TAPPI Corrugated Packaging Division
...TAPPI is proud to recognize itsCorrugated Packaging Division CouncilAppointed MembersGreg Arvanigian, PresidentArvco Container Corporation
Chris Krumm, Vice President OperationsCorrChoice
Tom Herlihy, Executive Vice PresidentGreen Bay Packaging Inc.
Craig Hoyt, President Buckeye Boxes Inc.
Ron Lund, Manager of Manufacturing Support ServicesGeorgia-Pacific Corporation
Roger Mills, Manager of Manufacturing/Engineering andCapital InvestmentInternational Paper
Fred Rossi, Vice President of Operational ExcellenceSmurfit-Stone Container Corporation
John Telesca, Vice PresidentRock Tenn Corrugated Division
Ellsworth Townsend, Operations ManagerPackaging Corporation of America
Council Members at Large
Mark Mitchell, Corrugating Technical Service Manager, North AmericaHenkel Adhesives
Henry Rocha, PresidentH. Rocha International
Larry Smith, Strategic Accounts ManagerHarper/Love Adhesives Corporation
Miles Fletcher, Corrugated Division Sales ManagerMarquipWardUnited, Division Leadership
Division Leadership
Corrugated Division ChairmanJeff Pallini, PresidentFosber America, Inc.
Corrugated Division Vice ChairmanDan McGuire, Business Director, StarchCorn Products International, Inc.
Division Chairman EmeritusRichard White, Regional Sales ManagerMarquipWardUnited
Corrugated Packaging Division
Kristi Ledbetter - TAPPI, Account Manager
TAPPI’s Best Practices in Corrugator OperationsFebruary 15-18, 2011TAPPI Headquarters, Norcross, GA, USA. www.tappi.org/11BEST
Chicago TAPPI Local Section MeetingWhat’s New in Corrugated – Part 2March 1, 2011Marriott Oak Brook Hotel, Oak Brook, IL, USA. www.chicagotappi.com
TAPPI PLACE Flexible Packaging SymposiumApril 5, 2011 (In conjunction with ICE USA)Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL, USA. www.tappi.org/11PLACE
TAPPI Linerboard Medium and Corrugated Box Manufacturing April 5 – 7, 2011Fosber America Training Room, Green Bay, WI, USA. www.tappi.org/11LINCOR
SinoCorrugated 2011April 6-9, 2011Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Chinahttp://www.sino-corrugated.com/Sinocorr/eng/index.htm
2011 TAPPI Shipping Receiving and Warehousing WorkshopApril 11 – 13, 2011Hilton Downtown Nashville, Nashville, TN, USA. www.tappi.org/11SRW
Chicago TAPPI Local Section Table Top MeetingMay 3, 2011Marriott Oak Brook Hotel, Oak Brook, IL, USA. www.chicagotappi.com
2011 TAPPI Lean Manufacturing Flexo & Die Cutters CourseMay 24 – 26, 2011TAPPI Headquarters Training Room, Norcross, GA, USA . www.tappi.org/11Lean
2011 TAPPI Lean Maintenance for the Corrugated IndustryJune 7 – 8, 2011TAPPI Headquarters Training Room, Norcross, GA, USA. www.tappi.org/11LeanMain
2011 TAPPI Linerboard/Medium Manufacturing CourseAugust 1 – 4, 2011Kemira Training Room, Kennesaw, GA, USA. www.tappi.org/11Liner
Chicago TAPPI Annual Golf OutingAugust 16, 2011Ruffled Feathers Golf Course, Lemont, IL, USA. www.chicagotappi.com
TAPPI CorrExpo 2011September 26-28Renaissance Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, TX, USA. www.correxpo.org
October 1 – 5, 2012SuperCorrExpo 2012Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA, USA. www.supercorrexpo.org
Calendar of events....
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TAPPI Standard Test Methods provide one of the association’s most important forums for vital information
exchange. TAPPI Standard Test Methods are testing procedures and related practices used in the measurement,
evaluation, and description of pulp, paper, and related products, including raw materials.
The development of a TAPPI Standard offers outstanding opportunities for professionals to contribute their
technical expertise to the industry. Any TAPPI member can submit a proposal for a new Standard or Technical
Information Paper (TIP), and members may also review all drafts of methods currently in ballot. The following
overview will help corrugated industry readers gain a deeper understanding of the process and how they may
become involved.
The ProcessWhen interested parties believe a standard should be
developed, a draft outline, including a scope, must be submitted
to the TAPPI Standards Manager. An individual must be identified
as the Working Group Chairman (WGC)
for the project.
An announcement is
made in the TAPPI Standards and TIPs
Action Report (STAR) newsletter,
requesting interested parties to join the
Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG)
for the proposed standard. An
announcement is also placed in the ANSI
Standards Action newsletter. Deadlines
for response to join the SSIG will be based
on the 45-day comment period required
by ANSI, but interested parties may join
the SSIG at any time, even after the work
has begun. TAPPI membership is not
required for SSIG membership.
The WGC determines the
procedure for developing a draft for
ballot. Sometimes the WGC works alone;
other times the WGC works with a
working group chosen from among the
SSIG members. The WGC could opt to
hold a meeting of the entire SSIG to discuss the draft, but this is
extremely rare.
After a draft has been finalized, it is balloted to the
SSIG. There is a 45-day deadline associated with this ballot. SSIG
members respond in one of three ways to the ballot – affirmative,
DEVELOPMENT OF A TAPPI STANDARD:
negative, or abstention. All negatives must include comments,
and members voting affirmative or abstaining may also provide
comments if they wish. Announcements of TAPPI standards in
ballot are placed in the STAR so that newly interested parties may
either submit comments or join the SSIG
and cast an official vote.
The results of the ballot
are tallied and a report is sent to the
WGC, who is responsible for resolving
any comments or negatives. The target
deadline for returning the WGC report is
three months.
All comments and all negatives must be
considered and any negative must be
resolved before a standard can be elevated
to the next level. The WGC reviews the
negatives and contacts negative voters
with recommendations for resolution.
Negative voters may choose to accept the
resolution and drop their negative vote. If
a negative comment cannot be resolved
between the voter and the WGC, then a
ballot to the SSIG requesting a vote on
accepting or finding the negative vote
nonpersuasive will be required.
Additional ballots to the SSIG will
be required for any of the following circumstances: (1) percent
return on previous ballot was less than 50% and/or less than 75%
affirmative of those not abstaining; (2) the need to find an
unresolved negative nonpersuasive; or (3) changes made to the
ALL TAPPI STANDARDS, WITHTHE EXCEPTION OF CLASSICAL
TEST METHODS, MUST BEREVIEWED EVERY FIVE YEARS.
CLASSICAL TEST METHODS AREREQUIRED TO BE REVIEWED
EVERY TEN YEARS. THE REVIEWPROCESS IS THE SAME AS THEPROCESS FOR DEVELOPMENTOF A NEW STANDARD, WITH
THE EXCEPTION THAT THE FIRSTDRAFT IS SIMPLY THE
PUBLISHED STANDARD, WITHNO WGC ASSIGNED UNTILAFTER THE FIRST BALLOT IS
COMPLETED.
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last draft in response to the comments are so extensive that the
WGC feels the entire SSIG needs to see it again.
After a ballot has achieved the proper
percent return and all comments have been resolved, the final
draft is submitted for final approval to the Standards Advisory
Review Group (SARG). The SARG meets normally twice a year and
considers all standards that have been submitted since the last
meeting. The SARG is primarily reviewing the standards to
confirm that proper procedures were followed, although the
SARG may address any technical issues they may have with the
draft. The SARG draft is available on the web for any interested
parties to review and to submit comments prior to the final SARG
approval. If any voting member of the SSIG or any other individual
who commented on the draft feels that any changes shown in the
final SARG draft posted on the web have resulted in a new error
or problem with the draft, then that person may file an appeal to
the SARG. Any appeal must be resolved before a standard is
approved.
P After approval by the SARG, the standard is
published.
Any Official
Test Method Standard, Standard Glossary, Standard Specification,
or Standard Guideline may be submitted to ANSI for
consideration as an American National Standard. Once approval is
achieved, the ANSI logo is added to the published version of the
TAPPI standard.
All TAPPI Standards, with the exception of Classical
Test Methods, must be reviewed every five years. Classical Test
Methods are required to be reviewed every ten years. The review
process is the same as the process for development of a new
standard, with the exception that the first draft is simply the
published standard, with no WGC assigned until after the first
ballot is completed. If no comments or negatives are submitted in
the vote, then the Standard is reaffirmed and goes directly to
SARG for final approval. If comments or negatives must be
resolved, a WGC is assigned, and the process of resolving these
comments and negatives begins.
Learn MoreTAPPI's Standards and TIPs are constantly being reviewed and
updated by working professionals, and they provide a valuable
resource. Standards and TIPs are available on-line to companies
paying an annual license fee, or they may be ordered as complete
sets in print or CD-ROM versions or as individual documents.
TAPPI members receive a substantial discount on purchases. Visit
www.tappi.org and click on the “Standards and TIPs” tab to learn
more.
USEFUL METHODS ARE BACK!In mid-2009, several of the Fibre Box Association’s Technical
Committee members who are also TAPPI members asked the
TAPPI Quality & Standards Management Committee to consider
establishing a series of “Plant Floor Test Methods” for
corrugators. Committee members decided to re-establish
TAPPI’s Useful Methods documents to serve as a valuable
resource for the industry.
A TAPPI Useful Method (UM) is a document written to describe
a test, procedure, or practice proposed by a Working Group of
no fewer than three TAPPI members not employed by the same
organization. UMs are written in the same general style of a
TAPPI Standard Test Method, but in a less stringent manner.
Effective with the issuance of the 2011 CD of Standards in
March 2011, TAPPI Useful Methods will again be available.
Newly-updated corrugated-related UMs are in the review
process for future release.
“The objective is to have something useful for in-plant process
control, or could be used to guide customer acceptance on
delivery, but that wouldn’t require the rigor of an Official
Method,” says Dave Carlson, a member of TAPPI’s Corrugated
Packaging Division and also the Technical and Environmental
Manager for the Fibre Box Association. “Over the coming
years, we’ll have a growing number of UMs in all disciplines, as
we write new methods and bring others up to date.”
Examples of Useful Methods may include the measurement of
ink and corrugating adhesive viscosity, warp, curtain coat
weight, roll stock moisture using a hand-held device, and
rip/peel bond (of corrugator bond). “With some characteristics,
there may be a dozen ways to measure – it’s confusing when
you have twelve different customers and each is measuring one
aspect differently,” says Carlson. “With TAPPI’s reputation as a
reliable source of international standards, these new UMs can
bring a little bit of order to that chaos.”
What does “Happy 30TH Birthday!” really mean? For Mitsubishi,
a TAPPI Sustaining Member company, it is a milestone: the
Corrugated Machinery Division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
America, Inc. has operated continuously in the U.S. for three
decades.
I recently had the pleasure of spending a day with Randy
Schiller, Vice President Sales and Marketing, at the MHIA offices
in Hunt Valley, Maryland. “We have never pulled out of this
market, and we are here to stay. This division has been in the black
for the past 10 years. Thirty years is a big accomplishment for us,
and we are extremely proud,” Schiller told me.
A self-proclaimed “computer geek,” Schiller actually started
serving MHIA in 1987 as a software supplier. At that time he did
not know what corrugators were, but he is a quick study. He’s
seen plenty of change since officially joining the company in
1994. At that time, the MHI Corrugating Machinery Company
was acting as an independent representative of Mitsubishi’s
equipment; they became part of the Mitsubishi family in 2000
and have been “in the black” ever since. This in itself has been a
major accomplishment, but when you consider the exchange rate
TRAVELS WITH LARRY: MHIA turns 30
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of some other countries—at times calculated to be a 30% price
differential—it is truly amazing. One of the biggest game-
changers was the introduction of the EVOL line of flexo-folder
gluers, with the EVOL-84 and EVOL-100.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries does about $21 billion dollars a
year in sales, and is one of about 300 independent companies
within the Mitsubishi family. Worldwide, 12 divisions operate
within Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
The 40,000 square foot of office and warehouse space in Hunt
Valley formerly served as a roll grinder and assembly plant; it is
now MHIA’s North American sales, service and parts depot.
Approximately 30 employees have offices here and, according to
some customers, these folks perform miracles. Schiller says he
would pit his team against any in the industry. “We generally don’t
lose people. That type of experience makes the difference with our
customers. We do not usually hire people right out of school; we
want to make sure that new employees have had some field level
experience, and that they can handle a suitcase.”
As always during my visits, I asked for input on what TAPPI can
do to add value for members. Schiller suggested bringing back the
Production Round Table at Corrugated events, and
getting the Production and Engineering Committees
“fired up” again. We must continue to get the box
makers to come the TAPPI events, he said; in this “new
world order” of consolidation, we must find out what
makes new owners and acquirers tick. They need to be
involved.
I would be remiss if I did not give a shout out to
one of my favorite people, Dick Olsen from Chicago,
who works for Randy. (Dick, just so you know, Randy
told me that one of the best decisions he made in his
career was to bring you aboard.) I met many
wonderful people during my visit, including Yasushi
Kitahara, General Manager; Paul J. Aliprando,
Operations Manager; and Kunio Niuchi, Chief
Engineer. For more information on Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries America, visit www.mhicorrugating.com.
Remember, there are two types of people in our
industry: TAPPI members, and those who should be.
Learn more at www.tappi.org. Until next time!
Larry Montague
President, TAPPI
Tappi Corrugated Packaging Division Council
With an emphasis on helping attendees improve corrugating box
performance and runnability, this course is ideal for process
engineers and operators in linerboard and medium manufacturing
facilities and converting plants. Topics will include:
■ Linerboard and medium properties, and how these relate to
the final box performance
■ Performance effects of a variety of systems and processes
■ New products and developments in corrugating, and in
printing, that create new demands on linerboard/medium
performance
■ Product performance properties, process fundamentals,
current practices, and process improvement
Course Leader Dr. Michael J. Kocurek is well-versed in helping
participants increase their understanding of linerboard and
medium manufacturing. Kocurek is Professor, Paper Science &
Engineering at North Carolina State University. He is one of the
world’s top educators in the pulp and paper industry, and is the
editor of 11 books and author of 25 video publications.
Green Bay is more than just a convenient location for “lake
state” box plants, Allen says. “Having the course in our training
facility will give us classroom time, as well as a chance to get
hands-on with some of our machines here. We love to have
members of the corrugated industry visit our facilities; letting
people get to know Fosber is just part of who we are as a
company.”
To learn more about the 2010 TAPPI Linerboard/Medium
Manufacture Course, or to register online, visit www.tappi.org, or
contact Mary Beth Cornell at +1 770-209-7210. TAPPI Members
receive discounts on course registration. Spaces are limited, and
this course has sold out in the past – don’t miss your opportunity
to increase your plant’s productivity with a trip to Green Bay this
April!
Association News...
LINERBOARD COURSE COMES TO GREEN BAY
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After successfully completing this course, participants should beable to:
■ Describe and define linerboard and medium manufacturing
processes, equipment, variables, and terminology, in order to improve
operations and product quality.
■ Recognize how one part of the process affects other operations in
order to increase thinking on a mill wide scale.
■ Gain increased confidence and understanding of linerboard and
medium manufacture and properties.
■ Interact more knowledgeably with experienced process engineers
and operators.
■ Help troubleshoot product quality problems.
TAPPI’s popular and practical Linerboard Medium and Corrugated Box Course will hit the Midwest in April, 2011, when
Fosber America hosts the event at its Green Bay, Wisconsin Training Center. The course is scheduled for April 5-7, 2011.
For the April 2011 course, Dr. Kocurek will be joined by Tom
Allen, Training Supervisor for Fosber America, as co-instructor.
Allen has worked directly with corrugated industry customers
interested in improving plant performance. “For us to be involved
with this TAPPI Course is a great opportunity,” Allen says. “Fosber
already uses TAPPI Guidelines for our process, our setpoints, our
documentation—contributing to TAPPI by hosting the course
seems like a natural fit. We also want to learn; we find that when
we associate ourselves with organizations like TAPPI, we learn
from them and they learn from us. It’s a win-win.”
“Fosber already uses TAPPI Guidelines — hosting the
course seems like a natural fit.”
-Tom Allen.