Board Converting News, December 4, 2023

AICC Rotary Die Cutter Webinar To Feature Richard Etra AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, an- nounced a virtual presentation on How to Get the Most Out of Your Rotary Die Cutter featuring corrugated indus- try expert, Richard Etra, set for March 5, 2024. This webinar will explore which features make sense

Division scholarships totaling nearly $60,000 are avail- able for academic year 2024-2025. Applications are due February 15, 2024. TAPPI Corrugated Packaging Division scholarships in- clude: • $10,000 from the Terry S. Paulson Memorial Fund will provide two $5,000 scholarships for students pursuing careers in maintenance or engineering for the corru- gated industry • $5,000 from the Joe Dieffenbacher Memorial Fund will grant one $5,000 scholarship to a student pursuing a career in engineering for the corrugated industry • Additional $1,000 scholarships to be presented and sponsored by the Bobst Group, Mitsubishi Heavy In- dustries, and WestRock The TAPPI Foundation also offers the William L. Culli- son Memorial Scholarship, in amounts of up to $4,000, for students majoring in pulp/paper science. The TAPPI Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship, established in support of underrepresented populations, includes three $2,000 scholarships. The deadline to submit applications for academic year 2024-2025 is February 15, 2024. TAPPI encourages students to apply for all of the schol- arships for which they may qualify. To access scholarship applications and division specif- ic guidelines, visit tappi.org/scholarships or contact the Awards Department at scholarships@tappi.org.

for your mix and how the configuration of identical components of your die cutting line can have a huge impact on productivity based on your mix. Etra is a 47-year veteran of the cor- rugated industry with extensive expe- rience in all aspects of box plant oper- ations. He is the founder and principal

Richard Etra

of Etra Corrugated Solutions, LLC. To register, visit aiccbox. org . For more information, contact Taryn Pyle at tpyle@aic- cbox.org or (703) 836-2422. TAPPI Announces Scholarship Opportunities Worth $60K TAPPI has announced multiple scholarship opportunities offered to graduate and undergraduate students in corru- gated and packaging related programs. Several Technical

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