Volunteers for the following working groups of Technical Information Papers (TIPs) are needed.

All Working Groups of TIPs require a minimum of 3 TAPPI members from 3 different companies in order to review a TIP. The following TIPs do not have an assigned Working Group Chair (WGC) to initiate the review:

TIP 0402-16 Guidelines for inspection and nondestructive testing of paper machine dryers

TIP 0402-38 Best practice guidelines for detecting and mitigating waterside cracking (stress-assisted corrosion) in power and recovery boilers

TIP 0404-20 Physical characterization of press fabrics: basis weight, air permeability, and pressure uniformity

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TIP 0420-13 Guidelines for side-entering stock agitators

TIP 0502-20 Catalog of Stock Preparation Pilot Plants

TIP 0606-26 Sulfuric acid (H2SO4) safe storage and handling

Working Group Members Needed:

TIP 0402-16 Guidelines for inspection and nondestructive testing of paper machine dryers

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

TIP 0402-38 Best practice guidelines for detecting and mitigating waterside cracking (stress-assisted corrosion) in power and recovery boilers

TIP 0404-02 Measurement of dryer condensing rates (batch method)

TIP 0404-20 Physical characterization of press fabrics: basis weight, air permeability, and pressure uniformity

TIP 0420-13 Guidelines for side-entering stock agitators

TIP 0502-20 Catalog of Stock Preparation Pilot Plants

If you would like to join a Working Group of a TIP, please write to tip@tappi.org for more information.