Do You Know How Paper Machine Processes on One End Affect Others Down the Line?

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This short course offered at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point can expand your knowledge of pulp and papermaking operations, with essential information about papermaking processes and equipment.

Hands-on Paper Making Course
August 21-22 | Stevens Point, WI

This introductory class features presentation and guided exercises operating the UW-Stevens Point Fourdrinier pilot paper machine. 

Your instructor, Dr. Gerry Ring, is professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He began his career as a research scientist, has written 15 publications, holds four patents, is a recipient of numerous awards and recognition, and is a TAPPI Fellow. Read more.

Dr. Ring designed this two-day workshop for anyone who needs to learn the basics of pulp and paper operations, processes and equipment.

Learning Outcomes:

• Safely participate in the operation of a pilot-scale paper machine
• Perform basic tests to monitor paper machine performance
• Expand your knowledge of paper machine operations
• Use what you learn to resolve upsets on the paper machine
• Broaden your awareness of how one part of the process impacts other operations
• Build your knowledge of paper industry vocabulary

But, wait... before you go!

Before the opportunity slips by, make sure to check out this two-day course taking place in only a few weeks at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where you can build your knowledge of today’s coatings and lamination processes in packaging – an ever-changing field.

Coating & Lamination in Packaging Applications
June 5-6 | Stevens Point, WI

Seize all the industry knowledge you can with these career-boosting learning events.

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources Department of Paper Science and Chemical Engineering and its partnership with TAPPI offer options in training for papermakers at all levels of expertise in the industry.