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.
Read morehe Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) will offer a new scholarship designed for students pursuing a career in the field of packaging thanks to a recent gift. The Daniel Siegel Memorial Scholarship was funded by the Siegel family and MICA Corporation in honor of Daniel Siegel, founder and chair of MICA Corp.
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The TAPPI PLACE Division is proud to partner with BNP Media to provide a resource specifically for our PLACE Division members. As a PLACE member you can now obtain Flexible Packaging Magazine as a free member benefit and Packaging Strategies Newsletter at discounted rates. Please visit our publications page for more information.
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.
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.