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Special note: Documents appearing in the TAPPI online version of the Standards and TIPs are updated once a month (usually around the 30th). 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 for TIPs to tip@tappi.org or for Standards to standards@tappi.org. General Announcements
TAPPI Annual Business Meeting/Teleconference Agenda Tuesday March 7, 2023 As a corporation TAPPI must hold an annual Business Meeting. That meeting will be held virtually March 7, 2023. Any interested TAPPI member may join us for a brief report on association business--Larry N. Montague, TAPPI President and CEO.
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STAR of the Month
TAPPI TIP 0402-35: Post-Fabrication Cleaning of Stainless Steel in the Pulp and Paper Industry Scope: All owners and operators of pulp and paper mills want to keep their facility continuously and reliably on stream for as long as possible with the minimum of maintenance. Post-fabrication cleaning maximizes technical and corrosion performance.
Working Group Members: Proposed New TIPs
The scope of the proposal for a new Technical Information Paper is shown below, as well as the assigned Subject Category, the date when the Work Item was opened, the title of the new proposal and the name of the Working Group Chair (WGC). 0420: Plant Engineering & PM 02/27/2023 TIP NEW Sulfuric Acid Unloading with Air. WGC: Sylvia Ciampa If you would like to join the Working Group or review the final draft for this new proposal, please write to tip@tappi.org Members for Working Groups of TIPs needed
Volunteers for the following working groups of Technical Information Papers (TIPs) are needed. Corrugated Packaging 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: Corrugated Packaging If you would like to join a Working Group of a TIP, please write to tip@tappi.org for more information. SSIG Members Needed
The Standard-Specific Interest Groups (SSIGs) for the following Standards are in need of additional members. These groups may or may not have ballots currently open. All Standard-Specific Interest Groups (SSIG) require a minimum of 10 members in order to ballot and vote on a draft of a method. The following test methods do not have the required minimum number of members to initiate a ballot: T 425 om-21 Opacity of paper (15/d geometry, illuminant A/2 degrees, 89% reflectance backing and paper backing)
T 515 om-20 Visual grading and color matching of paper
T 567 om-20 Determination of effective residual ink concentration (ERIC) by infrared reflectance measurement
Physical Properties
Pulp Properties
If no progress is made on balancing these SSIGs, then the respective methods may be considered for withdrawal at the next Q&SMC meeting. If you have an interest in becoming a member of either of these SSIGs please contact standards@tappi.org. or visit tappi.org/JoinStandards. Did You Know
... that to participate in the balloting process for TAPPI Standards you must sign up for the Standard-Specific Interest Groups (SSIGs)? Drafts are available for anyone... that to participate in the balloting process for TAPPI Standards you must sign up for the Standard-Specific Interest Groups (SSIGs)? Drafts are available for anyone to review, but to vote and comment you must be a member of the SSIG. Each Standard has its own SSIG – so you have to sign up for each Standard that you have an interest in. Links to all of the SSIGs (by subject category) can be found on the Subject Category for Standards web page. Visit tappi.org/JoinStandards to join now. Acronyms You May Need to Know
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 Chair 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. All individual TIPs or Standards are available for electronic or paper delivery. For electronic delivery, the documents are e-mailed in PDF format. Hard copy documents can be mailed or faxed, but shipping and handling costs will apply. 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 TAPPI CD of Standards, TIPs, and UMs has been discontinued for 2021. 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 TAPPI Press (press@tappi.org) or +1-770-209-7277. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Search and Order Individual Access or Company license Join a SSIG Develop a TIP Standards Guidelines TIPs Guidelines |
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