SurfaceTreatment Engineering (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student knows
- targets of coating and surface sizing
- raw materials of coating
- the coating and surface sizing technology of paper and paper boards. - the interaction between the properties of coated paper and the coating color raw materials
- plan and calculate coating colour formula
- applying and metering methods and drying strategy of coating layer, process and quality control of coating.

Content (course unit)

- raw materials
- coating colour formula
- applying and metering coating layer
- drying of coating layer
- surface sizing
- process and quality control
- coated paper and paper board
- new intelligent coated products.

Location and time

In III and IV period in 2018-2019 at TAMK.

Exam schedules

On of Ferbruary 2019

Evaluation methods and criteria

Evaluation:
Exam 25 pts
Laboratory work 20 pts
Activiness in lessons (> 80% -> p.) + tasks 6 pts
Grades 1-5

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Contact lessons,
Own work
Tasks,
Interactive studying,
Laboratory work

Learning materials

Material in tabula: Surface treatment Engineering course,
FAPET: Pigment Coating and Surface Sizing of Paper
KnowPap-application

Student workload

Theory of surface treatment engineering technology 20h,
Laboratory work 34 h

Content scheduling

Week 2 Introduction, Implementation,
Task: Introduction and history to the pigment coating and surface sizing,
Coated products, base paper and paper board:
Week 2 and 3
Raw materials of coating colour: coating pigments, binders,
co-binders and thickeners and additives;
The preparation of coating pigments and other raw materials,
Week 3 and 4
Composition on coating colour
Coating color recipe, planning and calculation of recipe.
Coating colour preparation, Testing of coating colour, Rheology of
coating colour slurries
Week 5 Coating technology: Coating methods; Coating ma-chine operations , Task in moodle
Week 6 and 7 Coating layer formation and structure and meas-urements of coating layer, Drying and calandering of paper coatings Process control and automation
Week 8 Surface sizing: Coating colour of surface sizing, Sur-face sizing technology and methods, Examination
Week 9 Season holiday
Week 10 Coating laboratory work ,
Week 11 Coating laboratory work
Week 12 Coating laboratory work
Week 13 Coating laboratory work
Week 14 Coating laboratory work
Week 15 Coating laboratory work
Week 16 Coating laboratory work
Week 17

Completion alternatives

The student can substitute this course with the coating technology course (on the university level study content. The grade of course is high (4-5)).

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student
Can name raw materials, plan the coating colour, calculate the simple coating colour formula, know the coating parameters and coating methods, write a simple report.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student
Can choose raw materials for the different coating colour formulas.
Can plan the different coating colour used in different applications.
Can calculate coating colour or surface sizing reciepes.
Can understand and use the parameters of coating process (eg. coating machine).
Can produce technicaly high level the written reports.
Can practice in coating process (in different tasks)

Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Grade 0:
The student have not accepted..
Grades 4-5
Student
Can choose raw materials for the different coating colour formulas.
Can plan the different coating colour used in different applications.
Can calculate coating colour or surface sizing reciepes.
Can understand and use the parameters of coating process (eg. coating machine).
Can produce technicaly high level the written reports.
Can practice in coating process (in different tasks)