STAR - October 2025 - Members for Working Groups of TIPs Needed

Volunteers for the following working groups for Technical Information Papers (TIPs) are needed.

All Working Groups for TIPs require a minimum of 3 TAPPI members from 3 different companies in order to review and publish a TIP. The following TIPs do not have an assigned Working Group Chair (WGC) or enough Working Group Members to complete to the review:

Working Group Chairs Needed:

TIP 0404-58 Steam shower applications in the forming and press section
TIP 0502-14 Forming section monitoring
TIP 0502-20 Catalog of Stock Preparation Pilot Plants

Working Group Members Needed:

TIP 0402-18 Ultrasonic testing (UT) for tube thickness in black liquor recovery boilers: Part I – Guidelines for accurate tube thickness testing; Part II – Default layouts for tube thickness surveys in various boiler zones
TIP 0404-20 Physical characterization of press fabrics: basis weight, air permeability, and pressure uniformity
TIP 0410-14 Generalized method for determining the pipe friction loss of flowing pulp suspensions to the list
TIP 0502-20 Catalog of Stock Preparation Pilot Plants
TIP 1501-01 Industry 4.0 Lexicon

If you would like to join a Working Group or lead the review as a Working Group Chair, please email tip@tappi.org for more information.