describes the Physical Analysis lab facilities at IPST, Georgia Tech, Atlanta

6. Paper/Board/Box Testing/Research Services at IPST WWW.IPST.GATech.edu

8. Available Paper Analysis tests

9. Available Paper Analysis tests

10. IPST@GT Paper Analysis Lab

11. IPST@ GT Paper Analysis Lab

12. IPST@GT Paper Analysis lab

15. 3D Moire topography Non-invasive optical method for surface topography – used for curl, cockle measurements Raw topographic contour map of bleached board Same sample but with high pass filtering showing isolated surface bumps

16. Recent Customer list Abitibi Consolidation -Snowflake, AZ American Greetings - Cleveland, OH Anticosti - Wyckoff, NJ Appleton Coated - Combined Locks, WI Applied Paper - Atlanta, GA April Paper - Indonesia Asten Johnson - Kanata, Ontario Canada Astro Corrugadora Honduras - San Pedro Sula Cortes Honduras BOC - Murry Hill, NJ Caraustar Boxboard - Austall, GA Cartall, Inc. - Walford, IA Cascades, Inc . - Kingsley Falls, Quebec Cell Mark Packaging - Decatur, GA Center Load ShippingTechnologies - Hayward, CA Crane Company - Dalton, MA Daramic, Inc. - Owensboro, KY Dupont De Nemours - Richmond, VA Eka Chemical Inc .- Marietta, GA ELK Corporation - Ennis, TX Empaques Plegadizons - Mexico Finch Pruyn - Glens Falls, NY Georgia Pacific Company - Camas, WA Graphic Packaging - Macon, GA Green Bay Packaging - Morrilton, AR Hercules - Jacksonville, FL Hewlett-Packard Company - San Diego,CA Hollingsworth & Vose Company - Hawkinsville, GA Imerys - Sandersville, GA Inland Paperboard & Packaging, Inc. - Rome, GA International Paper Company - Loveland, OH Interstate Paper - Riceboro, GA IPD Printing - Atlanta, GA Irving Pulp and Paper Sales - Saint John, N.B. Canada JC Debral - Appleton, WI Library of Congress - Washington, DC Meadwestvaco Corporation - Chillicothe, OH Mitsubishi Chemical American, Inc. - Chesapeake, VA Monadnock Paper Mills - Bennington, NH Nalco Chemical Company - Naperville, IL Nancy Plowman Associates - Burlington, MA Norcom - Norcross, GA Ohio Paperboard - Baltimore, OH PCA Northampton - Northampton, MA Permalin Products , Holyoke, MA Pratt Industries - Conyers,GA Reeves Brothers - Spartanburg, SC Rock-Tenn Company - Norcross, GA Schweitzer-Mauduit - Alpharetta, GA Smurfit-Stone - New Hartford, NY Sononco Products Company - Hartsville, SC Southern States Packaging Company - Spartanburg, SC Spectra-Kote - Gettysburg, PA StoraEnso North America - Wisconsin Rapids, WI Temple Inland Paper Board - Ontario, CA Visy Paper -Conyers, GA Why Wrap - Atlanta, GA Yupo Corporation - Chesapeake, VA

17. Industry Member Packaging Research at GT/IPST Overview Roman E. Popil, Principal Investigator [email_address]

19. Creep measuring equipment BCT creep 8 stations, 50 – 80% RH 24 hr cycle - used to obtain multiple regression models for lifetime prediction. ECT creep, 12 stations, 50 – 80% RH 5 hour cycle - applied to the A flute varying medium basis weight set to compare with BCT creep

20. Corrugating double backer simulator – investigates adhesive type and application technique effects Gravure roll glue applicator is being retrofitted to be a thin film metered roll applicator to simulate Kohler device Single face sample carriage moves left to right Timed IR preheater Roll or other Glue applicator Timed heated press

21. Property measurement development: qualifying new methods for board quality control IPST custom built torsion pendulum – measures the torsion stiffness of twisting samples 12 x 2.5 “ Newly introduced BQM tester measures shear stiffness of corrugated board nondestructively – has been shown to correlate to torsion pendulum based measurements Measurement of board shear stiffness is sensitive to crushing which can impact box strength 10 – 15% and lifetime to a greater degree – area currently under investigation IPST robot-based ultrasonics set-up provides a complete measure of the in-plane physical constants L&W TSI is available in Autoline units replacing test labs and can be used for many applications: replacement of Ring Crush, bending stiffness, predictor for score-cracking = ? = ?