New or revised technical information papers (TIPs) and Test Methods.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION PAPERS:

TIP 0416-04 Design engineer decisions tree: paper mill boiler feedwater

TIP 0416-14 Water quality guidelines and monitoring requirements for paper mill boilers operating with softened makeup water

TIP 0304-58 An explanation of the CONEG heavy metal guidelines

TIP 0410-05 Head of stock behind slice (head-jet and slice flow rate relationships)

TEST METHODS:

T 541 om-05 Internal bond strength of paperboard (z-direction tensile)

T 553 om-05 Alkalinity of paper as calcium carbonate (alkaline reserve of paper)

T 560 om-05 CIE whiteness and tint of paper and paperboard (d/0 geometry, C/2 illuminant/observer)

T 562 om-05 CIE whiteness and tint of paper and paperboard (45/0 geometry, C/2 illuminant/observer)

T 543 om-05 Bending resistance of paper (Gurley-type tester)

T 556 om-05 Bending resistance of paper and paperboard (Lorentzen & Wettre type tester)

All individual TIPs or Test Methods are available for electronic or paper delivery.

For electronic delivery, the documents are e-mailed to you in PDF format. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print these documents. This is available free from www.adobe.com.

If you prefer hardcopy printout, these can be mailed or faxed to you. Please include the shipping and handling costs in your total.

The new or revised documents listed above may be purchased individually from TAPPI. The 2003-2004 collection of TIPs, published in March 2003, is available in a two-volume printed set or on CD. The 2004-2005 collection of Test Methods, published in March 2004, is available on CD. A print-on-demand version of the Test Methods set, current and updated as of the date printed, is also available. Company Licenses for access to the continually updated collection of Test Methods and TIPs via the web is the best way to always have a current set of documents accessible by all company personnel.

For information and quotes on Company Licenses, contact [e-mail] or [phone]. For regular orders, contact Member Connection at 1 800 332-8686 (US), 1 800 446-9431 (Canada), or [phone] (international), or order on line at www.tappi.org.

WITHDRAWAL OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION PAPERS AND TEST METHODS

The following TIPs have been withdrawn by the Quality and Standards Management Committee due to lack of progress in their review:

TIP 0404-51 "Paper machine clothing cleaning and conditioning for recycled fiber use"

TIP 0412-08 "Allowed elemental times: fork and grab trucks"

TIP 0502-16 "Pilot paper machines"

TIP 0502-17 "Papermaker's formulas"

TIP 0508-02 "A glossary of terms used in refining"

TIP 0508-08 "Thick stock and broke screening systems, evaluation, inspection and maintenance"

TIP 0508-09 "Paper machine approach (headbox) screening system, evaluation, inspection and maintenance"

TIP 0605-04 "Screening symbols, terminology and equations

The following Test Methods have been withdrawn by the Quality and Standards Management Committee due to lack of progress in their review:

T 487 "Fungus Resistance of Paper and Paperboard"

T 276 "Degree of Fiber Bonding Index by Short-Span Tensile Testing"

Withdrawn TIPs and Test Methods may be reinstated by any TAPPI members interested in the subject area covered by the document. Any TAPPI members interested in working toward reinstatement of any withdrawn TIPs should contact Charles Bohanan ([e-mail] or [phone]).