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AIR CONVEYING CORPORATION is a recognized leader in the industry of Pneumatic Conveying Systems and has been in business since 1968. As an equipment manufacturer rather than simply a sales organization, we have complete control over the quality of material and products which make up your proposed system. Our equipment is found in Printing, Folding Carton and Corrugated plants throughout the country and the world.
lunches and three-day access to the exhibit hall. The interactive session is designed for machine oper- ators to help increase their troubleshooting skills as well as production superintendents, structural designers, plant and sales managers and business owners. Odyssey en- courages attendees to bring samples, problems or de- signs that present the most difficult challenges influencing production. Instructors are Rick Putch of National Steel Rule Co. and Steve Rote of Metsä Board Americas. Rick has over
45 years of experience in diemaking and in the packaging industry. His expertise spans all aspects of paper conversion: diemaking, diecutting, packaging design, and materials testing. He has worked as a press- man, business owner, and as exec- utive management, along with au- thoring many technical papers for
Rick Putch
various trade publications. His passion for education has been valued and recognized with IADD, TAPPI, AICC, and ACCCSA. Having done best practices training on efficient pack- age design and finishing in 40 countries, Rick is regarded as a world-class expert on evaluating manufacturing pro- cesses for new product concepts, as well as resolving pro- duction issues on manufactured products produced with steel rule cutting dies. Steve is a 51-year veteran of the printing, packaging, and paper industry, and has held a variety of positions in production, sales, marketing, and technical sup- port. He is currently Technical Devel- opment Director for the packaging division of Metsä Board Americas, covering North, Central and South America. His main focus is on edu- cating those in corrugated box and folding carton plants to identify running parameters to achieve success. For more information, visit odysseyexpo.org . Steve Rote
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TAPPI Journal Awards Best Research Paper For 2024
TAPPI, the leading association for the worldwide pack- aging, paper, pulp, tissue and converting industries, an- nounced the recipient for Best Research Paper and voted by the TAPPI Journal (TJ) Editorial Board in honor of exem- plary content based on scientific merit, innovation, creativ- ity, and clarity. The research paper recently selected as best in 2024 was titled “Life cycle carbon analysis of packaging prod-
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