)" (reaffirmation)

UM 258 "Laboratory processing of pulp (Kollergang method)" (Revision)

UM 411 "Opacity of paper using 45°/0° geometry reflectometer" (Revision)

UM 566 "Wetting shipping sack paper for testing" (Revision)

UM 573 "Water vapor permeability of sheet materials at -18°C (0°F) (Reaffirmation)

UM 579 "Water repellence of paper and board" (Revision, including title change)

UM 590 "Creasing (using steel rules) of paperboard for water vapor transmission (WVTR) testing" (Reaffirmation)

UM 596 "Water absorbency of nonbibulous paperboard " (Revision)

UM 658 "Color strength and shade of dye" (Revision)

Special note:  Documents appearing in the TAPPI online version of the Standards, TIPs and Useful Methods 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,TIPs, and Useful Methods and you are in a hurry for new documents that have not yet been posted, you can send a request to standards@tappi.org.

 

The TAPPI Standards regulations require public review of standards that are up for ballot. Send a message to standards@tappi.org if you want to request a copy of draft in 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 456 om-10 "Tensile breaking strength of water-saturated paper and paperboard ("wet tensile strength")" (May 18, 2015)

T 844 "Determining construction (nominal basis weight) of corrugated board" (May 21, 2015)

T 1014 "Moisture sensitivity of fiber glass mats" (May 22, 2015)

T 829 "Score quality test" (May 26, 2015)

T 808 "Flat crush test of corrugated board (flexible beam method)" (May 28, 2015)

 

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 2015. The date indicated is the target date on which the draft will be distributed to the Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG) for that particular Standard.

Any interested individuals 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.

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 233 cm-06 "Fiber length of pulp by classification" (May 1, 2015)

T 800 cm-06 "Drum test for fiberboard shipping containers (revolving hexagonal drum)" (May 5, 2015)

T 684 om-11 "Gross heating value of black liquor" (May 12, 2015)

T 1011 om-11 "Basis weight of fiber glass mats" (May 15, 2015)

T 600 om-11 "Analysis of formaldehyde in aqueous solutions and of free formaldehyde in resins" (May 19, 2015)

T 509 om-11 "Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of paper extracts (cold extraction method)" (June 5, 2015)

T 435 om-11 "Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of paper extracts (hot extraction method)" (June 9, 2015)

T 610 sp-11 "Preparation of indicators and standard solutions" (June 16, 2015)

T 222 om-11 "Acid insoluble lignin in wood and pulp" (June 19, 2015)

T 266 om-11 "Determination of sodium, calcium, copper, iron, and manganese in pulp and paper by atomic absorption spectroscopy" (June 23, 2015)

T 413 om-11 "Ash in wood, pulp, paper and paperboard:  combustion at 900 degrees C" (June 30, 2015)

T 419 om-11 "Starch in paper" (July 14, 2015)

T 830 om-11 "Ink rub test of containerboard and corrugated board"  (July 17, 2015)

T 564 sp-11 "Transparent chart for the estimation of defect size" (July 21, 2015)

T 810 om-11 "Bursting strength of corrugated board" (July 28, 2015)
 
T 1211 sp-11 "Acceptance procedures for laboratories providing reference materials for TAPPI Standards" (July 31, 2015)

T 460 om-11 "Air resistance of paper (Gurley method)" (August 4, 2015)

T 218 sp-11 "Forming handsheets for reflectance testing of pulp (Buchner funnel procedure)" (August 7, 2015)

T 646 om-11 "Brightness of clay and other mineral pigments (45/0)" (August 11, 2015)

T 462 cm-06 "Castor-oil penetration test for paper" (August 14, 2015)

T 602 cm-06 "Analysis of sulfuric acid" (August 18, 2015)

T 807 om-11 "Bursting strength of linerboard" (August 25, 2015)

T 827 om-11" Box blank dimensioning" (September 1, 2015)

T 400 sp-11 "Sampling and accepting a single lot of paper, paperboard, containerboard, or related product" (September 11, 2015)

T 263 sp-11 "Identification of wood and fibers from conifers" (September 15, 2015)

T 258 om-11 "Basic density and moisture content of pulpwood" (September 18, 2015)

T 545 om-11 "Cross-machine grammage profile measurement (gravimetric method)" (September 22, 2015)

T 537 om-11 "Dirt count in paper and paperboard (optical character recognition - OCR)" (September 25, 2015)

T 438 cm-06 "Zinc and cadmium in paper" (October 6, 2015)

T 809 om-11 "Flat crush of corrugating medium (CMT test)" (October 9, 2015)

T 543 om-11 "Bending resistance of paper (Gurley-type tester)" (October 13, 2015)

T 822 om-11 "Ring crush of paperboard (rigid support method)" (October 20, 2015)

T 425 om-11 "Opacity of paper (15/d geometry, illuminant A/2 degrees, 89% reflectance backing and paper backing)" (October 23, 2015)

T 519 om-11 "Diffuse opacity of paper (d/0 paper backing)" (November 3, 2015)

T 1501 sg-11 "Training standard for paper machine tender" (November 10, 2015)

T 556 om-11 "Bending resistance of paper and paperboard by single-point bending methods" (November 13, 2015)

T 811 om-11 "Edgewise compressive strength of corrugated fiberboard (short column test)" (November 17, 2015)

T 476 om-11 "Abrasion loss of paper and paperboard (Taber-type method)" (December 1, 2015)

T 578 sp-11 "Accelerated light aging of printing and writing paper by xenon-arc exposure apparatus" (December 4, 2015)

T 412 om-11 "Moisture in pulp, paper, and paperboard" (December 8, 2015)

 

The standards eligible for approval at SARG are listed below. The asterisks (*) indicate the standards that will be eligible for submission to ANSI for consideration as American National Standards.

*T 573 "Accelerated temperature aging of printing and writing paper by dry oven exposure apparatus"
*T 409 "Machine direction of paper and paperboard"
*T 650 "Solids content of black liquor"
*T 1008 "Test conditions for fiberglass mat test methods"
*T 259 "Species identification of nonwood plant fibers" (Reclassification as an Official Method)
*T 200 "Laboratory beating of pulp (Valley beater method)"
*T 1007 "Sample location for fiber glass mat sheets"
T 840 "Testing adhesives used in glued lap joints of corrugated fiberboard containers" – for WITHDRAWAL and reissuance as a Useful Method
*T 555 "Roughness of paper and paperboard (print-surf method)"
*T 401 "Fiber analysis of paper and paperboard"
*T 546 "Machine-direction grammage variation measurement (gravimetric method)"
*T 558 "Surface wettability and absorbency of sheeted materials using an automated contact angle tester"
*T 454 "Turpentine test for voids in glassine and greaseproof papers"
*T 213 "Dirt in pulp - chart method"
*T 1012 "Moisture content of fiber glass mats"
*T 1015 "Fiber glass mat uniformity (visual defects)"
*T 563 "Equivalent black area (EBA) and count of visible dirt in pulp, paper and paperboard by image analysis"
*T 248 "Laboratory beating of pulp (PFI mill method)"

 

The next meeting of the Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG) is will take place in Atlanta, GA, at the TAPPI 2015 PaperCon Conference, Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at 3:00 pm Eastern time.  SARG approval is the last step prior to publication for any new or revised standard.

In order to act on any appeals from TAPPI members relevant to the standards up for approval, the SARG meeting is open to anyone for participation. The agenda will be posted on the SARG page at least 50 days prior to the meeting, in accordance with TAPPI’s guidelines. There will be links from the agenda items to the final drafts that are up for approval.

If you would like to participate in the SARG meeting by conference call, please send a message before April 20, 2015, to standards@tappi.org.