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STAR - June 2025 - SSIG Members Needed

TAPPI Standard-Specific Interest Groups (SSIGs) urgently need experienced professionals to join critical testing standards committees covering fiber glass mats, paper opacity, brightness measurement, and quality testing protocols. These volunteer leadership opportunities allow plant managers, R&D leads, and operations professionals to shape industry standards while demonstrating technical expertise and ROI impact to employers. Participation is free and provides valuable networking, technical benchmarking, and professional development opportunities. Without sufficient membership, these essential testing methods face potential withdrawal, creating industry gaps. Join today to advance your career while contributing to paper and pulp industry standardization efforts.

STAR - June 2025 - Members for Working Groups of Useful Methods Needed

TAPPI seeks experienced professionals to join Useful Methods (UM) working groups and chair critical technical standards reviews across pulp, paper, and packaging testing. These volunteer leadership opportunities allow mid-career plant managers, R&D leads, and sales engineers to shape industry standards while building professional networks and technical expertise. Working groups need members for fiber analysis, wood chip density, pulp processing methods, and specialized paper testing protocols. Participation demonstrates technical leadership, provides valuable benchmarking insights, and positions professionals as industry experts. Each working group requires minimum three TAPPI members from different companies, creating diverse collaborative environments for advancing testing methodologies that impact daily operations.

STAR - June 2025 - Standards Coming Up For Review

TAPPI announces 2025 standards review schedule for 27 critical testing methods covering pulp evaluation, paper quality assessment, and packaging performance. Mid-career professionals can join Standard-Specific Interest Groups (SSIGs) to vote on industry standards updates, demonstrating technical leadership and staying current with testing protocols. Key standards include laboratory beating methods, opacity testing, water vapor transmission rates, and corrugated board construction specifications. Participation in TAPPI standards committees provides valuable networking opportunities, technical expertise development, and industry recognition for operations managers and R&D professionals seeking advanced specialization.

STAR - June 2025 - General Announcements

Mid-career professionals can drive industry innovation by contributing to TAPPI standards development through two streamlined pathways. For initial concepts, submit ideas via the New Idea Submission form where TAPPI identifies appropriate committees to advance your suggestion. Advanced professionals with substantial drafts can send materials directly to standards@tappi.org for expedited review. The TAPPI Standards Manager provides expert guidance throughout the approval process, enabling technical leaders to establish industry benchmarks while demonstrating measurable ROI to employers through standardization leadership.

STAR - June 2025 - Searching and Ordering TAPPI Standards, TIPs, and Useful Methods

TAPPI Standards, TIPs, and Useful Methods are essential technical resources for mid-career professionals seeking advanced industry insights and benchmarking data. Individual documents cost $38 for TAPPI members (regular price $57) and are available in electronic PDF or hard copy formats. The discontinued CD collection has been replaced by continuously updated web-based company licenses, offering better ROI for teams managing multiple projects. Plant managers and R&D leads can access current standards through individual online licenses at tappi.org/standardsonline, while operations professionals can join Standard Specific Interest Groups to contribute to industry development and enhance their technical leadership credentials.

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