PIMA's North American Papermaker articles from August 1989

PIMA's North American Papermaker archives from August 1989

Let your people go. (the value of attending trade association conferences and conventions) (editorial)
August 1, 1989... Let your people go When I learned I would be attending the 70th Annual Paper Industry Management Association International Management Conference in Nashville, I didn't know what to expect. Would I get something out of the different meetings?...

Evaluating the boss. (Manager's Tipsheet) (column)
August 1, 1989... Evaluating the boss "O wad some power the giftie gie us To see ourselves as others see us It wad from many a blunder frae us And silly notion." Robert Burns This poem was written hundreds of years ago, but it has a great deal of...

Terminating employees: legal and personal concerns. (Labor and the Law) (column)
August 1, 1989... Terminating employees: Legal and personal concerns No one enjoys being the bearer of bad tidings. Telling someone he has lost his job is a dismal duty; yet terminations are not uncommon during these times of economic turmoil, corporate...

White paper markets have room to grow.
August 1, 1989... White paper markets have room to grow There's plenty of room for growth in white paper markets, say leaders in paper manufacturing and consuming industries. White papers include office and communication products, such as photocopying,...

OSHA expands protection for 69,000 loggers. (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
August 1, 1989... OSHA expands protection for 69,000 loggers The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C., has proposed expanding and updating its pulpwood logging standard to cover all 11,700...

Report evaluates U.S. paper machinery industry, competitors.
August 1, 1989... Report evaluates U.S. paper machinery industry, competitors "A Competitive Assessment of the U.S. Paper Machinery Industry," published by the Commerce Department, reports that the U.S. paper machinery industry is enjoying unusually sharp...

Genetic engineering "blasts off" at UW. (University of Wisconsin researchers use "blasting" method of gene transfer in trees to adapt raw materials to mill conditions)
August 1, 1989... Genetic engineering "blasts off" at UW Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have successfully inserted foreign genes into trees using a new method of gene transfer called "blasting." The new technology involves shooting desired...

Papermakers are involved with "managing change"; a variety of hot topics were up for discussion at PIMA's 70th Annual International Management Conference, and they all share one conclusion: change is an important of the "dynamic science" of management. (includes related articles)
August 1, 1989... Papermakers are involved with "Managing Change" A variety of hot topics were up for discussion at PIMA's 70th Annual International Management Conference, and they all shared one conclusion: change is an important part of the "dynamic...

Badger Paper: small town story with a happy ending: in an era of mega-sized paper companies, Badger Paper Mills is thriving as a small independent mill. Its town is a big part of the story. (Peshtigo, Wisconsin) (includes related article) (company profile)
August 1, 1989... Badger Paper: Small town story with a happy ending In an era of mega-sized paper companies, Badger Paper Mills is thriving as a small independent mill. Its town is a big part of the story. On October 8, 1871, an enormous forest fire, stoked...

The "perfect" project: how James River made it happen; the rebuild of a Beloit fourdrinier at James River Corp.'s Parchmont, Mich., mill was very successful. An insider tells why. (includes related articles)
August 1, 1989... The "perfect" project: How James River made it happen The rebuild of a Beloit fourdrinier at James River Corp.'s Parchment, Mich., mill was very successful. An insider tells why. Something remarkable happened when the KVP/Dunn Division of...

Jud Hannigan: PIMA's man of the year. (interview)
August 1, 1989... Jud Hannigan: PIMA's Man of the Year Each year, the Paper Industry Management Association chooses a "Man of the Year" from the ranks of pulp, paper and converting industry executives who have demonstrated excellence in management and...

Specialist groups: mill managers on managing for the 21st century.
August 1, 1989... Specialist Groups: Mill Managers on managing for the 21st century The mill managers specialist group examined many issues of concern in today's mills. Some of their programs and solutions will be used into the next century. Mill managers are...

"Single window" technology: the human issues. (role of computerized distributed control systems and microprocessors to supervise all aspects of paper mill operation) (column)
August 1, 1989... "Single Window" technology: The human issues Today, we can turn out more information in a week than the average paper mill could use in 101 years. Modern microcomputers can spew out 50,000 bits of information per second (bps); our human eyes...

Technology transfer: the journey from lab to practice. (recovery boilers)
August 1, 1989... Technology Transfer: The journey from lab to practice Technology transfer is one of the current buzzwords in the research & development arena. It refers to the methodology used for implementing the results of research: how to get the...

Statistical process control in the wet end: the basics. (paper chemistry processes)
August 1, 1989... Statistical Process Control in the wet end: The basics This is the first in a series of columns on statistical process control (SPC) as it applies to paper chemistry. At the risk of being too simplistic, I felt it important to summarize basic...

Automated fiber analysis: the secret to improved quality, profit. (Kajaani FS-200 Fiber Analyzer) (evaluation)
August 1, 1989... Automated fiber analysis: The secret to improved quality, profit It's no secret that high-quality, profitable papermaking begins with the furnish fiber. In fact, the number of new automated fiber analysis installations has been increasing at...

Jaakko Poyry Oy expands North American service.
August 1, 1989... Jaakko Poyry Oy expands North American services For most companies, a recession brings reduced sales, lower profits and nervous executives. For Jaakko Poyry Oy, the last recession led to a major increase in its U.S. sales and changes in its...