2012 TAPPI Corrugated Press Hands-On Maintenance Workshop
Product code: 12CORPRESS
Date: 4/25/2012 to 4/27/2012
Venue: Global Equipment USA
Location: Skokie, IL United States
Contact: memberconnection@tappi.org
Phone: 1.800.332.8686 (US); 1.800.446.9431 (Canada); +1.770.446.1400
Fax: +1.770.209.7206
The 2012 TAPPI Corrugated Press Hands-On Maintenance Workshop is sold out. Please contact Mary Beth Cornell, +1 770-209-7210 or mcornell@tappi.org with questions.
This course offers indispensable hands-on maintenance training for corrugated industry plant managers and supervisors, engineers, maintenance teams and machine operators.
You'll get hands-on training on how to audit converting machines at Global Equipment USA Warehouse in Skokie, Illinois. With instructional sessions led by John Troyke and John Buzzell of Georgia-Pacific and the Global Equipment USA Representatives you will have ample opportunity to get your questions answered.
You could pour over all the how-to manuals available and still not retain this level and quality of working knowledge. Completing this workshop will enable you, among other skills, to:
- Understand the primary cause of board crush and loss of caliper
- Identify the cause of ragged slots
- Understand the causes of rolling scores resulting in up to a 15% loss of top-to-bottom box compression
This intermediate course is limited to 18 participants, so that everyone can get close to the machinery and have an unobstructed view of how things work.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After successfully completing this course, participants should be able to:
- Learn to use the basic tools to mechanically audit and trouble shoot a press.
- Learn press audit procedures for process centering, better quality products, and increased productivity.
- Attendees will be exposed to presentation anilox roll selection, Press “fingerprinting”, inks & substrates, quality defects & cause(s).
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE COURSE, PLEASE VISIT www.tappi.org/12CORPRESS.
For more information on this event, please contact Mary Beth Cornell at 1.770.209.7210 or mcornell@tappi.org.
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