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Newsletter August 2021
Troubleshooting Board Crush Issues
Newsletter February 2021
FDA Compliance of Food Packaging
Polymers in Starch Chemistry
Newsletter November 2020
Maintaining Your Starch Loop
Digital Readouts and Sensors
Newsletter August 2020
Starch Silos
Pin Adhesion Testing
Newsletter May 2020
Glue Dams
Roll Stock Handling
Newsletter February 2020
Managing Splicers
Newsletter November 2019
Borax: The Last Manual Addition
Rheology vs. Viscosity
Newsletter August 2019
Caustic Soda
How Accurate Is Your Test Equipment?
Newsletter May 2019
Wet-Strength Resins: Cost vs. Quality
Testing for Wet Strength
Newsletter February 2019
Troubleshooting Blow-Out Issues
Machine Alignment
Newsletter November 2018
Understanding Starch
Starch Mixers
Newsletter August 2018
Troubleshooting Warp
Corrugator Roll Loading
Newsletter May 2018
Soak Testing
Troubleshooting a Diaphragm Pump
Newsletter February 2018
Adhesive Viscosity
Temperature / Viscosity Control Systems
Newsletter November 2017
Troubleshooting Starch Application
How Much is Corrugator Speed Worth?
Newsletter August 2017
Rex Woodville-Price
Monday Startup
Newsletter May 2017
Making Your Numbers
Calculating Your Waste
Promotions
Newsletter February 2017
Training New Employees
The Benefits of Ongoing Training
Newsletter November 2016
Small Issues are Causing Major Problems
Gates Gravely Welcomed
Peter Snyder Honored
Counter-Point
Newsletter August 2016
No-Crush Wheels
Flat Crush Test
Combined Board Caliper
Newsletter May 2016
Gel Temperature
Test Temperature Affects Results
What is the Real Gel Point of Your Adhesive?
Newsletter February 2016
Cold Weather Operational Challenges
Bonding in Cold Weather
Caustic Soda and Cold Weather
Newsletter November 2015
United Singlefacer; Optimizing Adhesive Application
Clint Bell Dies at Age 87
HarperLove Announces...
Newsletter August 2015
Combating Loose Corrugations
Belted Singlefacers
Medium Fractures
Newsletter May 2015
The Envolving Science of Better Adhesives
What Determines Medium Runnability
Paper Tendencies
Newsletter February 2015
Keep Your adhesive distribution system healthy
Fight Adhesive Buildup
Harper/Love's LOU CUCCIA retires
Newsletter November 2014
A Closer Look
Digital Imaging in the plant
Newsletter August 2014
Optimizing adhesive viscosity
Choosing and using thermometers
Calibrating for accuracy
Newsletter May 2014
Evaluating wet strength needs
All resins are not equal
Wet strength testing
Newsletter February 2014
Cold weather operations
Caustic hates winter
Bonding in winter
Newsletter November 2013
Dual arch process
Dual arch equipment
Dual arch adhesives
Newsletter August 2013
Starch solids percentage
Oven dried solids
Why accuracy matters
Newsletter MAY 2013
What it does
How to install it
How to Maintain it
Newsletter February 2013
Starch silo maintenance and safety
Handling chemicals safely in the plant
Newsletter November 2012
Corn prices: reality and remedy
Carbone Lifetime Achievement Award
Newsletter August 2012
Better bonds
Adhesive transfer
Belt tension
Newsletter May 2012
The evolving science of better adhesives
Newsletter February 2012
Cold weather issues
Measuring and controlling viscosity
Soak tank lessons
Newsletter November 2011
Low-solids adhesives
Effects of water and temperature
ACCCSA exhibit shows off corrugated
Newsletter August 2011
Glue line analysis
Testing for fiber orientation
Newsletter May 2011
Sustainable tote recovery program
Toward a greener plant
Using recycled paper to make boxes
Newsletter February 2011
Ultrasonic detectors for diagnosis
Steam traps: opportunities for saving energy
Click here to listen to actual recordings of steam traps cycling.
Newsletter November 2010
Predicting stacking strength
Preparing test samples
Test repeatability and reproducibility
Newsletter August 2010
Calculating adhesive solids
Adhesives for dual arch
One Bag Mix to the rescue
Newsletter May 2010
Rheology vs. viscosity
Finessing the glue-roll speed ratio
The low-solids breakthrough
Newsletter February 2010
Why wax is on the wane
What are the alternatives
Solving bonding challenges
Newsletter November 2009
Hard water fix
Steam traps
Preheating flute tips
Newsletter August 2009
All about wet strength:
What it is
How to get it
How to measure it
Newsletter May 2009
Dual viscosity systems
Accurate readings from your IR guns
Newsletter February 2009
Alternatives to corn
Maximizing adhesive performance
Newsletter November 2008
Troubleshooting warp
Keeping your adhesive pipes healthy
Newsletter August 2008
30 years of industry service
30 years of technical service leadership
30 years of product innovation
Newsletter May 2008
Troubleshooting delamination
All about mixers
Newsletter February 2008
Contact Bars
Misters
Three decades of service to the corrugating industry
Newsletter November 2007
Board crush problems
The vernier adjustment
Machine modifications
Newsletter August 2007
Preventive maintenance
Feed water deaerators
Awards
Remembering John Curielli
Newsletter May 2007
Early corrugating equipment
A short history of paper
Milestones in corrugating history
Two join technical field staff
Newsletter February 2007
Understanding starch viscosity
The medium has a message
Know your adhesive consumption
The false economy of reducing solids
Newsletter November 2006
Your corrugator's speed curve
TLC for your corrugating belt
Level those hot plates
A manufactures advice on belt tension
Newsletter August 2006
Setting up the double backer
Harper/Love service awards
Single Facer Lessons for the double backer
Controlling double backer glue roll speed
Newsletter May 2006
The well-trained operator
M.E.T. - a formal program for success
Sales - Tech tag team
Newsletter February 2006
Should you run a winter formula
Discover your real Gel Point
Calculating percent solids
Newsletter November 2005
Combat high energy costs.
The right formula
Harper/Love in the news
Newsletter August 2005
Splicer Reliability.
Detecting common splicer problems
The experts answer questions
Aquaseal Plus
Newsletter May 2005
The value of Harper/Love technical assistance
New Faces
The experts answer questions
Liquibond Blue
Newsletter February 2005
Nanotechnology in corrugating.
Score cracking: causes and cures
Water chillers: Worth their cost?
Newsletter November 2004
Cure and prevent clogged pipes
Prevent Calcium buildup
Peter Snyder Honored
Newsletter August 2004
Measuring plant output
Economics of liquid adhesives
Looking for trouble
Newsletter May 2004
Directional fiber Pull
Measuring belt speed differential
Glue roll speed ratios
Newsletter February 2004
Cost vs. quality in wet-strength resins
Testing for wet strength
Stack cure Time
Newsletter November 2003
Vacuum bridge guides
Aligning your corrugator
Minimizing peel waste
Checking rolls for parallel
Newsletter August 2003
Your corrugator talks!
Temperature and Viscosity Control
A Primer on Pumps
Introducing Calci-Kleen
Newsletter May 2003
Battling Bugs
TLC for your starch kitchen
Harlo-Cide
Newsletter February 2003
Hook warp; Twist warp
Which way to wrap
Where does moisture go?
Test for polar angle
Use a machinist's level
Newsletter November 2002
Bonding coated substrates
Measuring internal board temperatures
Recognizing Jim Carbone
ACCCSA doing well
Newsletter August 2002
Modern performance-enhancing liquids
Fixing loose edges
Understanding heat transfer
XM-5 Penetrant
Newsletter April 2002
Top belt Tension
Bonding wax-replacement coatings
Clues to cold spots
Zero water discharge
Newsletter January 2002
The true cost of out-of-round rolls
Infusion preheaters
Expanded tech support
Newsletter October 2001
A case of the flutters
Corrugating Handbook
Dry-pin testing
High-low flutes video
OBM Dustless
Newsletter July 2001
Measuring temperatures
IR heat-sensing guns
Gel points and you
Calculating solids
Aquacide
Newsletter April 2001
Rider rolls vs. contact bars
Alliance with Corn Products
Additions to our tech team
Penetrating polymer coatings
Newsletter January 2001
Miniflutes
Glue roll speed ratios
Board testing
Aquaseal W-150
The Go-to-Guys
Newsletter September 2000
Liquid adhesives make dollars and sense
HRC-2000
Tappi
Bill Nikkel recognized
Newsletter April 2000
High-shear mixers: The good. The bad. The merely annoying.
Remembering Conley Ellis
Field staff additions
Working with high ring crush liners
Quick tip: Solving Sesame tape blisters
Hydratite 599: Cross-linkable performance resin
Newsletter January 2000
Measuring starch consumption
Buckets vs. bags
Winning against twist warp
People you need to know
Newsletter June 1999
Using waste water in adhesive formulations
Zero-discharge seminars
Calciban: the answer to build-up on your glue rolls
OBM for miniflutes
Y2K no problem for HLA
Expanding in South America
Newsletter October 1999
Understanding wet strength
Use that leftover preprint
Starch management training
New faces on the HLA team