Two Hands Up for Two More Advanced Hands-On Papermaking Courses This Year
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The Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology and TAPPI have partnered together to bring you these exciting courses to advance your papermaking knowledge this year:
Advanced Hands-On Papermaking: Formation - October 11-12, 2018
Advanced Hands-On Papermaking: Additives - November 8-9, 2018
Held at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, there are two courses remaining this year that feature classroom sessions and hands-on training using the university’s Fourdrinier Pilot Paper Machine.
Led by Dr. Gerry Ring, Professor Emeritus of Paper Science and Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, attendees will gain fundamental knowledge of the commercial papermaking process.
Dr. Ring has an impressive background in the industry. He has written 15 publications including editing the Colloid Chemistry of Papermaking Materials textbook. He holds four patents and was recognized in the 1994, 2000 and 2004 editions of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. He is also listed in the Marquis Who’s Who in America. Ring received an Award for Excellence from the Wisconsin University Continuing Education Association, Region IV in 1999. Ring is a TAPPI Fellow, and a recipient of TAPPI Journal’s Best Research Paper for 2011.
There’s Still Time to Register for this "Formation" Course on October 11-12, 2018.
Advanced Hands-On Papermaking: Formation will cover:
- the relationship between sheet structure and paper qualities
- why paper making fibers floc
- manufacturing techniques that minimize fiber floccing
- the relationship between sheet structure, formation, and paper properties
- both visual and instrumental measurement of formation
- the difficulties associated with the correlation of visual formation assessment and the instrument measurement.
Add the "Additives" Course to Your Calendar for November 8-9, 2018.
Advanced Hands-On Papermaking: Additives will cover:
- the difference between acid and alkaline papermaking
- the difference between process additives and product improving additives
- the basics of retention aid functionality
- the difference between wet and dry strength additives
- foam control, pitch control and biocides
- the purpose and use of fillers.
Register and save your seat today soon! Class size limited to just 16 attendees for each course in order to ensure generous time for questions and discussion, as well as hands-on opportunity on the paper machine.
