Paper and Paperboard ConvertingLaajuus (4 op)

Osaamistavoitteet

The students know the most important paper and paperboard products and their production methods. The students know the raw-materials and production of products. They are familiar with the demands of the customers and end-users as well as the markets. The course strengthens the students’ professional development.

Sisältö

Paper and paperboard products: corrugated board and its uses, cases, sleeves, tissue products, wrapping and elastic packings, liquid packaging boards, adhesive laminates, intelligent packings and other fibre based products. Their raw-materials (fibre materials, polymers, glues, metals) and product characteristics, such as the barrier characteristics. Refining processes: extrusion coating, dispersion coating, hot-melt and waxing, impregnation, laminating, metallizing, silicon coating. Post-production processes: cutting and sheeting, bending and die-cutting, creasing, perforating, gluing, printing, cutting, embossing.