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Available in both English and Spanish, this DVD directly addresses safety concerns and safe practices in corrugated manufacturing facilities. It is a great source for training new employees and a valuable refresher for industry veterans. Topics included are:

• General safety
• Flexo folder-gluer safety
• Diecutter safety
• Stacker safety
• Material handling safety
• Corrugator safety

By special arrangement with Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC), TAPPI members can purchase this DVD for the same reduced rate as AICC members. Order details are online.

Special note: Disponible en español, también. Available in Spanish, too.

2009 EPE Proceedings Now Available
The latest innovations in energy, fiber, and environmental compliance drew a large crowd to TAPPI's 2009 Engineering, Pulping, and Environmental Conference in Memphis, Tennessee, USA October 11-14, 2009. If you were unable to attend this meeting, you missed a wide-ranging program of presentations, panel discussions, and workshops. But thanks to TAPPI Press, you won't have to miss out entirely: 2009 EPE Conference Proceedings are now available. Highlights include:

• Business Trends that explored global shifts in supply and demand, along with worldwide investment trends within the industry.
• A Pulping Track to help mills achieve high contribution, low-cost pulping operations without negatively affecting yield or quality. There were also separate sub-tracks for pulping, bleaching, recycling and non-woods themes.
• An Engineering Track with four complete sub-tracks covering energy, power and recovery; corrosion and materials; biorefinery; and maintenance and mill operations.
• An Environmental Track focused on how mills should respond to the shifting environmental and regulatory landscape.

The 2009 TAPPI EPE Conference Proceedings CD-ROM is fully searchable and includes the written papers, presentation slides, and poster session from most of the sessions. It is the next best thing to having been there! Check the online Table of Contents to learn more about this excellent value.

The List Price for this complete Proceedings is US$111; the TAPPI Member Price is only US$74 (a savings of 33%.) If you are not already a TAPPI member, you can join and receive the discount. For details, visit www.tappi.org/join.

Logo gear makes great corporate gifts
Whether you're at the plant, visiting customers, or hitting the links, make sure everyone knows you're a TAPPI supporter. New TAPPI or PIMA logo merchandise looks good and lets potential contacts know that you're serious about your commitment to our industry. Logo items are also a great way to thank your boss for supporting your involvement in TAPPI and PIMA.

This collection of quality apparel includes polo shirts, woven shirts, caps, and wind shirts. Now available: Eagle Dry Goods Classic Polo Shirts, Eagle Dry Goods Classic Twill Shirts, Harriton Brand Caps, Harriton Brand V-Neck Microfiber Pullover Wind Shirt, and more. Visit the TAPPI Bookstore for easy, online ordering.

FBA & TAPPI Help you benchmark plant performance
TAPPI and the Fibre Box Association (FBA) are offering this updated FBA/TAPPI Productivity and Waste Survey, which provides useful benchmarking data that is otherwise unavailable from any other source. With the information provided in this report, companies can evaluate their productivity, waste and starch consumption data against participating plants. Surveying top performers, it includes information on machinery and labor operations, as well as waste from box plants from primarily U.S. operations as well as several international plants.

For more information on the Productivity and Waste Survey, or to order your copy today, contact Peggy Lacy, FBA Director of Data Services, at placy@fibrebox.org or 847-364-9600.

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