All About Axchem
Booth 703 at PaperCon2016. Sounds less than exciting doesn’t it? Unless you happen to stop by to see what in the world TAPPI’s Newest Sustaining Member Company is all about. I am
Old Home Week
Above are 15 of the 21 in attendance who were not camera shy. It never ceases to amaze me, when TAPPI Members come together for a corporate visit or TAPPI conference with 100-5,000
Travels with Larry near the Windy City
The date of August 16th has a special meaning to me. This date happens to be the day, in different years, when the Sultan of Swat, Babe Ruth, and the King of
A Small World
On June 25, 2012, Scott Springmier, Eric Fletty, and I accepted a previous invitation from long-time TAPPI member and a young, Mike Ditka look-alike, Jim Niemiec, to visit NewPage in
What a whirlwind in September and October 2016 Volume 1
My travels began with an invitation to be a Keynote speaker at the 27th Pulp and Paper Reliability & Maintenance Conference at IDCON, INC. The
An Accent on Innovation
On May 13, 2014, Eric Fletty and I had the opportunity to visit with one of TAPPI’s Sustaining Member companies, Kadant Inc., at its Kadant Johnson facility in Three Rivers,
The Year of the Dragon - Part 2: APRIL in May
This past May 31, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting with personnel from APRIL's pulp mill in Rizhao, Shandong Province, China. First Impressions.