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Myths of Digital Corrugated Printing Debunked, Paper360º September/October 2024

Coming Out of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Paper360º January/February 2021

Coming Out of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Paper360º January/February 2021

3 Ways to Minimize Digital Risk, Paper360º January/February 2021

3 Ways to Minimize Digital Risk, Paper360º January/February 2021

Anthony Pratt is RISI’s NA CEO of the Year, Paper360º November/December 2020

Anthony Pratt is RISI’s NA CEO of the Year, Paper360º November/December 2020

China Bracing for OCC, Plastics Ban, Paper360º November/December 2020

China Bracing for OCC, Plastics Ban, Paper360º November/December 2020

Automatic Dewiring Improves Safety at Sonoco Board Mill, Paper360º January/February 2019

Automatic Dewiring Improves Safety at Sonoco Board Mill, Paper360º January/February 2019

Will Imported Kraftliner Regain its Share of China’s Linerboard Market?, Paper360º July/August 2019

Will Imported Kraftliner Regain its Share of China’s Linerboard Market?, Paper360º July/August 2019

Evaluating hardness and the S-test, TAPPI Journal March 2019

ABSTRACT: The corrugated industry typically quantifies crush resistance using the Concora corrugated medium test (CMT) on fluted medium or flat crush on combined board. These tests compress the materials until the point of complete failure of the flutes. Combined board elastically resists crushing forces until a certain point, the hardness of the structure, while additional load causes permanent damage and deformation. This study investigates how hardness can be measured directly from a load curve collected during CMT (or flat crush) testing and how it varies throughout the North American paper supply. It also explores how hardness corre-lates with the values obtained from the newly developed S-test. This new test method deserves further study as a potentially more appropriate specification for crush resistance of corrugated medium.

Etex Bègles Paper Mill Raises Paperboard Performance, Paper360º March/April 2019

Etex Bègles Paper Mill Raises Paperboard Performance, Paper360º March/April 2019

Importance of specimen preparation for edgewise compressive strength (ECT) testing, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2018

Importance of specimen preparation for edgewise compressive strength (ECT) testing, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2018