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TAPPI Press 15 Technology Parkway South Peachtree Corners, Georgia 30092 Phone: (800) 332-8686 Fax: (770) 446-6947 [email protected] Additional copies of this publication are available from: Curran Associates, Inc. 57 Morehouse Lane Red Hook, NY 12571 USA Phone: 845-758-0400 Fax: 845-758-2633 Email: [email protected] Web: www.proceedings.com TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME 1 C1 COATING OPENING SESSION AND KEYNOTE Paper & Packaging Innovation.........................................................................................................................................................................1 Ed Zumbiel C2 MARKET TRENDS IN PACKAGING GRADE TRANSFORMATIONS Retail Ready Packaging ...................................................................................................................................................................................20 Charles P. Klass Market Trends in Packaging...........................................................................................................................................................................33 Dan Malenke Trends Lightweight Paper Based Packaging.................................................................................................................................................45 Robert Pederzani C3 PAPERBOARD APPLICATIONS Post Print Laser Marking: A Solution to the Challenge of 100% Calcium Carbonate Coating When Using CO2 Lasers.................................................................................................................................................................................................................54 Roger Bollstroem, Patrick Gane Ultrafine Cellulose Particles for Coating .......................................................................................................................................................62 Sascha Galic The Effect of Paperboard Coating Treatments on Polyethylene Adhesion During Extrusion Coating .................................................71 Don Ventresca, Kelly Frey, Greg Welsch C4 SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING Pigmented Formulations Containing Biobased Nanoparticle Binders for Curtain Coating Applications; Part 1: Rheological Study .............................................................................................................................................................................................92 Ting Chen, Margaret Joyce, Paul D. Fleming, Do Ik Lee, Steven Bloembergen Pigmented Formulations Containing Biobased Nanoparticle Binders for Curtain Coating Applications; Part 2: Curtain Stability Analysis..............................................................................................................................................................................122 Ting Chen, Margaret Joyce, Paul D. Fleming, Do Ik Lee, Steven Bloembergen Conversations Around Environmental and Societal Drivers for Materials ............................................................................................146 Ramani Narayan C5 COATED PAPER ANALYSIS Analysis of Microscope Images of Coating Layers That Contain Tagged Starch and Latex ................................................................163 Emilia Golebiowska, Douglas Bousfield, William Gramlich New Method to Determine Pigment Friability: Example SPCC...............................................................................................................175 Cathy Ridgway, Patrick Gane Improved Discrete Element Method Model to Predict Coating Layer Mechanical Properties ............................................................186 Dan Varney, Douglas Bousfield C6 SUCCESS STORIES Air Floatation Dryer Optimization...............................................................................................................................................................207 Don Cesario Fast Track Coating Head Conversions at a North American Coated Paper Mill...................................................................................220 Jeff Gorges Cartones Ponderosa PM1: Curtain Coater Installation.............................................................................................................................225 Pam Hynnek Calendering Control by Roll Hardness Measurement...............................................................................................................................236 Jyrki Laari C8 FLEXO PRINTABILITY IN PACKAGING Paper Without Ink is Silent, Ink Without Paper is…Messy......................................................................................................................241 James Ford Flexo Printability: Press Technologies.........................................................................................................................................................251 Jean Jackson Flexo Printability in Packaging.....................................................................................................................................................................265 Doug Weiss C9 RHEOLOGY Rheology: A Tutorial on the Basics ..............................................................................................................................................................279 Tony Lyons, Rajan Iyer Review of Coating Thickening Mechanisms................................................................................................................................................300 John Roper The Influence of Pigment Concentration, Particle Size Distribution, and Aspect Ratio on Rheology .................................................314 Lisa Weeks, Doug Bousfield, Anthony Lyons M3 – YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PRESENT RECRUITING, RETENTION, AND REAL ISSUES FOR YPS IN THE WORKPLACE How to Attract More Students to the Paper Industry................................................................................................................................329 Roland Gong, Karyn Biasca Positioning for Success...................................................................................................................................................................................347 Jonathan Kerr Leading From Within ....................................................................................................................................................................................359 Bill Sleeper M5 – EMBRACING CHANGE IS SUSTAINABILITY Improving Without Capital – Releasing the Untapped Potential .............................................................................................................374 Erin Saueracker M8 – MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE THROUGH THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Aligning Workforce Development with the Business .................................................................................................................................381 Patti Phillips Suppliers Share Interest in Mill Workforce Development ........................................................................................................................387 Daryl Wells M11 – DIGITAL REVOLUTION: PULP & PAPER MILL OF THE FUTURE – INDUSTRY 4.0 – FUTURE IT OF THE MILL Prediction and Simulation Analysis at Paper Mills ....................................................................................................................................394 Timo Arra PIMA IT Symposium: Future IT of P&P Mill............................................................................................................................................403 Mike Harwood, Carl-Fredrik Hammarqvist, Christophe Deslandes, Timo Arra Cloud Computing for Pulp and Paper Mills ...............................................................................................................................................405 Christophe Deslandes Future at Paper Mill.......................................................................................................................................................................................413 Carl-Fredrik Hammarqvist M12 – DIGITAL REVOLUTION: PULP & PAPER MILL OF THE FUTURE – SMART AND PREDICTIVE USE OF DATA AT MILLS Big Data Application to Combine the Value Chain Data to Knowledge..................................................................................................422 Matti Hakkinen, Mika Suojarvi, Jari Suihkonen, Michael Gee, Savcor Oy Let's Put it on Paper: Data Strategies Towards Operational Excellence.................................................................................................427 Mariana Sandin Solving Big Data Problems in a Paper Mill .................................................................................................................................................445 Rick Smith Virtual Onsite Presence – Improving Access to Remote Experts .............................................................................................................457 Michael Von Grumbkow, Jon Blankenship O1 – MAINTENANCE