Board Converting News, June 28, 2021

Board Converting News, June 28, 2021

BoardConverting Serving the North American Corrugated and Folding Carton Industries for 37 years June 28, 2021 VOL. 37, NO. 26

Workplace Violence: How To Reduce The Risk Of Tragedy BY PHILLIP M. PERRY It’s a nightmare scenario that haunts every business owner: A troubled individual’s simmering anger boils over into an act of workplace vio- lence. Too often the results are human injury, traumatized employees, and a damaged business reputation. The recent increase in mass shootings at commercial enterpris- es across the nation only highlights the need for effective preventive

Green Bay Packaging Cuts Ribbon At New Paper Mill Green Bay Packaging recently held a ceremo- nial ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new $500 million paper mill in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the first new mill to be built in the state of Wiscon- sin in more than 35 years. “To say it’s just a paper machine is an over- simplification of what’s been built here,” said Will Kress, CEO and Chairman of Green Bay Packaging. “We basically built a brand new paper mill from the ground up.” The company broke ground on the mill in August 2018 and is expecting a 50 percent re- duction in greenhouse gas emissions per ton of paper produced. Wisconsin Economic Development Cor- poration Secretary Missy Hughes was among the state and local leaders to speak at the ceremony. “It is incredibly important what’s happening here today, and the investment Green Bay Packaging has made in the state and recognizing the enduring part of that in- vesting will help our future, will help our future students and help people thrive here in Wis- consin,” Hughes said. More than three-million-man hours went into the construction of the mill.

measures. “A violent event leading to injuries and loss of life can be devastating to a business,” says Wayne Maxey, Executive Consultant for Workplace Guardians, a consulting firm in San Diego ( workplace- guardians.com ). “Some organizations never recover because of the impact on their surviving employees and on their brand.” Not to be overlooked, as well, is the financial cost when injured members of the public bring costly lawsuits. “While theories of negli- gence vary by state, very often employers can be sued for negligent hiring, negligent supervision, and negligent retention of employees,” says attorney Kathleen Bonczyk, founder of the Workplace Violence Prevention Institute, Orlando, Florida ( workplaceviolenceprevention- institute.org ). The resulting financial damages can be crippling for organizations lacking costly legal talent. “Small businesses are at higher risk of finan- cial devastation because they possess limited resources to implement comprehensive preventive approaches,” says Felix P. Nater, President of Nater Associates, a security consulting firm operating out of New CONTINUED ON PAGE 24

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WHAT’S INSIDE 10 PPC Introduces Inaugural 14 Elections Underway To Fill Positions On TAPPI CPC 18 Vanguard Packaging Names Wulf Vice President Of Sales 40 Four Steps To Get More Eyes On Your Digital Content J. Edward Woods Scholar Award

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C u r r e n t O p e r a t o r E x p e r i e n c e

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M a c h i n e t y p e G o a l s / E x p e c t a t i o n s

I s s u e s

Q U E S T I O N N A I R E

P l a n 2 d a y s w i t h i n y o u r s c h e d u l e

S T E P 2

1 d a y c l a s s r o o m a n d 1 d a y a t m a c h i n e

S C H E D U L E

1 - B o x S e t u p C a l i b r a t i o n T o o l i n g

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T R A I N I N G

T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g

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AVERAGE CONTAINERBOARD PRICES The average prices reported are tabulated from prices PAID by various sources throughout the United States the week previous to issue. Prices in some areas of the country may be higher or lower than the tabulated average. The prices tabulated here are intended only for purposes of reference. They do not connote any commitment to sell any material at the indicated average. Transactions may be completed at any time at a price agreed upon by seller and purchaser.

REGION E. Coast Midwest Southeast Southwest

42# Kraft liner

26# Semi-Chem. Medium

$1005.00-1010.00 $1020.00-1030.00 $1020.00-1030.00 $1020.00-1030.00 $1050.00-1060.00 $1023.00-1032.00

Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del.

$940.00-990.00 $955.00-975.00 $955.00-975.00 $955.00-975.00 $975.00-995.00 $958.00-978.00

West Coast U.S. Average

SHEET PRICES BY REGION (AVERAGE) Per 1MSF, local delivery included, 50MSF single item order, truckload delivery. Sheets

E. Coast Midwest South-SW S. CA N.CA/WA-OR US Aver.

200# 275#

$62.26

$72.05

$62.69 $82.80

$85.35 119.54

$73.13 101.29

97.32

99.89

90.86

113.65

OYSTER UP-CHARGE 8.34

8.34

8.34

8.34

8.34

8.34

275# DBL-WALL 350# DBL-WALL

107.46 118.45

114.69 129.32

116.54 137.25 117.82 145.56

141.08 148.46

122.76 131.80

CANADIAN SHEET PRICES (AVERAGE) In Canadian Dollars, per 1MSF, local delivery included, under 50MSF single item order, truckload delivery. 200# 275# Oyster UC 275#DW 350#DW $78.56 $99.18 $9.00 $96.32 $105.83 CANADIAN LINERBOARD & MEDIUM The average prices reported are tabulated from prices PAID by various sources throughout Canada. Prices may be higher or lower in various areas of the country. The prices tabulated here are intended only for purposes of reference. They do not connote any commitment to sell any material at the indicated average. Transactions may be completed at any time at a price agreed upon by seller and purchaser. Prices are Canadian $ and per metric ton.

42# Kraft Liner 26#

Semi-Chem Medium

East West

$970.00

$960.00 $995.00

$1,015.00

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“Over 89,000 tons of concrete have been poured, more than 34 miles of pipe were installed, and 12,000 tons of steel were erected,” said Green Bay Packaging Vice President Matt Szymanski. “This was a major, major under- taking for us. We did a great job, and a lot of folks did a lot of work and made a lot of sacrifices to make this happen.”

Kress said the company needed to build the mill to stay competitive and while they could have built elsewhere, he said it was important to remain in Green Bay. “They chose Green Bay because they believe in this community, they believe in their employees and they want- ed to expand here and invest here,” said Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich. “And in doing so they created 200 new jobs and preserved 1,100 more here in Northeast Wisconsin.”

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FRIESE GmbH, SHARP International Create New JV In North America FRIESE GmbH and SHARP International have announced the formation of FRIESE North America, LLC, which will be based in Virginia with Randy Banks and Christian Rodri- guez handling day-to-day operations. “This is the first step in laying the groundwork for a regrind facility in the U.S. to service our growing base of North American customers” said Sven Siepmann, CEO of FRIESE GmbH. “From the first time I met the FRIESE family we have been discussing a manufacturing facility in North America and I could not be more pleased to be a part of this critical next step in our growth strategy,” added Randy Banks. AF&PA Releases May 2021 Packaging Papers Monthly Report According to AF&PA, total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in May increased five percent com- pared to May 2020. They were up two percent when com- pared to the same five months of 2020. The operating rate was 87.6 percent, up 7.3 points from May 2020 and up 5.6 points year-to-date. Mill inventories at the end of May decreased 2,000 short tons from the previous month and were up 3,000 short tons compared to May 2020.

Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month March 2021

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2021 2020

37.992 34.784

9.2

8.259 7.906

4.5

Industry Total

Year-to Date

March 2021

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2021 2020

102.939 99.108

3.9

8.170 7.743

3.0

Industry Total

Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)

Year

Month

Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change

2021 2020

3.0967 2.8627

8.2

8.4625 8.1907

3.3

Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)

Corrugator Plants Only

Date

Percent Change Weeks of Supply

Percent Change

Mar. Feb.

1.9332 1.9337

0.0

2.9 3.0

3.4

Shipping Days

Year

Month

Year-to-Date

2021 2020

23 22

63 64

SOURCE: Fibre Box Association

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40 ft of paper travel from preheater to hot plates 3 seconds of heat, glue and bonding 1 chance to get it right! the ZONE

Design & Production

Chicago Electric offers 10 technology solutions to control ‘the Zone’ CORRUGATOR Sectoral preheating plate

Our sectoral preheating plates provide direct heat by means of a double steam circuit, allowing for efficient heating in hard-to-access locations, as well as to act as a steam shower to open the paper’s fibre, making it receptive to absorbing the heat and the glue.

This translates into increased speed and improved quality of the cardboard sheet finish.

The system’s main advantages are as follows:

• The plate may only be used to heat, only to humidify, or both options at the same time. • The plate is sectored, which allows for applying humidity to the sections. • It provides temperature in previously inaccessible locations and near the location needed. • It compensates the loss of temperature dissipated due to distance, speed or limitations of the exiting preheaters. • Quick transferring of heat to the paper. • The combination of the hot plate and steam shower allows for providing heat even to the hardest papers to heat. • Does not dry out the paper. • Possibility of operating as a humidifier and pre-conditioner. • Maintains and improves the fibre’s elasticity. • Acts according to the operator’s needs. • Facilitates the paper’s hygroscopy to absorb the glue and improve rubberising.

CONTROLLABILITY

1. Wrap Arm - Position & Temperature 2. Preheater Direct Drive

DOUBLEBACKER IMPROVEMENT

3. Steam Plate 4. Contact Roll 5. Glue Machine Direct Drive Touch Productivity Issue—Glue Unit Many glue units run with a rider roll or a guiding bar system. The rider roll with paper gap allows a precise glue application, but requires frequent Contact Roll

PRODUCTIVITY

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DOUBLEBACKER IMPROVEMENT

calibrations and settings. Bar systems avoid this, but compensate this with the risk of exces- sive glue application. The system contains many wearing parts. Solution The contact roll combines the ad antage of both systems and ensures minimum contact between board and applicator roll. The system uses small pneumatic cylinders in order to achieve a “soft touch.”

6. Gap Control 7. Curved Plate 8. Roller Shoe Press When it comes to a short-term increas of web tension, spring loaded systems with shoes or airpressure activated system have problems in compensating these. The system is lifted for a short time. This may result in de-lamination and in the ‘double kiss’ effect. Solution For a defined and exact bonding point of the web fiv weight rollers will be installed usually over the first flat hotplate of the heating section. The rolls are mounted into a frame, which is actuated by means of two pneumatic cylinders. P oductivity Issu —Double Kiss Bonding

PRODUCTIVITY

PRODUCTIVITY

DOUBLEBACKER IMPROVEMENT

Roller Shoe

DOUBLEBACKER IMPROVEMENT

9. Thin Wall Hot Plates 10. Pressure System Benefits —Exact glue application due to defined contact of applicator roll to web. Web is in contact to less flute tips compared to bar systems. • High precision glue application • Less moisture applied to web —No wear of shoes and springs —No adjustment of shoes or paper gap —Uniform glue application over entire w orking width for all flutes by use of pneumatic cylinders instead of springs — Less contamination by paper dust and glue remains —No jam of board because of web breaks caused by splice joints going through 630-784-0800 Benefits —Rollers secure exact defined first point of contact of liner and single-faced board - No double kiss —Frame design avoids unintended lifting of roller shoe (compared to spring or air loaded systems) - No double kiss —Pressure can be increased or released for special grades or products 490 Tower Blvd., Carol Stream, IL Contact Chicago Electric to GET IT RIGHT 630-784-0800 [email protected] chicagoelectric.com Solution The ProPress system ensures an optimum heat transfer to the board. It offers a wide range of set- tings. The loadi g pressure can be varied, the number of shoes can be lifted in accordance t the line speed. The outer shoes can be lifted in accordance to the paper width. The shoe bars will be delivered pre-assembled for a short installation time. —Liftable for easy paper infeed and for cleaning of the machine —Position adjustable in paper direction to avoid grooves in hotplate Press Productivity Issue—Poor Heat Transfer Rollers are usually limiting the heat transfer, since they often have contact mainly on the edges of the plates due to wear or bent plates. They also cause often loss of caliper and bearing need to be replaced frequently. Airpressure actuated systems can only supply a limited pressure and have com- pared to shoe systems a closed surface. Pressure Shoe

Plate vity Issue—Poor Heat Control l hotplates are slow to react to pressure due to high steam volume and massive y also have high heat radiation and heat profile. Worn plates can damage crease edge crush.

Thin-Wall Hot Plates

t by peripheral drilled hot plates. anufactured out of special wear and nt steel, through which a continuous is drilled, with one inlet and one outlet. ecured by a massive steel frame.

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ance from steam to paper surface results in fast heat flow

NAM: Retail Sales Up 18 Percent Due To Stimulus, Rebounding Economy Retail sales fell 1.3 percent in May, pulled lower by sharply reduced sales at motor vehicles and parts dealers, among other segments, according to Chad Moutray, Ph.D. and Chief Economist at the National Association of Manufac- turers (NAM). Yet, it is important to put the current >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52

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