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New or Revised Standards, TIPs, and Useful Methods
 
TIP 0402-17 "Weld repairs on new suction roll shells" (Revision)

TIP 1004-01 "TAPPI Roll Number for inventory/tracking systems and bar codes" (Reaffirmation)

TIP 0416-15 "Chloride and potassium measurement and control in the pulping and chemical recovery cycle" (Revision)

TIP 0416-25 "Nitrogen oxide emissions control from biomass and kraft recovery boilers in the pulp and paper industry" (New)

TIP 0416-26 "Best Practice for Recovery Boiler Inspection (Optimizing Inspection Scope)" (New)
 
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. 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 218 sp-11 "Forming handsheets for reflectance testing of pulp (Büchner funnel procedure)" (September 21, 2015)

T 646 om-11 "Brightness of clay and other mineral pigments (45/0)" (September 25, 2015)

T 462 cm-06 "Castor-oil penetration test for paper" (September 28, 2015)

T 556 "Bending resistance of paper and paperboard by single-point bending methods" (October 3, 2015)

T 807 "Bursting strength of linerboard" (October 9, 2015)

WI 3035 "Specular gloss at 20 degrees (parallel beam method)" (October 15, 2015)

T 827 "Box blank dimensioning" (October 16, 2015)

T 564 "Transparent chart for the estimation of defect size" (October 23, 2015)

T 400 "Sampling and accepting a single lot of paper, paperboard, containerboard, or related product" (October 26, 2015)
 
General Announcements
A proposal has been made for a new Technical Information Paper (TIP): "Green liquor density measurements." 

The scope of this TIP is to discuss the importance of the density measurement of green liquor, from both a safety perspective as well as a mill economic perspective.  The advantages and disadvantages will also be discussed along with different measurement techniques and good practices to ensure good operations of the measurements. In addition, new technology has been developed and will also be reviewed.  Finally, the TIP will discuss the use of density and titratable alkali for dissolving tank control to mitigate the possibility of a smelt dissolving tank explosion while providing the highest economic value to the mill.

Any individuals who are interested in this TIP may join the Working Group and have an opportunity to review the TIP prior to its publication. If you would like to join the Working Group for this project, please notify the Standards Department at standards@tappi.org no later than September 21, 2015.

 

TIP 0602-03 "Calibration technique for the drum style chip thickness clarifier" has been under review since May 2012, and is now on the overdue list from the Quality and Standards Management Committee (QSMC).

The individual who agreed to chair the review of this TIP is no longer a TAPPI member. Membership is required to chair a TIP review.

A memo to the Pulp Manufacture Division has failed to produce another volunteer willing to review this TIP. Therefore, it will be placed on the October 2015 agenda of the Quality and Standards Management Committee (QSMC) for withdrawal.

Any TAPPI member who would like to see the TIP retained and who would like to volunteer to chair the review should contact standards@tappi.org before the October meeting of QSMC.

 

Product & Product Quality Division committees are in need of new members to support the development and maintenance of standards we all use in the manufacture of the products we deliver to our customers.

These committees discuss and make decisions on critical issues that deal with standards which are currently being used by the pulp and paper industry, as well as those which are being developed for them. 
 
Below are the committees which are in need of your support:

Pulp and Chemical Properties Committee

Optical Properties Committee

Physical Properties Committee

Tissue Properties Subcommittee

Joining one or more of these groups gives you and your company the opportunity to participate in the discussion and development of the standards we use for evaluating the product and product quality. Without good pulp and paper industry standards to guide us, we will not be able to deliver what our customers require.  Therefore, please consider volunteering your company and your support for these committees. 

For all those members who are already involved in Standard Specific Interest Groups (SSIG), we ask you to make the next step in standard development and maintenance participation by joining a committee today.

Meetings are held twice a year to discuss ongoing committee work. The meetings can be attended in person or by phone conference. 
  
Please contact Steve Berg, P&PQ Division Chairman (sberg@thwingalbert.com) or Charles Bohanan, Director of Standards and Awards (standards@tappi.org) for more information.

 

Getting started is easy. Do you have just a general idea for a standard, or are you farther along and have a substantial draft? If you just have a general idea for a standard or TIP, complete the New Idea Submission Form. TAPPI will review your idea and identify an appropriate committee or group to work on your suggestion. If you are further along, send an initial draft to standards@tappi.org. From there, the TAPPI Standards Manager will guide you through the appropriate process to finalize and approve the new document.
 
SSIG Members Needed
The ten-year review of T 602 cm-06 "Analysis of sulfuric acid" has been delayed due to lack of SSIG members. If you have an interest in becoming a member of this SSIG please contact standards@tappi.org by October 15, 2015. The first ballot will go out sometime after that date.
 
Announcement of SARG Meeting

The next meeting of the Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG) is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2015, 1:30 pm EASTERN time, at the CorrExpo Conference in Louisville, KY. 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 no later than September 1, 2015. There will be links from the agenda items to the final drafts that are up for approval.

August 21, 2015, is the deadline for any working group chairs who have standards that are ready for the final stage of approval to submit reports in order to be placed on the SARG agenda.

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

 
Overdue Reports Distributed
Reports outlining the overdue reviews for Standards and TIPs were sent to the Quality and Standards Management Committee (Q&SMC) on August 11, 2015. Copies of these reports were also sent to the assigned Working Group Chairmen for these overdue reviews as well as to chairmen of the appropriate technical groups in TAPPI.

Anyone who did not receive the overdue reports but who have an interest may obtain copies by requesting them from standards@tappi.org.

Working Group Chairmen: These reports were sent to you for your information and action, if required. Q&SMC may, according to the Standards Guidelines, withdraw any Standards or TIPs whose reviews are overdue, especially if it appears that little progress is being made on the Work Item. If more information or indications of progress on these Work Items are received prior to the next meeting (October 20, 2015), Q&SMC will take these reports of progress under consideration.  

If you are working on a Standard that will be ready to go to the Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG) for final approval, please be aware that the SARG agenda must be posted on the web at least 50 days before their next meeting on October 20, 2015. This means that any standards that are ready for SARG must be submitted no later than August 21, 2015, in order to be included in the Fall 2015 SARG agenda.  

To provide updates regarding these reports, send a message to standards@tappi.org no later than Monday, October 19, 2015, in order to be able to provide this information to Q&SMC at their next meeting.


 
Did You Know
 

... that TAPPI maintains a listing of suppliers who claim to provide equipment and supplies for TAPPI Test Methods?

 

From the General Standards Page on the TAPPI web site you will find links to the Supplier Directory and the Test Equipment Supplier List. The Directory provides the contact information for each supplier. The Test Equipment List shows the suppliers for each TAPPI Test Method (listed in order by number).

 

If your company supplies equipment or materials for TAPPI Test Methods, and you are currently not listed, please send a message to the Standards Department (standards@tappi.org) and provide the contact information and the numbers of the TAPPI Test Methods for which you aupply equipment. Please also indicate if you provide compete equipment or partial equipment. We will be happy to add you to the list.

 
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, TIPs and Useful Methods can be found on the TAPPI website's Search and Order page.

For Individual TIPs, order Item Number: 0108____ (Insert TIP number)

For Individual Standards, order Item Number: 0104T____ (Insert Standard number)

For individual Useful Methods, order Item Number 0104UM____ (insert UM number)


List price: $49; TAPPI member price: $32. There are no shipping or handling charges for electronic documents.

 

The 2015 collection of Standards, TIPs, and UMs, published in May of 2015 (product code STUCD-15), is available on CD. An Individual or Company License for access to the continually updated collection of Standards, TIPs, and UMs via the web is the best way to always have a current set of documents accessible. A print-on-demand version of either the Standards, TIPs, or UMs, current and updated as of the date printed, is also available. 

For information and quotes on company licenses, contact Ashley Westbrook (awestbrook@tappi.org) or +1-770-209-7228. 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 on line at www.tappi.org.

 

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