Yankee Dryer Safety and Reliability Fall Meeting

An active group of yankee dryer owner/users and service providers who have engaged to reduce delay that causes low productivity and negatively impacts dryer safety and overall business results. The committee's goal is to develop standard practices and visual standards for problems which cause drying system delay and compromise safety across the tissue industry.

Working Group Meeting Times
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Sub-Committee Meeting (7:00 AM - 5:00 PM)

Official Meeting Times
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 Committee Meeting (7:00 AM -5:00 PM)

*Please note, a Zoom link will be available for those who wish to attend virtually. It will be sent to virtual attendees closer to the meeting.

Sponsorship
Get your name in front of this prestigious group! By sponsoring lunch, your company logo will appear on all meeting materials and you will receive recognition from the committee chair at the opening! Contact Ashley Westbrook at awestbrook@tappi.org for more details on sponsoring.

TAPPI Yankee Dryer Safety and Reliability Committee Meeting
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022
Meeting Agenda

Co-Chairmen
Nic Genske, Kimberly-Clark
Dan Ludden, St Croix Tissue

Co-Secretaries
Buddy Lovick, Georgia Pacific
Ted Johnson, Jaeger

Tip Coordinator
Matthew Paine, FM Global

Meeting Agenda for Wednesday, Nov. 2

Start – End     Subject: Speaker, Employer

7:30 – 8:00am  Breakfast

8:00 – 8:30am  Welcome and Introduction

• Antitrust policy
• TAPPI Code of Conduct
• YDSR Committee Leadership Introductions
• Attendees Roll Call
• Access to TAPPI Resources
• YDSR Committee Bylaws and Purpose
• Approval of the Spring 2022 Meeting’s Minutes
• Agenda Review

8:30 – 9:30am  TAPPI TIPs/Guideline Update - Matthew Paine, FM Global

• Highlights of in-process creation or editing of TAPPI content
• TIP Coordinator Role – Nomination for 2-yr service
  • 6-month overlap with current coordinator

• TIP XXX-XX, Acoustic Emissions:
  • Stan Botten
  • Jerry Jessick, Fusion Integrated Solutions
  • Matthew Paine, FM Global
  • Clive Butler, A. Celli
• TIP 0425-04, Steam and Condensate Sampling:
  • Mike Soucy, Kadant
• Peer Review Update: 
  • Anthony Greuel, Resolute
  • Jeff Peters, BTG

9:30 – 9:45am  Break / Networking

9:45 – 10:45am  YDSRC Working Group Reports

• NBIC Task Group Update:
  • Jerry Jessick, Fusion

• Yankee Surface Requirements:
  • Clive Butler, A. Celli
  • Neil Jeske, Georgia-Pacific
  • Buddy Lovick, Georgia-Pacific
  • Floyd Kane, Buckman
  • Bernard Hoeger, Grand Bay Paper
  • Gary Furman, Nalco
  • Ana Retzlaff, Georgia-Pacific
  • Doug Holderman, Tissue Consultant
  • David Thompson, ChemTreat
  • Franz Harrer, Andrtiz

• Failure Data Guidelines:
  • Nic Genske, Kimberly-Clark
  • Buddy Lovick, Georgia-Pacific
  •  Anthony Greuel, Resolute
  • Jerry Jessick, Fusion
  • Magnus Hogman, Valmet

• Safe Yankee Entry Guidelines (YD Dryer Book Supplement):
  • Jeff Peters, BTG

  • Clive Butler, A. Celli

  • Dan Ludden, St Croix Tissue

  • Jerry Jessick, Fusion

10:45 – 11:30am   Tech Talk - Heat Transfer & Condensing / Straw Setting - Don Adams, Proctor & Gamble

11:30 – 12:30pm   Lunch

12:30 – 1:15pm  Tech Talk – Calculated Press Roll Loading  -      Ted Johnson, Jaeger

1:15 – 2:00pm  Presentation – Steel Yankee Weld Inspection   - Stan Botten

2:00 – 2:15pm  Break / Networking

2:15 – 3:00pm   Tech Talk – Through Shell Steam Leaks           - Nic Genske, Kimberly-Clark

3:00 – 4:00pm  New Business

• TIP 0425-05, Guidelines for usage of MAP on raw Yankee Surfaces
• Call for working group chair (WGC) and working group (WC) to review
• Motions and debate on new business
  • Any desire to form new work groups, TIP?, etc
• Prepare agenda for SPRING 2023 meeting from Block Model
  • SPRING ‘23 Meeting Category will be “X”.
• Presentations and Presenters

4:00 – 4:15  Wrap-up and Closure

• Call for approval of minutes and attendance

Please send all presentations to James.Lovick@gapac.com so we can get them loaded into TAPPI Connect.

If you are attending in-person, please see below for nearby hotel accommodations.

• Bridgewood $107.00; 1208 Cameron Circle, Neenah, WI; 3-5 miles away from Miron Construction
• Cobblestone $109.00; 1500 W American Drive, Neenah, WI; a few blocks away from Miron Construction
• Four Points by Sheraton $84.00; 300 N Mall Drive, Appleton, WI; 3-5 miles away from Miron Construction

Miron Construction Layout

TAPPI Press is known as an industry leader for publishing reliable and practical publications and training products created and peer reviewed by industry experts for professionals and students alike.

TAPPI offers a 15% discount on select TAPPI Press publications for Yankee Dryer attendees By purchasing with registration, you pick-up onsite and save on shipping!

Below are the resources selected for this event.

NEW!  Guidelines for Safe Assessment & 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.

Discounted Member Price:  $78.00                       
Discounted List Price:  $101.00

Guidelines for the Safe Operation of Steam Heated Paper Machine Dryers 
This is a guide to the safe operation and maintenance of steam heated paper machine dryers.. The report includes details on dryer construction, operation, and safety guidelines. It also features a glossary, a reference list, and conversion factors for SI units.  This report was prepared by the Steam Heated Dryer Subcommittee of the TAPPI Engineering Division’s Maintenance and Mechanical Engineering Committee.

Discounted Member Price:  $34.00                       
Discounted List Price:  $49.00

Towel and Tissue Making CD (#15 in the Making Pulp and Paper Series) 
This CD includes towel and tissue papermaking terms, concepts, and processes.  After completing the 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.

Discounted Member Price:  $50.00                       
Discounted List Price:  $76.00

Paper and Paperboard Converting, 2nd Edition
This revised, 12th volume in the Papermaking Science and Technology series focuses on the principal features of web converting, discusses the typical unit operations involved, and describes the converted products themselves.

This series is an excellent textbook resource for universities and colleges as well as an ideal publication to train new employees at your company.  It is also a great reference guide for your experienced workforce.  (Discount does not apply).

Member Price:  $127.00              
List Price:  $127.00

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