On March 6, from noon to 1:00 p.m., TAPPI will conduct a special Tissue Webinar. Instructed by Dr. Mike Kocurek, professor emeritus of Paper Science & Engineering at North Carolina State University and one of the world's most recognized educators in the pulp and paper industry, the webinar will present and discuss an overview of tissue making to achieve desired tissue properties, especially softness and bulk.
As Dr. Kocurek notes, achieving desired softness is dependent on many manufacturing variables, including fiber raw material (chemical, mechanical, recycled pulp), stock prep refining, wet end chemicals (debonders, softners, wet strength, etc.), tissue forming (conventional, wet molding), the method of drying (yankee, TAD), yankee coatings to achieve desired level of sheet adhesion to the shell, the creping doctor blade geometry and wear, calendering, and converting.
Professor Kocurek has taught paper properties and pulp and paper technology courses to students and in-mill short courses for technical personnel and operators for more than 40 years. He is the editor of 11 books, including the Pulp and Paper Manufacture series covering the entire field of pulp and paper. He has authored/co-authored 12 distance learning video courses, including Tissue Manufacturing Technology and the Introduction to Pulp & Paper series—again covering the entire field of pulp and paper
More information about the Tissue Webinar, including registration, is available online.
The webinar is a preview of content covered in TAPPI's two-day "Tissue Properties and Manufacturing" course being held April 27-28 in Atlanta, Ga., in conjunction with PaperCon 2013 (see article below). More information on the course is available online.
The webinar and course are excellent compliments to the Tissue360° Tissue Forum at PaperCon, an extensive program covering the latest tissue technologies, market trends, and runnability tips. More information on the Tissue Forum is also available online.
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