Packaging and New Products (6 op)

Osaamistavoitteet (Opintojakso)

The student knows
- the most common paper and paper board converting products and can describe the manufacturing processes of them
- the raw material used in the different converting products, end usability requirements and markets
- link the knowlegdge to new products in the market and to the ones that could be developed

Sisältö (Opintojakso)

- 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
- raw-materials and product characteristics
- extrusion coating, dispersion coating, hot-melt and waxing, impregnation, laminating, metallizing, silicon coatin
- cutting and sheeting, bending and die-cutting, creasing, perforating, gluing, cutting, embossing.

Aika ja paikka

Course starts on Sept. 13th.
Lecture program will be uploaded to Tabula.

Mandatory exercise at TUT on Oct. 12.

Tenttien ja uusintatenttien ajankohdat

Exam after all the lectures in the end of the course. Time will be confirmed later.
Retake exams will be announced later.

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

Approved completion of the course requires approved lecture assignments (seminar/group works), approved pilot line exercise report, approved exam and participation in the study trips. Pilot line exercise is mandatory. Level of participation may affect the final course grade. Grading scale for exam and course is 0-5.

Opiskelumuodot ja opetusmenetelmät

contact teaching, demonstrations, series of lectures, study conversation, process writing, exercises, assignments, practical work, summary report/essay, exam field-work (incl. study trips), laboratory work/workshop, problem-based learning

Oppimateriaalit

Lecture slides of Johanna Lahti and Nina Kankkunen.
Additional literature:
•Savolainen, A. (ed.) Paper and paperboard converting, Fapet Oy. 1998 tai Kuusipalo, J. (ed.) Paper and paperboard converting, SPIY & Paperi ja Puu Oy, 2008.
• Seppälä, M., Grönstrand, J., Karhuketo, H., Törn, T. Paperin ja kartongin jalostus, Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy. (in Finnish)
• Laakso, O., Rintamäki, T. Aaltopahvin valmistus ja jalostus, Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy. (in Finnish)
• Järvi-Kääriäinen, T., Leppänen-Turkula, A. Pakkaaminen, Hakapaino Oy. (in Finnish)

Harjoittelu- ja työelämäyhteistyö

TUT and industry visits

Kansainvälisyys

TUT and industry visits

Arviointikriteerit - hyväksytty/hylätty (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

exam grade 0