UMs Schedule
The Useful Methods listed below were opened for review in 2024. If you are interested in participating in the UM review process, please submit your request to the Standards team at standards@tappi.org to enroll today.
The Working Group must consist of three TAPPI members from three different companies in order to be submitted for publication. Nonmembers can participate as part of the Working Group for each UM.
UMs up for review in 2025
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UM 200 |
Brightness loss of bleached pulps |
06/25/24 |
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UM 411 |
Opacity of paper using 45 degree/0 degree reflectometer |
06/25/24 |
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UM 658 |
Color strength and shade of dye |
06/25/24 |
Physical Properties |
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UM 256 |
Water retention value (WRV) |
06/25/24 |
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UM 542 |
Amount of coating on mineral-coated paper |
06/25/24 |
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UM 554 |
Polystyrene in paper products |
06/25/24 |
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UM 555 |
Testing of grease-repellant treated paper |
06/25/24 |
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UM 566 |
Wetting shipping sack paper for testing |
06/25/24 |
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UM 573 |
Water vapor permeability of sheet materials at -18C (0F) |
06/25/24 |
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UM 579 |
Water repellence of paper and boards (title changed) |
06/25/24 |
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UM 590 |
Creasing (using steel rules) of paperboard for water vapor transmission (WVTR) testing |
06/25/24 |
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UM 596 |
Water absorbency of nonbibulous paperboard |
06/25/24 |
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UM 597 |
Water resistance of sized paper and paperboard (dry indicator method) |
06/25/24 |
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UM 3 |
Determination of useful fiber in bagasse |
06/25/24 |
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UM 23 |
Bulk density of wood chips |
06/25/24 |
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UM 203 |
Freeness of pulp (Williams tester) |
06/25/24 |
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UM 205 |
Dirt in pulp (measured by transmitted light) |
06/25/24 |
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UM 213 |
Repulpability of splices/splicing tape |
06/25/24 |
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UM 221 |
Laboratory processing of pulp (plate refiner) |
06/25/24 |
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UM 240 |
Shive content of mechanical pulp (laboratory flat screen) |
06/25/24 |
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UM 242 |
Shive content of mechanical pulp (Somerville fractionator) |
06/25/24 |
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UM 253 |
Laboratory processing of pulp (ball or pebble-mill method) |
06/25/24 |
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UM 258 |
Laboratory processing of pulp (Kollergang method) |
06/25/24 |
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UM 822 |
Green peel bond procedure at the corrugator |
06/25/24 |
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UM 823 |
Testing adhesives used in glued lap joints of corrugated fiberboard containers |
06/25/24 |
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UM 824 |
Flexural stiffness of corrugated board |
06/25/24 |