Newsletters

Dec 08: Shear Measurement of Board Crushing Effects

Dec 08: Application of Clay Coating for Water Resistant Corrugated Packaging

Dec 08: Progress in Packaging and Paper Physics at IPST

Jan 09: Progress in Packaging and Paper Physics at IPST

Oct 09: Trouble with Ring Crush and How SCT and the Autoline Save the Day

Nov 09: What’s Important in Liner and Medium Physical Properties

Apr 11: Effect of Component Properties and Orientation on Corrugated Container Endurance

 

Appeared in BioResources Online Journal, May 2012

Overview of Recent Studies at IPST on Corrugated Board Edge Compression Strength: Testing Methods and Effects of Interflute Buckling

 

Appeared in Corrugated International

Published September, 2006, Michael Schaepe and Roman Popil: A Link Between Light-weights and ECT Strength

 

Appeared in Paperboard Packaging Online

Published Oct 1, 2007: Shear Measurement of Board Crushing Effects

Published Aug 1, 2008: Application of Clay Coating for Water Resistant Corrugated Packaging

 

ECT Annotated Bibliography / Literature Review

Annotated Bibliography of ECT

ECT Literature Review Presented at TAPPI Corrugated 2005

 

Developing Instruments for the Paper Industry

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For Physics in Canada

 

Presentations from the
Valdosta State University Students Visit to IPST

Roman Popil - Professor, IPST
Corrugated Board Strength: Effects of the Localized Buckling of Linerboard Facings –
Modeling, Management and Control

Jill Stuckey - Director, Georgia Center of Innovation - Energy
Georgia Center of Innovation

William S. Bullpit, P.E., Senior Research Engineer, Strategic Energy Institute
Energy Research at Georgia Tech

 

Conference Symposium Abstracts

Tappi PaperCon, Atlanta Georgia, 2010
Prediction of Score Cracking Propensity through Physical Testing

Tappi PaperCon, Atlanta Georgia, 2010
A New Model for Converting Span Compression with Other Measurements to Ring Crush

Moisture and Creep Effects Symposium, Madison Wisconsin, 2009
Effects of Component Properties of Corrugated Box Lifetime

Progress in Paper Physics Symposium, Trondheim Norway, 2004
Analysis of the Effects of Interflute Buckling on the Edge Compression Strength of
Corrugated Board

Progress in Paper Physics Symposium, Miami Ohio, 2007
Adhesive Level Effects on the Strength of Corrugated Board

 

Valdosta State University Visit - 2009

A tube crush test about to take place in the Paper Physics lab	Bill Pulpitt talking about energy research
Roman Popil shows the IPST ultrasonic robot details	Students having a close look at the ultrasonic robot
Students placing bets on the crush strength of their experimental tube	Students visiting the Paper Analysis lab
Students ready with their corrugated board samples	First prize goes to to Zach Cantrell
Jill Stuckey finishes a presentation