2010 TAPPI Introduction To Tissue Manufacturing
Product code: 10PROP
Date: 8/11/2010 to 8/12/2010
Venue: Kemira Training Room
Location: Kennesaw, GA USA
Contact: Mary Beth Cornell at +1.770.209.7210 or mcornell@tappi.org
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Member Price - $895
Non-Member Price - $1,595
Member Group Rate - $795 Per Person
Non-Member Group Rate - $1,395 Per Person
After July 28
Member Price - $995
Non-Member Price - $1,695
Member Group Rate - $895 Per Person
Non-Member Group Rate - $1,495 Per Person
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Gain and Retain!
Attending this course will help you increase your understanding of tissue performance properties and manufacturing. The two-day course is designed to deliver a comprehensive and structured overview of tissue manufacturing processes, and the effect of processes on product performance.
Course topics include:
- Tissue properties and tests and how these relate to sheet structure
- Performance effects of fiber raw materials, pulp mill and recycling operations
- Stock prep refining and additives
- Tissue machine wet end operations and effects on sheet structure and properties
- Multilayer headboxes, formation, fiber orientation, dewatering, fabrics
- TAD and Yankee drying and effects on properties
- Creping and calendering
- Converting
Why You Should Attend
You will benefit by gaining increased confidence! Imagine, you'll understand tissue performance properties as never before and how they are achieved. You will interact more knowledgeably with others in the mill, and with suppliers.
By successfully completing this course, you can expect to:
- Increase your ability to improve manufacturing operations; and
- Produce a more competitive product!
This course will also prepare you for more advanced courses on tissue manufacturing and runnability (TAPPI’s Tissue Runnability short course, for example).
View the Preliminary Course Schedule to find out exactly all that you'll be depositing into your valuable bank of knowledge.
Meet Your Instructor
Dr. Michael J. Kocurek, PhD, Professor Emeritus at North Carolina State University is the course instructor. He has taught this tissue short course to operators at multiple corporations and mills. Dr. Kocurek has taught Paper Properties for undergraduate students for 18 years at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and at North Carolina State University. He has taught TAPPI’s oldest and highly ranked short course on Introduction to Pulp & Paper for over 37 years.
He is the editor of 11 books, including the recognized Pulp and Paper Manufacture series covering the entire field of pulp & paper., and has authored/co-authored 25 video publications, including the Introduction to Pulp & Paper series, which again covers the entire field of pulp & paper. He is active in teaching distance learning courses.
Dr. Kocurek received his B.S., M.S., and PhD degrees in Paper Science & Engineering from the SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry, and Syracuse University.
Plan Your Trip
The 2010 TAPPI Introduction to Tissue Manufacturing Course will be held August 9-10 at the Kemira Training Room, 1950 Vaughn Road, Kennesaw, Georgia USA.
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Special Pricing on TAPPI Press Books with Your Registration
Towel and Tissue Papermaking
Towel and Tissue Papermaking is the last of 15 modules in the Making Pulp and Making Paper Series. Through this highly interactive, self-paced module, participants learn towel and tissue papermaking terms, concepts, and processes.
Product Code: MPP-15WEB
Registration Discount - $35
Regularly $39
Cancellation Policy
If you find that you have to cancel, your full registration fee will be refunded if TAPPI’s Registration Department receives written notification (fax acceptable at +1.770.209.7206) by July 14, 2010. Please note: There will be a 50% refund for all written cancellations made after July 14, 2010, but no later than 5 business days prior to the start of the conference August 4, 2010. Understandably, after this time, no refunds can be issued. Substitutions, however, will be accepted any time without a penalty.
Refund
100% - Cancellation received by July 14, 2010.
50% - Cancellations received after July 14, 2010 and no later than August 4, 2010.
NO REFUND- Cancellations received after August 4, 2010.
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