Board Converting News, March 1, 2021

Board Converting News, March 1, 2021

BoardConverting Serving the North American Corrugated and Folding Carton Industries for 37 years March 1, 2021 VOL. 37, NO. 9

Mill Rock Packaging Partners Acquires All Packaging Co. New York, NY based Mill Rock Capital, a growth and operations oriented private in- vestment firm, announced that its portfolio company, Mill Rock Packaging Partners LLC, has acquired All Packaging Company, a spe- cialty paper packaging company focused on various consumer end markets. Mill Rock Packaging is a specialty packaging company focused on leading design, innovation and technology; strong operational capabilities and excellent customer service. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. All Packaging, based in Aurora, Colorado, and founded in 1946, is a full-service provid- er of specialty paperboard packaging to the food and beverage, health and beauty, phar- maceutical and other consumer end markets. The company’s comprehensive service suite includes all requirements of a folding carton program, including graphic and structural design, prepress and proofing, printing and converting, in-house cutting and creasing and ancillary services. Customers rely on All Packaging to create packaging that enhances the consumer ex- perience in both retail and e-commerce envi-

TAPPI Awards Highest Honors For Excellence And Achievement Each year, TAPPI recognizes scientific achievement, outstanding lead- ership, professional excellence, and service to the industry and its communities. These awards do more than honor the achievements of those receiving them—they remind us of the qualities shared by TAPPI members. TAPPI is proud to announce and introduce the winners of TAPPI’s 2021 Board level awards—the association’s highest honors: Benjamin Frank, Ph.D., Director-Materials Research and Innovation, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) has been named winner of the prestigious Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award.

First presented in 1985, the prestigious Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award is TAP- PI’s highest technical honor in recognition of an individual’s exceptional industry contribu- tions. It is presented annually only if the in- dividual has made preeminent scientific and engineering achievements of proven com- mercial benefit to the world’s pulp, paper, board, and forest products industries includ- ing forestry, derived products, their process

Dr. Benjamin Frank

technologies, and their applications. Dr. Frank is recognized as one of the most prolific contributors in the North American containerboard/corrugated industry in the last 20 years. His work has enabled the development of more effective, effi- cient and sustainable containerboard and corrugated packaging, while his contributions have led to improved understanding of the physical/ mechanical properties and contributions of fiber, containerboard and combined corrugated board. A TAPPI member since 2001, Dr. Frank has updated, (re)developed, improved and/or validated more than 50 TAPPI Standards and Techni- cal Information Papers (TIPs). The former Chair of the Corrugated Division’s Fiberboard Shipping Container Testing Committee (Fiscotec) as well as the Quality and Stan- dards Management Committee (Q&SMC), Dr. Frank is actively involved in dozens of Standard Specific Interest Groups (SSIGs) as well as the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to the International Standards Or- ganization’s Technical Committee 6 (ISO TC 6). Frank Sutman, TAPPI Fellow, has been named winner of the preem- inent Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Award. This award was CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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NV Matriarch Jacqueline Vilardi Dies At 87 In New Jersey 10 PPC Spring Conference Offers Members A Taste Of Denver 8 COVID-19 Emergency Standard

And Prevention Plans Supplier Reports: Part 5

Machinery and Handling for the Corrugated Board Industry

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 $955.00-960.00 $970.00-980.00 $970.00-980.00 $970.00-980.00 $1000.00-1010.00 $973.00-982.00

26# Semi-Chem. Medium

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

$890.00-940.00 $905.00-925.00 $905.00-925.00 $905.00-925.00 $925.00-945.00 $908.00-928.00

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

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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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Core Competency

ronments while maintaining brand integrity. All Packaging operates two facilities in Utah and Colorado. All Packaging will continue operating under the leader- ship of President Kenneth Pepper, who has made a signif- icant investment in Mill Rock Packaging, along with other members of senior management. The company becomes a sister company of Trojan Lithograph Corporation, which was acquired by Mill Rock Packaging in August 2020. The combination substantially increases the scale and scope of Mill Rock Packaging’s operations, which now comprise three converting facili- ties in the Western U.S., an enhanced product and service offering and a complete spectrum of design, engineering and production capabilities. “This combination creates a powerhouse in specialty paperboard packaging that represents a superior value proposition in the marketplace,” said Mill Rock Packaging Chairman Edward Rose. “We will continue to target growth with new and existing customers through the combined strengths of both companies and further planned invest- ment in conversion capabilities and automation.” “We are delighted to join forces with Mill Rock Pack- aging,” said Pepper. “Going forward, we’ll sustain our commitment to our customers’ success, offering the same high-quality service with the combined resources of a broader platform.”

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NV Matriarch Jacqueline Vilardi Dies At 87 In New Jersey Jacqueline M. Vilardi, 87, passed away on Friday, Febru- ary 19, 2021, in New Jersey. She was predeceased by her husband Theodore “Ted” Vilardi, founder and publisher of NV Publications, in 2013. More recently, in 2018 she was predeceased by her son, Thomas “Tom” Vilardi, President and Publisher of NV Publications, and Board Converting News . Born in Hoboken, NJ, on April 6, 1933, to John Blangey and Marie Mancini, Jacqueline attended Union Hill High School in Union City, NJ, and worked for Otis Elevator. Sur- viving her are daughters, Barbara Vilardi; Victoria Donato and husband, Jerry; and Jeneane Vilardi, Tom’s wife. Jeneane recalled how much her mother-in-law loved living in Avon-by-the Sea, NJ, when Ted moved the NV

Jacqueline and Ted Vilardi

Publications offices there. She also enjoyed their time at their home in Jupiter, Florida, during the frigid northeast winters. They were true snowbirds.

“My mother-in-law was a force to be reckoned with,” remembered Jeneane. “She was never at a loss for words and had a sly sense of humor. I will remember the good times, laugh quietly about the hyster- ical ones and silently revere the sad ones. I find peace knowing she was greeted by her two favorite men...and Frank Sinatra wasn’t one of them.” NV Publications’ current President and Publisher, Robyn Smith, who assumed Tom Vilardi’s role upon his passing, said, “I had the pleasure of working with Ted and Tom starting in 2004 after having been a com- petitor of NV for 17 years. My first official duties with NV were coordinating the trade show booth and ordering refreshments for SuperCorrExpo in Atlanta. Tom hired me with Ted’s blessings, but Jacqui wasn’t too sure since I’d been on the other side of the fence for so long. I think I eventually passed muster. To no one’s surprise, she was a woman fiercely devoted to her men.” “My fondest remembrance of Jacqui was of her welcoming me at a family dinner as the newest member of the NV team,” said Len Prazych, Editor in Chief of Board Con- verting News . “I was immediately struck by her ability to make me feel at home and part of the family. She had the grace, dignity and love befitting the matriarch of the generous Vilardi family. She was a beautiful woman and I will always remember her.” Also surviving Jacqueline are six grand- children -- Daniel, Jaclyn, Alyssa, Jason, Thomas Jr. and Tyler -- and five great grand- children: Daniel Jr., Gia, Joseph Jr., Trey, and Bryce.

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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

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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

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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 working 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 n higher plate surface temperature

Benefits

Paper And Plastics Exports To China Drop Again In 2020

Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month December 2020

According to a report on resource-recycling.com , re- covered paper shipments from the U.S. to China slowed immensely in 2020, newly released figures show. Mean- while, scrap plastic exports decreased during the year, but shipments to certain countries grew sharply. The U.S. Census Bureau recently released trade >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

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