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See you at the 2010 PLACE Conference

Make plans now to attend the 2010 PLACE Conference.

April 18-21, 2010
Marriott Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico USA

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Join your Colleagues in Bregenz, Austria for the 13th European PLACE Conference



TAPPI has announced the dates and location for its 13th European PLACE Conference as 30 May – 1 June, 2011. It will be held at the internationally famous Festpielhaus on Lake Constance in Bregenz, Austria. This biennial European event brings together professionals in the flexible packaging industry. It attracts development engineers, technicians, managers and other key decision makers. View the Press Release.

Welcome to the PLACE community!

TAPPI serves the broad packaging industry through the work of the PLACE (Polymers, Laminations, Adhesives, Coatings, and Extrusions) Division. TAPPI’s PLACE Division is made up of hundreds of technical professionals working in flexible packaging, laminations, adhesives, coatings, and extrusions.

PLACE is

  • The Division for all critical technical information and development regarding the present Flexible Packaging Marketplace
  • Where suppliers, converters and end users meet to learn and discuss the future of Flexible Packaging Technology

"Must Have" titles from TAPPI PRESS

Web101 CD-ROM, 2nd Edition
by Dr. David Roisum
Dave on a Disk: Everything you need to know about web manufacturing and converting machinery!

The new CD contains a full two day course on troubleshooting as well as Dave's major articles/papers. If you have webs or web machinery, you need Web101. Read More.

Member Price: $295
Non-member Price: $440
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2008 TAPPI PLACE Conference Proceedings CD-ROM

The 2008 TAPPI PLACE Conference was held September 14 - 17, 2008 at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel in Portsmouth, Virginia. The conference focused on the latest developments in Food Safety and Regulatory Issues which are constantly changing and requiring continual updates and discussed practical applications and information related to the use of Renewable Polymers and looked at case studies for Sustainability and Flexible Packaging. This CD-ROM contains 55 presentations and papers presented throughout the Conference. Available only on this fully searchable CD-ROM. 2008 CD-ROM. Read More.

Member Price: $74
Non-member Price: $111
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Roll and Web Defect Terminology, Second Edition
By R. Duane Smith

The new Roll and Web Defect Terminology - 2nd Edition by R. Duane Smith describes defects commonly found in paper, film, Nonwoven webs and wound rolls. This edition has been expanded to include defects from processes that did not exist when the first edition was written 15 years ago. This new book is a "Must Have" communication tool for suppliers and their customers to assist in the identification and elimination of Roll and Web Defects. This industry resource was written and edited by 22 Industry Experts with over 500 years of web handling and winding experience Read More.

Member Price: $139
Non-member Price: $210
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