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Congratulations, You're a Reliability Engineer: Now What? Part 2: Maintenance Management Concept
So you spent four or five years becoming competent in your profession (or maybe even 25 to 30 years). You saw a job opening for a reliability engineer and it looked like a good fit, so you applied, interviewed, and got it—only to find out that your company does not really define what a reliability engineer is. Now what do you do?
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Europe Aims for 74 Percent Paper Recycling
The success of TAPPI's annual PaperCon event is largely due to the working professionals who plan the technical program. These volunteer leaders rely on their industry experience to create a program that actively addresses the critical issues attendees face on their jobs every day. We're pleased to offer a series of interviews with these leaders, to bring their expertise to a wider audience through Ahead of the Curve.
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Will Paper Come Back to the Future?
A Pew (Washington, DC) survey on science and technology from earlier in the decade found that there's one area where often pessimistic US. citizens (according to the results of other polls about the future) claim they see a "brighter" future: More than 60 percent of Americans think our future will be at least partly free of paper.
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Inside Metsä Group's Äänekoski Bioproduct Mill
Editor's note: This article is an excerpt from a feature in the forthcoming Nov/Dec 2018 issue of Paper360°. It is offered here as a "Sneak Peek" for Ahead of the Curve readers. Visit www.paper360.tappi.org for the complete issue.
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Driving' Innovation in Biomaterials: The Biofore Concept Car
Looking around the average home, school, office, or hospital, you will find scores of everyday items made in full or part from renewable forest products-based materials. But have you thought about checking the garage?
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Will China's Recovered Paper Problem Become Your Problem?
Note: This article appears in the Sep/Oct issue of Paper360° and is provided here for Ahead of the Curve readers who may have missed it. View the entire issue here in the magazine's mobile device-friendly format.
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North America's First Tree-Free Pulp Mill
(Editor's note: This is an excerpt from a feature in the forthcoming March/April 2019 issue of Paper360° magazine, the official magazine for TAPPI Members, and is offered as a special "sneak peek" for AOTC readers. See links below.)
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Student Packaging Designers Shine
Want to know what's ahead in innovative consumer packaging? Look no further. Tomorrow's industry design leaders can get a head start on their careers through the Student Design Challenge, which is sponsored by The Paperboard Packaging Alliance (PPA.)
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Sustainability Push Is Leading To Packaging Materials Transition
Making packaging more sustainable through the use of new and transitioning materials is a significant industry trend, according to new research, which reveals that the force and influence of users and consumers in the market is increasing dramatically. This is driving demand for choice, functionality, quality, and environmental sustainability in packaging. In response to sustainability concerns, industry leaders, brand owners and retailers are making a significant proportion of packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable, as well as increasing the use of recycled content.
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UMaine Earns Three Guinness World Records With 3-D Printer
What might you wish to bring if you were going to be marooned on a deserted island? If you had the space—and a very long extension cord—you may want to stop at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center and ask to borrow their 3D printer. In October, the UMaine Composites Center was awarded three Guinness World Records: the world’s largest prototype polymer 3D printer, largest solid 3D-printed object, and largest 3D-printed boat.