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Ten-year Forecasts of Disruptive Technologies in Paper and Board to 2020
Ten-year Forecasts of Disruptive Technologies in Paper and Board to 2020
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Smarter Mills, Better Decisions: Embedding APC into Asset Performance Management
Sponsored by: Radix
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2026 TAPPI Aqueous Barrier Coating Course
This course provides a solid foundation in the development and application of aqueous-based barrier coatings for paper and paperboard packaging. Through a practical approach, participants will gain a clear understanding of the chemistry, application techniques, and performance attributes, including live demonstrations of test methods, of these environmentally friendly coatings.
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Smarter Mills, Better Decisions: Embedding APC into Asset Performance Management
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On the design of corrugated boards: A new FEM modeling and experimental validation, TAPPI Journal August 2025
ABSTRACT: This study presents a simplified finite element modeling (FEM) approach suitable for large structures made of corrugated boards, such as customized packages, based on a homogenization method, which is combined with correction factors for internal mechanisms. The homogenization process reduces computational time by transforming flute geometries into equivalent elastic models. In large deformations and in the presence of contact for a given geometry, the effective elastic modulus in the thickness direction, as well as the effective thickness of the structure, are corrected by two statistical Weibull distributions representing the contact and buckling mechanisms in a corrugated board. The Weibull parameters are obtained via experimental analysis, and such a process is then validated. The results demonstrate that the statistical parameters (â1 = 0.14, â2 = 1.31) can be used for the simplistic representation of corrugated boards, being computationally efficient. This research contributes to the optimization of corrugated packaging design, specifically by simplifying FEM models for faster, yet equally accurate, simulations.
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Containerboard/ Corrugating: the packaging war just got more complicated, MAY 2003 SOLUTIONS! [03MAYSO31.pdf]
The packaging war just got a lot more complicated..., Solutions!, May 2003, Vol. 86(5) (286KB)