A Subcommittee of the

TAPPI - Fibre and Raw Material Supply Committee

Feb 26-27-28, Atlanta GA

DATE & PLACE:

FRMSC – Wednesday Feb 26th 1-3pm MOTAG South Hospitality Suite

MOTAG South ,Thursday and Friday, Feb 27-28, 2003,

Renaissance Concourse Hotel, One Hartsfield Centre Parkway, Telephone: 404/209-9999.

DIRECTIONS:

Driving: Take Virginia Avenue East off I-85. At the first stop light (Malones on right) take a right on Toffie Terrace. Stay on Toffie Terrace to the Renaissance Concourse Hotel.
Flying: The Renaissance Concourse has a courtesy van pickup at the ground level of the Terminal. Courtesy phones are located in baggage area.

RESERVATIONS: MAKE DIRECT WITH HOTEL

at least three weeks before the meeting

MEETING FEE:

$100.00 each attendee at meeting. $75.00 if paid before meeting. Must be postmarked by Feb 21st 2003. Make ADVANCE PAYMENT TO MOTAG-SOUTH. Mail to Sam Caldwell/Cordelia , C/O Sun Machinery Company, Post Office Box 789, Lexington, SC 29071. If this deadline is impossible to meet, still feel free to attend the meeting and pay your registration fee ($100-Cash or Check) upon arrival in Atlanta although rooms and meals cannot be guaranteed.

SALES EXHIBITS:

Exhibits are limited to Sales Brochures ONLY.

VISUAL AIDS:

MOTAG provides 35MM slide projector, overhead projector, VCR, and projector with power point capabilities.

 

FIBER & RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY COMMITTEE MEETING

There will be an open meeting for the Fiber and Raw Materials Supply Committee on Wednesday,

Februrary 26th, 1-3pm for general discussion in the MOTAG Hospitality Suite.

OPEN HOUSE:

Wednesday and Thursday evenings, 5:30 - 7:00 PM. HOSPITALITY SUITES, 3rd floor. Arnold Baker, Host. Refreshments will not be allowed until you have registered.

 
 
 


Fiber Raw Material and Supply Committee Meeting

 

February 26, 2003

Renaissance Concourse Hotel

Atlanta, GA

 

1:00 to 3:00 PM in the MOTAG Hospitality Suite

 

Meeting Agenda

 

 

·        Review TAPPI Antitrust Statement

·        Introductions

·        Agenda

·        Read Minutes from the Last Meeting

·        Committee Officers and Organization for 2002 - 2003

·        Fall 2003 Technical Program

·        Bill Fuller Award and Paper Review Procedures

·        Committee Awards

·        Committee Reports

·        WesTAG:  Not going to be held in 2003.  Sept. is a bad time, and there was not enough time to organize a meeting before that.  Meeting is being planned for 2004.  Website has this information on it.

·        24 attendees at WesTAG in Richmond, BC in Sept 02.  Tour had 15 attendees; we went to Vancouver Island and toured a large sawmill.

·        New Business

-         TIP 0412-11

-         Rader CC2000 chip classifier calibration study

-         Other

·        Opportunities for the Upcoming Year

 

 

Thursday Feb 27th, 2003

 

8:00 – 8:15                    Coffee

 

8:15 – 8:30                    Welcome Announcements – TAPPI Anti-trust policy by Chairman Arnold Baker, Georgia Pacific Corp, Palatka, FL

8:30-9:15                       Welcome Address “The Progression Of Wood Over 30 Years Since The Inception Of MOTAG” by Eddie Chieves – Consultant – Savannah GA

9:15-9:45                       Questions and Answers Bill Flathman, Ford Bacon and Davis

9:45 – 10:00                  Break

10:00 – 11:00                Woodyard Profile “Working To Improve Chip Quality Through Equipment Upgrades At Selma!” by Tom Gilmore – International Paper – Selma, Alabama

11:00 – 12:00                “Fiber Recovery It’s A Team Effort” by Joe Blackman, B.E & K Birmingham & James Kilinksy, Jeffery Specialty Equipment Corporation, Woodruff, SC.

 

12:00 – 1:15                  Lunch

 

1:15- 2:00                      “Conveyor Belt Maintenance And New Products For 2003” by Wade Webster, Georgia Duck Conveyor, Scottsdale, GA

2:00 – 3:00                    Woodyard Profile “108 Days to Crank It Up, And Still Running” by Bill Guthries, Weyerhaeuser Corp., Port Wentworth, GA

 

3:00 – 3:15                Break

 

3:15 – 4:00                    “Debarking Drum Maintenance, A Planned Process” by Peter Von Trampe, Industrial Welding, Ventura, California

 

4:00 – 5:00                    Business Meeting

 

5:30 – 7:00                    Social Hour, MOTAG Hospitality Room

 

Friday February 28th, 2003

 

8:15 – 8:30                    Opening Remarks, Arnold Baker, Chairman

 

8:30 – 9:15                    “Bench Marking Maintenance Practices at North American Paper Mills” by Jerry Kahn, Siemens Energy & Automation, Peachtree City, GA

 

9:15 – 10:00                  “How Size Classification Of Boiler Fuek Reduces Cost Of Steam”, by Travis Tinsley, Tinsley Inc. Homer, Louisiana

 

10:00 – 11:00                Woodyard Profile – “The Challenges Of West Point.” by Dick Carmical, West Point Chips, West Point, Virginia

 

11:00 – 11:15                Questions and Answers, Bill Flathmann, Drawing for Prizes

 

11:15                            Adjourn