Live from TAPPICon 2024 - Episode 1

Strong attendance, special events, and a sold-out exhibit hall kept the energy high at TAPPICon, held April 28 - May 1 at Cleveland's Huntington Convention Center. Better Together host Jan Bottiglieri was in Cleveland to try to capture that energy at the podcast booth. In this episode, we bring you seven fun short interviews—here's a sampling of what you'll hear:

Bobby Hyde—Application Specialist, Valmet:
"If your heart rate doesn't get up... because you're in an uncomfortable spot, then really at the end of the day, are you learning anything?"

Lu Athnos—Regional Sales Manager, Pulp & Paper, ABB Automation:
"It's not enough just to fix a problem. You have to document that knowledge and you have to be able to share that knowledge in an actionable way."

Peter Kayser—Managing Director, Krafft Walzen:
"I find it personally quite amazing, what this business is capable of doing—to be reinvented for the future."

Sneh Patel—Chief Operating Officer, JMC Paper Tech USA:
"This has been amazing for us as a family. It was our grandfather's dream to open up our own mill again... it's great knowing that we're able to keep that legacy going." 

Elliott Bell—Global Head of Pulp & Paper, Radix Engineering and Software:
"I love pulp and paper... It is some of the most interesting technology, some of the most interesting challenges that you'll see in any industry."

Vera Hallikainen—Development Manager, Finnish Forest Products Engineers' Association:
"I think innovation is the key... while we keep innovating together, I think the future is very bright." 

Ludovic Tremblay—Product Expert, CONFORMiT:
"We're talking about taking all the data from the mill—all the valves, all the disconnects, switches, all the breakers—putting 'em in the system and making them work for the plant." 

Other resources mentioned on this Episode of Better Together include:

·      Check out Bobby Hyde's free webinar about Tissue Drone Services.

·      Meet amazing women in our industry with ABB's Unstoppable series.

·      Visit Germany's Modellfabrik Papier, an industry consortium working toward climate goals.

·      Access the Finnish Forest Products Engineers' extensive Forest BIoFacts Series.     

·      Learn more about TAPPI's Divisions, Committees, and Special Interest Groups.