Educational Program "Papermaking School"
Basic program on papermaking, "Papermaking school" presents first program for professional training in "Academy of Papermaking". It is created in collaboration with experts from the industry and ICP.
The program
86-hour program covers the entire process of paper production. It provides the participants with the acquisition of basic knowledge and understanding of the overall process as well as specific knowledge for various stages of the process. It is designed in eleven modules.
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No. |
Module |
Content |
Hours |
|
1 |
Introduction to papermaking |
History of papermaking, Slovenian paper industry, paper products, standards and quality. |
4 |
|
2 |
Physical and technical fundamentals |
Chemistry, physics, measurement and control technology, mechanical engineering. |
4 |
|
3 |
Raw materials |
Wood and raw materials, basic resources and additives. |
8 |
|
4 |
Stock preparation |
Executive elements in stock preparation, control and management, measurement in stock preparation. |
10 |
|
5 |
Paper and board machine |
Essential machine components, approach flow, sheet formation, mass and water transfer, pressing, machine clothing, drying, procedures in the production. |
22 |
|
6 |
Surface treatment |
Coating, drying, calendering. |
4 |
|
7 |
Finishing and processing |
Paper and cardboard cutting, packaging, storage and dispatch, quality of working processes and products, professional accounting, printing technology. |
8 |
|
8 |
Hygiene paper and products |
Production of paper, hygiene paper products, rolls and bundles production process, packaging, storage and dispatch, quality and control of finished products. |
8 |
|
9 |
Accompanying processes |
Maintenance, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic assemblies; testing and quality control, on-line control; safety at work-machinery, chemicals, fire safety. |
8 |
|
10 |
Energy |
The role and importance of energy, sources of energy, symbols, steam-condensate circuit, heat transfer, drying cylinders heating, vapor lids and recuperation of heat. |
4 |
|
11 |
Ecology |
Sustainability aspect of paper production, ecology and processes, emissions, process control, cleaning devices. |
4 |
|
Exam |
2 |
Lecturers
Lecturers are experts from paper mills and ICP that have jointly created a program by combining cutting-edge knowledge and experience in various professional fields.
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Lecturers |
Company |
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Andrej Šinkovec Janja Juhant Grkman |
Pulp and Paper Institute |
|
Dr. David Ravnjak Metod Logar |
Papirnica Vevče |
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Janez Kokalj Janez Per Rok Šuštar Jože Kopač |
Količevo Karton |
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Dr. Kristina Stakne Goran Vučković Alojz Cvetko |
Paloma Sladki vrh |
|
Klemen Burgar |
TIP 95 |
|
Barbara Sušin Aleš Knavs |
Radeče Papir Nova |
|
Milan Šetinc |
Vipap Videm Krško |
Organization
Program is implemented once a week in the afternoon for four school hours. A detailed schedule of each years’ program is adapted to the structure of participants from different companies.
Trainings are implemented in the premises of the Pulp and Paper Institute, Bogišićeva 8, Ljubljana with its laboratory and semi-industrial equipment which also allows for practical presentations and demonstrations of the procedures. Visits to all Slovenian paper mills is organized within the program thus enabling practical demonstrations of processes in the production of various products.
The number of participants in one group is limited to at least 12 and up to 25. Upon the request and if the minimum number of participants is reached, the implementation of the program could be organized in a particular region on a selected location.
