Tissue 101: Properties and Processes Course

Whether you’re new to the Tissue industry or a seasoned professional, including engineers, sales staff or management, TAPPI’s Tissue 101: Properties and Processes Course is the perfect introduction or refresher course.

The curriculum is structured to provide participants with a solid understanding of tissue properties and how they are impacted by manufacturing processes, helping them to effectively achieve production goals and objectives.

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Professional Development Credits You can earn 15 professional development hours or 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for completion of this course. TAPPI's Professional Development department has been accredited as an Accredited Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).

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TAPPI Members receive discounted rates for this course. If you're not a member yet, join us!

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Earn the Professional Certificate TAPPI offers a Professional Certificate for Tissue 101: Properties and Processes.  Completion of the Professional Certificate demonstrates your competency in understanding tissue manufacturing processes and methods to improve tissue performance and manufacturing efficiency.

COURSE CHAIR: BRUCE W. JANDA- INNOVASPEC

Bruce Janda, co-founder and principal of InnovaSpec, LLC, has over 39 years of experience in the paper and nonwoven
industry, specializing in tissue and towel processes and products. Bruce held positions in the tissue industry at Georgia-Pacific, Kimberly-Clark and others with roles in product development, engineering, and manufacturing. He worked on the supplier side at AstenJohnson as the product manager for TAD and forming fabrics in addition to leading serving as the North American product business leader and global innovation leader for forming.

Bruce has extensive applications experience on world class, high speed tissue and TAD machines in North America and Europe both as a producer
and supplier. He had the opportunity to participate in three new tissue machine projects as process design leader, construction supervisor, and checkout/start up leader. Bruce has a BS in chemical engineering from Michigan Technological University, MBA from University of Wisconsin –Oshkosh, Executive Scholar Certificate from the Kellogg School of Northwestern University, and Lean Sigma Black Belt certification from AstenJohnson. He has 17 US patents issued and two pending, all related to tissue and papermaking. One of his key product development projects was leadership of the eMotion® electronic towel dispenser and TAD towel from concept through manufacturing and commercialization. This now represents a $1 billion/year sales brand for Georgia-Pacific.

COURSE CO-CHAIR: JEFF PETERS - BTG AMERICAS

Jeff graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He started his career with
Hercules Incorporated. Over his 23 year career he spent time in field sales, Global Tissue Applications, Tissue Business
Management and Global Tissue Marketing. Jeff left the paper industry for a few years to test his entrepreneurial
spirit. Four years ago, he joined BTG Americas as the organization's Tissue Applications Manager.

LUCYNA M. PAWLOWSKA

Lucyna Pawlowska is a tissue process application specialist with Kemira North America. She interfaces closely with
Kemira’s sales and research and development, as well as the mill production staff, to facilitate product development and
market introduction. Prior to her current position, she worked in paper chemicals R&D for 18 years, developing new
products such as retention aids, temporary wet strength resin, dry strength resins, internal and surface sizing agents,
emulsifiers for sizing agents, softener and tissue creping aids.

Lucyna has a B.S. degree in chemistry from the Charter Oak State College, Newington, CT and a Master’s of commodities
engineering from the University of Economy, Krakow, Poland. She relocated from Poland to the US in 1988 and gained her US citizenship in 1993. In 1991 she started her career in the paper chemicals industry with American Cyanamid. Due to a series of spin offs and acquisitions in the paper chemicals industry, she has worked for Cytec Industries, Bayer, Bayer Chemicals and Lanxess. She joined Kemira Chemicals Inc. in April 2006 following the acquisition of Lanxess.

CALVIN HAYDEN- VOITH PAPER FABRICS & ROLL SYSTEMS, INC.

Application and Process Specialist -Tissue, Voith Paper Fabrics & Roll Systems, Inc. Calvin has 31 years of experience in the industry. He started in paper mill production supervision. For the last 22 years he has held design and application roles for paper machine clothing. The last 20 years have been as a Tissue press fabric specialist and product manager.

In this role Calvin coordinates the optimization of tissue press fabrics at customer mill sites, the felt manufacturing site and works with R&D to bring new tissue papermaking technologies to market.

He received his degree in Paper Science from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. Calvin has 2 US and European
patents in seamed and endless tissue press fabrics.

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Cancellation Policy
If you find that you have to cancel, your full registration fee will be refunded if TAPPI’s Registration Department receives written notification (fax acceptable at 1-770-209-7206) by Friday, April 14, 2023.

Please note that a 50 percent refund may be issued for all written cancellations made after Friday, April 14, but no later than five (5) business days prior to the start of the course, Monday, May 8, 2023. Understandably, after Monday, May 8, 2023, no refunds can be issued. Substitutions, however, will be accepted any time without a penalty.

Refund Summary
100% - Cancellation received by Friday, April 14, 2023.
50% - Cancellations received after Friday, April 14, 2023 and no later than Monday, May 8, 2023.
NO REFUND - Cancellations received Monday, May 8, 2023.

2023 Tissue Course Bookstore  

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 Tissue Course 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
Order Code:  0101R357
Special Member Price: $78.00
Special Non-member Price: $101.00

Guidelines for the Safe Operation of Steam Heated Paper Machine Dryers
Order Code:  0101R250
Special Member Price: $34.00
Special Non-member Price: $49.00

Towel and Tissue Making CD (#15 in the Making Pulp and Paper Series)
Order Code:  MPP-15
Special Member Price: $50.00
Special Non-member Price: $76.00