TAPPI ROLL NUMBERING SYSTEM
Ex.:
Ex:
B6
B6
77
A
A
Mill Identifier
Machine
Month
A1
B6
B8
B9
G3
J9
S1
S3
Ex:
Iroquois Falls
Kénogami
Alma
Augusta
Laurentide
Amos
Thorold
Baie-Comeau
Q (1), T (8)
7
A (9), B (10), C (14)
D (1), E (2)
2 (11)
6
7
1, 3, 4
Mill Identifier
Year
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
NARI ROLL NUMBERING SYSTEM
Ex:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
F
E4
L4
NS
L2
E4
E3
F3
20
20
Odd
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
K
L
M
Ponderay
Grenada
Thunder Bay
Catawba
Calhoun
Gatineau
BO
Company
BO=Resolute
A
5
3
Mill
Machine
Year
A=Dolbeau
5
Last digit
only
Year
Even
N
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Day
Odd
Even
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
K
L
M
N
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
01-31
16
16
1
M
M
1
Jumbo/
Reel #
Set Number
Roll Position
Winder
Rewinder
Number
Roll/Set
Roll
Position ID
Number
Roll/Set
Roll
Position ID
01-99
1
2
3
4
5
6
A
B
C
D
E
F
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
AZ
Front = A
Back = Z
AMZ
(except
ABYZ
Iroquois Falls:
ABMYZ
Back = A
ABCXYZ Front = Z)
ABCMXYZ
ABCDWXYZ
ABCDMWXYZ
ABCDEVWXYZ
ABCDEMVWXYZ
ABCDEFUVWXYZ
ABCDEFMUVWXYZ
ABCDEFGTUVWXYZ
ABCDEFGMTUVWXYZ
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
1, 12
1, 2, 13
Front = 1
Back = 1_ or 2_
1, 2, 3, 14
1, 2, 3, 4, 15
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 19
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 21
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 22
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 23
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 25
24
W
09
3
27
Day
Machine
Jumbo/
Reel #
Set Number
Winder
Rewinder
Roll Position
01-99
1
2
3
4
5
6
A
B
C
D
E
F
For mills L4, NS, L2, E4 and E3, the position of a roll’s leading edge across the reel (front
to back across the machine) is measured in 4-inch increments.
01-31
Z (1)
G (1)
V (5)
W (1), X (2), Y (3)
C (3), D (4), E (5)
J (6)
G
05
Day
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
A
B
C
D
E
F
July
August
September
October
November
December
G
H
J
K
L
M
01-31
10
2
Reel #
Set Number
01-99
1
2
3
4
5
6
Winder
Rewinder
A
B
C
D
E
F
The leading edge, for the example of 27, falls between 108 inches (27 x 4) and
111.99 inches (108 + 3.99) across the reel.
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Roll Position
Position relative to the front of the reel is expressed as a percentage. The exception is the
back end roll on the reel, always having the value of 99%.
TAPPI ROLL NUMBERING SYSTEM (for Resolute mills using SAP only)
Ex:
J8
Mill Identifier*
5
3
A
31
01
1
Machine Letter
or Number
Year
Month
Day
Jumbo/
Reel #
Set
Number
Winder
Rewinder
01-99
1
2
3
4
5
6
A
B
C
D
E
F
B8
Alma
J9
Amos
B9
Augusta
S3
Baie-Comeau
E3
Calhoun
E4
Catawba
J8
Clermont
W (1), X (2), Y (3)
4, 5
J3
Dolbeau
5
F3
Gatineau
J (6)
NS
Grenada
G (1)
A1
Iroquois Falls
Q (1), T (8)
B6
Kénogami
G3
Laurentide
7
2 (11)
L4
Ponderay
Z (1)
S1
Thorold
Thunder Bay
7
L2
*This roll numbering system does
not apply to mills that are shaded.
May 2014
A (9), B (10), C (14)
6
D (1), E (2)
1, 3, 4
C (3), D (4), E (5)
V (5)
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
K
L
M
01-31
Roll Position Example - 7 Sections
M
Roll Position
Number Roll
Roll/Set Position ID
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
AZ
AMZ
ABYZ
ABMYZ
ABCXYZ
ABCMXYZ
ABCDWXYZ
ABCDMWXYZ
ABCDEVWXYZ
ABCDEMVWXYZ
ABCDEFUVWXYZ
ABCDEFMUVWXYZ
ABCDEFGTUVWXYZ
ABCDEFGMTUVWXYZ