Yankee Dryer Safety and Reliability Committee Spring Meeting

Welcome and Introduction:

i. Meeting Roles & Responsibilities
ii. Meeting Rules
iii. Approval of Fall 2020 Meeting Minutes
iv. Opportunities to contribute to the committee.

• Tech talks, sub-committees, special interest groups

Multi-Level Operating Model Refresher:

• Operating model working group update

TAPPI TIPs/Guidelines Update (Level 3):

• Highlights of in-process creation or editing of TAPPI content.

• More detail to follow in Day 2.

10:05 – 10:30

Yankee Failures Update (Level 1):

• Current state review

• Future state / ownership

10:30 – 10:45

Break

10:45 – 11:45

Guest Speakers – Dust Mitigation

11:45 – 12:00

Wrap-Up and Closure

9:00 – 9:15

Welcome and Introduction:

i. Meeting Roles & Responsibilities
ii. Meeting Rules
iii. Status of SIG sign-up for fall 2021 meeting

9:15 – 10:25

YDSRC Working Group Reports (Level 3)

9:15 – 9:30 - TIP 0425-03, YD Bearings

9:30 - 9:50 - TIP 0425-xx, Safe and Reliable Start-up of Yankee Hood Air Systems

9:50 - 10:10 - Yankee Surface Requirements:

10:10 - 10:25 - Guidelines, TIPs & Standards:

10:25 – 10:30

Tech Talk (Level 2) – Doctor Holders

10:30 – 10:45

Break

10:45 – 11:15

Tech Talk (Level 2) – LOTO, Yankee Entry

11:15 - 11:45

Tech Talk (Level 2) – Organic coating / water chemistry

11:45 – 12:00

Wrap-Up and Closure

9:00 – 9:15

Welcome and Introduction:

i. Meeting Roles & Responsibilities
ii. Meeting Rules
iii. Status of SIG sign-up for fall 2021 meeting

9:15 – 9:45

TAPPI Tissue Division Update

9:45 – 10:00

Break

10:00 – 10:45

Old Business:

• Motions and debate on incomplete items

• Feedback on meeting virtually, hybrid, and in-person

• Case Studies

10:45 – 11:30

New Business:

• Confirm presentations for fall 2021, driven by YDSRC operating model

• Accept proposal from failure database working group.

• Review and confirm fall 2021 agenda.

• Volunteers for updates and revisions to NBIC Yankee Supplements

• Other new business.

• Election of new officers.

11:30 – 12:00

Wrap-Up and Closure:

• Fall 2021 Meeting –TAPPICon Live 2021 in Atlanta, GA. October 3-6.

• Spring 2022 Meeting – Miron Construction in Neenah, WI. Date TBD

NEW!  Guidelines for the Safe Assessment and Operation of Yankee Dryers

A project of the Yankee Dryer Safety & Reliability Committee, this new edition provides updated guidelines relative to steel Yankee dryers, as well as new learnings and recommendations for cast iron Yankee dryers. Its contents are categorized into Engineering and Design, Maintenance and Repair, Operating Guidelines, and Personnel Safety. If you are a Yankee Responsible Person (YRP), a municipal official that makes onsite inspections, or an insurance carrier that covers Yankee dryers, this is your must have resource.

Guidelines for the Safe Operation of Yankee Dryers, Second Edition

This report provides suggested guidelines to aid in the safe operation and management of Yankee dryers.  These guidelines are intended to satisfy existing ASME Codes and most jurisdictional requirements.  Contents include:  Engineering and Design Guidelines, Maintenance and Repair Guidelines, Operating Guidelines, and Personnel Safety Guidelines. A project of the Maintenance and Mechanical Engineering Committee of TAPPI’s Engineering Division.

MPP Series: Towel and Tissue Papermaking

Participants learn towel and tissue papermaking terms, concepts, and processes. After completing the Towel and Tissue Papermaking CD, participants should be able to: explain how the manufacturing of towel and tissue grades of paper is different from other grades of paper, describe the different types of tissue formers, and explain the TAD process and its advantages and disadvantages.