Upcoming Events

The TAPPI Women in Industry Division is proud to announce the return of TAPPI's Women's Summit held in conjunction with PaperCon for 2020! Open to women and men, the Summit addresses key topics prevalent and integral to working women today. All who support the growth of women in today’s workforce are welcome.

Gain basic and sophisticated tools to analyze and evaluate the effect of capital investment in your operations, evaluate business operations (profability, cost absorption), estimate financial outcomes (investment return) and support decision-making across operations.

This introductory course is designed to help you build confidence and knowledge of overall paper machine operations. Gain an understanding of the mechanical components and operations of the paper machine that affect the structure and quality of paper, learn to identify design and operation features, and discover methods to improve paper machine efficiency and product quality.

This intermediate-to-advanced course will help students to improve tissue quality and consistency, understand contributors to waste and downtime, learn reliability and maintenance best practices and diagnose and troubleshoot problems quickly.

May 18-22, 2020, in Valencia, Spain | Conference devoted to roll-to-roll web coating and finishinag will be hosted by AIMPLAS. The conference will feature a dual-track schedule covering the full spectrum of web coating, vacuum web coating, and web handling. Other activities include a TableTop Exhibition, short courses, networking activities, and opportunities to speak to industry experts.

Organizer: ABTCP Co-sponsor TAPPI

Offered through a TAPPI partnership with IDCON, this two-day class covers how to develop effective materials management work processes, repair-and-return practices, “stock” or “not stock” decision making, the impact of materials management on reliability, key master data quality, and much more.