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Intelligent Safety

Leveraging technology and real-time data collection can significantly improve safety outcomes.

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Five Reliability and Maintenance Management Mistakes

First do the right things and then do them right.

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Packaging-Related Research Garners 2024 TJ Best Paper Award

"Life cycle carbon analysis of packaging products containing nonwood residues: A case study on linerboard and corrugating medium."

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Remembering Corr Industry Leader Bob Morgan

In Memoriam: Robert "Bob" Morgan.

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4 Keys to Effective Employee Recognition

Recognition has increased in relevance over the past 40 years and shows no signs of slowing down.

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Maximizing Process Efficiency with Advanced Vacuum Systems

Paper manufacturers facing rising energy costs and sustainability pressures can dramatically reduce vacuum system energy consumption by up to 80 percent through advanced TURBAIR blower technology. Unlike traditional water ring pumps, these friction-free vacuum systems consume 30 percent less energy while maintaining high efficiency under partial loads through frequency-controlled drives. The technology eliminates sealing water requirements and enables waste heat recovery of up to 80 percent of input energy for process heating applications. With single-stage RT and multi-stage RC configurations offering capacities from 180 to 3,000 m3/min, plant managers can optimize dewatering operations that typically account for 20-25 percent of total electrical consumption in paper production.

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Smurfit Westrock Welcomes ASPI

ASPI's 2025 Fall Customer Alignment Meeting in Atlanta provides mid-career packaging professionals unprecedented access to Smurfit Westrock leadership, including CEO Tony Smurfit receiving TAPPI's Executive of the Year award. This networking opportunity connects operations managers and R&D leads directly with decision-makers from the $31 billion global packaging powerhouse operating 59 paper mills and 500+ converting facilities across 40 countries. For experienced professionals seeking leadership development and industry benchmarking, the event offers strategic insights into sustainable packaging innovation and operational excellence from one of the industry's most respected manufacturers.

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Dealing with Production Downtime

Unscheduled production downtime poses significant operational and financial challenges for manufacturing leaders. This comprehensive guide outlines proven strategies including immediate response protocols, data-driven pattern analysis, and proactive maintenance culture development. Key prevention methods encompass predictive maintenance inspections using the look, listen, feel, smell approach, continuous staff training programs, optimized spare parts inventory management, and streamlined maintenance processes. By implementing these systematic approaches, operations managers can build resilient production systems that minimize costly disruptions while maximizing equipment reliability and operational efficiency for long-term manufacturing success.

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Charting Tomorrow: Insights for Next Generation Talent

Three TAPPI Young Professional Division leaders share how they discovered rewarding careers in the pulp and paper industry and offer insights for attracting next-generation talent. McKenna Baker, Brady Hunnicutt, and Sara Young highlight the industry's innovation, sustainability focus, and career opportunities while emphasizing the value of TAPPI membership for networking and professional development. Their advice to employers centers on supporting work-life balance, providing TAPPI involvement opportunities, recognizing young professionals' contributions, and offering schedule flexibility. These perspectives address key challenges facing the industry as 2.8 million manufacturing retirements loom over the next decade, making young professional recruitment and retention critical for sustainable growth.

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Continuous Training is the Key to Closing the Skills Gap in Manufacturing

Manufacturing and operations leaders facing critical skills gaps can transform workforce resilience through continuous, personalized training programs. With 85% of packaging companies struggling to find skilled workers and trade roles 11% below 2007 levels, strategic learning and development initiatives offer competitive advantages including faster technology adoption, improved safety compliance, and enhanced productivity. SouthernCarlson's digital training success, delivering 34,000+ courses across 1,500 deskless employees in the first year, demonstrates how mobile-based, role-specific learning modules can reduce turnover while building high-performing teams ready for industry evolution.

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