Introduction
1-day courses
There are five 1-day courses available covering the five main areas, Paper, Board, Tissue, The Industry for Suppliers, The industry for End Users. More detail is given below.
3-day course
There is one 3-day course available that covers all three industries. Again, more detail is given below
1-day course - paper making
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- History of Papermaking - A brief introduction to papermaking. A chronology of important dates in papermaking history starting 60,000 BC
- Raw Materials Looks at fibres, pigments and water; their properties and sources. Describes the range of pulping methods from mechanical to chemical and examines the nature and functions of wet end chemicals.s
- Stock Preparation - Systematically walks through the stock preparation area and describes operations from slushing to refining as well as the deinking processes. Discusses the refining mechanisms for chemical and TMP pulps, the effect of refining on sheet properties, and hornification.
- Approach Flow - Explains the reasons for screening and cleaning, and how the different strategies work for different contaminants. Goes on to describe a typical approach flow system and the operations performed in that area
- Paper Making - Describes the operation of the Fourdrinier from flow box to couch.
- Pressing and Drying - Looks at the various press designs, the reasons for using different presses in different positions and the care amd conditioning of felts.as wel as the mechanisms of heat transfer and drying, and factors that can affect the drying.
- Finishing Operations - Describes the breaker stack, calender, super calender, conditioning, winding, slitting, sheeting, guillotining, laminating, embossing, creping, impregnation, corrugating, and the various printing methods.
- Properties and Defects - Discusses the optical, physical and chemical properties of paper and board, and their interrelationships. Describes the various defects such as marking, cockling, fish eyes and grainy edges, that can be introduced during the making process
1-day course - board making
After obtaining my PhD in 1982 from the Department of Paper Science in Manchester I have been working within the industry. or as a supplier, or as a trainer. The benfits of this broad range of experiences include;
- History of Papermaking - A brief introduction to papermaking. A chronology of important dates in papermaking history starting 60,000 BC
- Raw Materials Looks at fibres, pigments and water; their properties and sources. Describes the range of pulping methods from mechanical to chemical and examines the nature and functions of wet end chemicals.s
- Stock Preparation - Systematically walks through the stock preparation area and describes operations from slushing to refining as well as the deinking processes. Discusses the refining mechanisms for chemical and TMP pulps, the effect of refining on sheet properties, and hornification.
- Approach Flow - Explains the reasons for screening and cleaning, and how the different strategies work for different contaminants. Goes on to describe a typical approach flow system and the operations performed in that area
- Board Making - Describes the development of board making from the first simple vat machine to the current vertiformers and retrofit formers.
- Pressing and Drying - Looks at the various press designs, the reasons for using different presses in different positions and the care amd conditioning of felts.as wel as the mechanisms of heat transfer and drying, and factors that can affect the drying.
- Finishing Operations - Describes the breaker stack, calender, super calender, conditioning, winding, slitting, sheeting, guillotining, laminating, embossing, creping, impregnation, corrugating, and the various printing methods.
- Properties and Defects - Discusses the optical, physical and chemical properties of paper and board, and their interrelationships. Describes the various defects such as marking, cockling, fish eyes and grainy edges, that can be introduced during the making process
1-day course - tissue making
After obtaining my PhD in 1982 from the Department of Paper Science in Manchester I have been working within the industry. or as a supplier, or as a trainer. The benfits of this broad range of experiences include;
- History of Papermaking - A brief introduction to papermaking. A chronology of important dates in papermaking history starting 60,000 BC
- Raw Materials Looks at fibres, pigments and water; their properties and sources. Describes the range of pulping methods from mechanical to chemical and examines the nature and functions of wet end chemicals.s
- Stock Preparation - Systematically walks through the stock preparation area and describes operations from slushing to refining as well as the deinking processes. Discusses the refining mechanisms for chemical and TMP pulps, the effect of refining on sheet properties, and hornification.
- Approach Flow - Explains the reasons for screening and cleaning, and how the different strategies work for different contaminants. Goes on to describe a typical approach flow system and the operations performed in that area
- Tissue Making - Traces the development of tissue making from inclined wire through to crescent formers.
- Pressing and Drying - Looks at the various press designs, the reasons for using different presses in different positions and the care amd conditioning of felts.as wel as the mechanisms of heat transfer and drying, and factors that can affect the drying.
- Finishing Operations - Describes the breaker stack, calender, super calender, conditioning, winding, slitting, sheeting, guillotining, laminating, embossing, creping, impregnation, corrugating, and the various printing methods.
- Properties and Defects - Discusses the optical, physical and chemical properties of paper and board, and their interrelationships. Describes the various defects such as marking, cockling, fish eyes and grainy edges, that can be introduced during the making process
1-day course - papermaking for suppliers
After obtaining my PhD in 1982 from the Department of Paper Science in Manchester I have been working within the industry. or as a supplier, or as a trainer. The benfits of this broad range of experiences include;
- History of Papermaking - A brief introduction to papermaking. A chronology of important dates in papermaking history starting 60,000 BC
- Raw Materials - Looks at fibres, pigments and water; their properties and sources. Describes the range of pulping methods from mechanical to chemical and examines the nature and functions of wet end chemicals.
- The Wet End - Covers all unit operations of the process; slushing, cleaning, refining, blending and consistency control. Compares waste fibre and virgin fibre systems
- Pressing and Drying - Looks at the various press designs, the reasons for using different presses in different positions and the care amd conditioning of felts.as wel as the mechanisms of heat transfer and drying, and factors that can affect the drying.
- Finishing Operations - Describes the breaker stack, calender, super calender, conditioning, winding, slitting, sheeting, and guillotining processes
- Process Control - A very simple ov erview introducing the concepts of open and closed control loops, and discussing the benefits to be gained from good process control.
- Properties and Defects - Discusses the optical, physical and chemical properties of paper and board, and their interrelationships. Describes the various defects such as marking, cockling, fish eyes and grainy edges, that can be introduced during the making process
1-day papermaking for end users
After obtaining my PhD in 1982 from the Department of Paper Science in Manchester I have been working within the industry. or as a supplier, or as a trainer. The benfits of this broad range of experiences include;
- History of Papermaking - A brief introduction to papermaking. A chronology of important dates in papermaking history starting 60,000 BC
- Raw Materials - Looks at fibres, pigments and water; their properties and sources. Describes the range of pulping methods from mechanical to chemical and examines the nature and functions of wet end chemicals.
- The Wet End - Covers all unit operations of the process; slushing, cleaning, refining, blending and consistency control. Compares waste fibre and virgin fibre systems
- Pressing and Drying - Looks at the various press designs, the reasons for using different presses in different positions and the care amd conditioning of felts.as wel as the mechanisms of heat transfer and drying, and factors that can affect the drying.
- Finishing Operations - Describes the breaker stack, calender, super calender, conditioning, winding, slitting, sheeting, and guillotining processes
- Converting and Printing - This module looks briefly at laminating, embossing, creping, impregnation, corrugating, and the various printing methods.
- Properties and Defects - Discusses the optical, physical and chemical properties of paper and board, and their interrelationships. Describes the various defects such as marking, cockling, fish eyes and grainy edges, that can be introduced during the making process
3-day course paper, board, and tisue making
After obtaining my PhD in 1982 from the Department of Paper Science in Manchester I have been working within the industry. or as a supplier, or as a trainer. The benfits of this broad range of experiences include;
- History of Papermaking - A brief introduction to papermaking. A chronology of important dates in papermaking history starting 60,000 BC
- Fibrous Raw Materials - Looks at fibre sources, wood and non-wood, the chemical and physical makeup of wood fibres and briefly describes the range of pulping methods from mechanical to chemical.
- Non-Fibrous Raw Materials - Lists the sources of raw water, impurities and treatment methods, and goes on to discuss the types of chemicals used at the wet end of the paper machine and reasons for using them.
- Stock Preparation - Systematically walks through the stock preparation area and describes operations from slushing to refining as well as the deinking processes. Discusses the refining mechanisms for chemical and TMP pulps, the effect of refining on sheet properties, and hornification.
- Approach Flow - Explains the reasons for screening and cleaning, and how the different strategies work for different contaminants. Goes on to describe a typical approach flow system and the operations performed in that area
- Paper Making - Describes the operation of the Fourdrinier from flow box to couch.
- Board Making - Describes the development of board making from the first simple vat machine to the current vertiformers and retrofit formers.
- Tissue Making - Traces the development of tissue making from inclined wire through to crescent formers and TAD systems. Discusses the operation of the Yankee and the mechanism of creping.
- Pressing and Presses - Looks at the various press designs, the reasons for using different presses in different positions and the care amd conditioning of felts.
- Drying Systems - Looks at drying on a typical Fourdrinier machine, the mechanisms of heat transfer and drying, and factors that can affect the drying of paper.
- Coating - Discusses WHY we coat paper, and goes on to describe the components of a coating mix such as the various pigments, binders and supplementary additives. Describes the various coating methods, and their advantages/disadvantages Shows how coating colour formulation calculations are performed and gives examples of different formulations for different purposes.
- Finishing - Describes the breaker stack, calender, super calender, conditioning, winding, slitting, sheeting, and guillotining processes
- Converting and Printing - This module looks briefly at laminating, embossing, creping, impregnation, corrugating, and the various printing methods.
- Process Control - A very simple overview introducing the concepts of open and closed control loops, and discussing the benefits to be gained from good process control.
- Properties and Defects - Discusses the optical, physical and chemical properties of paper and board, and their interrelationships. Describes the various defects such as marking, cockling, fish eyes and grainy edges, that can be introduced during the making process
Contact
The easiest wy to contact me is via email to steve@paperclassroom.com
Landline +44 (0)1204 436624
Mobile +44 (0)7780 614148
Within the UK first consultation visits are free