Unlock Expertise in Paper Manufacturing: Specialized Short Courses at UWSP

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TAPPI and the Paper Science & Chemical Engineering (PS&ChE) Department at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) are bringing you a series of specialized laboratory-focused short courses in 2025. You will learn about paper machine operations, paper additives, paper formation, coatings, and packaging lamination in these two-day short courses.

To provide personalized attention and foster interactive learning, each course is limited to 16 participants. This small class size creates a collaborative environment with ample opportunities for questions, discussions, and hands-on experience. The courses are tailored for newcomers, machine operators, managers, financial personnel, sales representatives, maintenance workers, and training professionals.

Advanced Papermaking: Additives
Date: April 10-11, 2025
Register before March 13 for early bird savings.

This course offers a comprehensive overview of the most commonly used paper-making additives in the industry. You will engage in discussions about where additives are introduced in the paper-making process, their potential interactions with equipment and other additives, and how they contribute to improved paper performance. The course includes hands-on exercises on the UW-Stevens Point pilot paper machine, where you will produce paper samples incorporating various additives.

You will learn to:

Recognize the difference between acid and alkaline papermaking.
Explain the difference between process additives and product improving additives.
Produce and evaluate paper with filler and dyes.
Describe the difference between wet and dry strength additives.
Explain the purpose and use of foam control, pitch control, and biocides.

Advanced Papermaking: Formation
Date: April 24-25, 2025
Register before March 27 to save over $100.

This course features morning classroom sessions followed by afternoon sessions of guided hands-on exercises using the UW-Stevens Point Fourdrinier pilot paper machine and testing the resulting paper. You will gain fundamental knowledge of the industrial papermaking process.

You will learn to:

Identify the relationships among sheet structure, formation, and paper properties.
Explain why paper making fibers floc.
Apply manufacturing techniques that minimize fiber floccing.
Describe the difficulties associated with the correlation between visual formation assessment and instrument measurement.

The remaining 2025 course schedule includes:

Coating & Lamination in Packaging Applications Course
June 5-6, 2025

Hands-On Papermaking Course
August 21-22, 2025

Seating for each course is limited to 16 and sells out fast.

Secure your spot and register today.

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