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7 Habits of Highly Effective Safety and Health Professionals, Paper360º September/October 2024

ASPI News, Paper360º September/October 2024

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

Taking the Guesswork Out of Decarbonizing Pulp and Paper Mills, Paper360º September/October 2024

TAPPI Journal Summaries, Paper360º September/October 2024

Values in Maintenance and Reliability = RESULTS Part 2, Paper360º September/October 2024

CASE STUDY: TRANSFORMING DEMAND PLANNING FOR A MEDIUM-SIZED TISSUE MANUFACTURER, Tissue360º Spring/Summer 2025

Dynamic compression characteristics of fiber-reinforced shoe press belts, TAPPI Journal April 2025

ABSTRACT: Shoe press belts contribute significantly to the overall dewatering performance in the press section of a paper machine. Within the shoe press nip, the press belt faces a dynamic and multidimensional load that mainly leads to a compression of the structure. As this will cause a loss in void volume, knowledge of the dynamic compression characteristics of shoe press belts is crucial for optimized dewatering. A novel method was developed to examine the dynamic compression characteristics of grooved polyurethane press belts. Therefore, an experimental setup allowing realistic boundary conditions to test specimens was placed in a servo-hydraulic testing machine. Press belt specimens with different matrix material formulations and groove patterns were tested under varying load rates equivalent to different paper machine operational speeds. The results showed an evident sensitivity of the dynamic compression stiffness to the operational speed of the paper machine. This behavior was seen to be more sensitive to changes in the matrix material formulation than to adaptions of the groove pattern. As a result, the compression of the press belt within a shoe press nip is not only influenced by the peak pressure within the shoe press nip but also depends on the operational speed of the paper machine.

Editorial: TAPPI Journal 2024 Best Research Paper focuses on realistic potential for using nonwood residues in sustainable packaging, TAPPI Journal April 2025

ABSTRACT: Each year, the TAPPI Journal Editorial Board honors outstanding content by nominating and voting for the Best Research Paper published the previous year based on scientific merit, innovation, creativity, and clarity. TAPPI and the TAPPI Journal Editorial Board would like to congratulate the authors of the 2024 TAPPI Journal Best Research Paper: Antonio Suarez, Ashok Ghosh, Fritz Paulsen, and Peter W. Hart of Smurfit Westrock (formerly WestRock). The winning paper, “Life cycle carbon analysis of packaging products containing nonwood residues: A case study on linerboard and corrugating medium,” was published in the March 2024 issue.

In case you missed it in TAPPI’s electronic newsletter, Tissue360º Spring/Summer 2025