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RISI’s Asian CEO of the Year, Paper360º May/June 2017

RISI’s Asian CEO of the Year, Paper360º May/June 2017

Reinventing Varkaus, Paper360º May/June 2017

Reinventing Varkaus, Paper360º May/June 2017

The Changing World of OCC, Paper360º May/June 2017

The Changing World of OCC, Paper360º May/June 2017

The Paper360° TOP 100, Paper360º September/October

The Paper360° TOP 100, Paper360º September/October

Summaries from TAPPI Journal, Paper360º July/August 2024

Digitalization Rolls Out at DS Smith Mills Across Europe, Paper360º September/October 2021

Digitalization Rolls Out at DS Smith Mills Across Europe, Paper360º September/October 2021

Project Wolfpack Springs to Life, Paper360º September/October 2021

Project Wolfpack Springs to Life, Paper360º September/October 2021

Influence of pallet pattern on top-to-bottom compression performance of unitized loads, TAPPI Journal

ABSTRACT: Environmental scaling factors estimate a corrugated container’s ability to withstand various conditions it will encounter during the storage and distribution process. In this project, we examined the compressive resistance of unitized loads using differing pallet stacking patterns. To simulate real-world failure scenarios in our laboratory tests, we used two different nominal board grades of single-wall C-flute regular slotted containers loaded with a plywood panel and bagged salt to direct the failure location to the bottom of the stack. Our results showed that the columnar aligned pattern provided the greatest compressive resistance and the interlocked stacking arrangement yielded the lowest of the patterns evaluated. Based on the study results, we calculated box compression retention multipliers for each pattern and compared them to scaling factors published by the Fibre Box Association.

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.