Fibre-biomaterials-Print industry fundamentals - 3FMT2031

Goal(s)

1) intro IFB (Fiber and biomaterials engineering)
Position renewable resources in the current industrial and societal context

Learning outcomes:

• Position renewable resources in the current industrial and societal context
• Know and understand the fundamentals of biomaterials
• Know and understand the broad outlines of the paper industry and its essential principles
• Know the benchmarks, the key figures and the vocabulary
• (Begin to) situate themselves in this professional context

2) Intro to ICI (printed communication engineering)/IFB

Learning outcomes:

• Know the graphic workflow and printing processes and understand their links with upstream (media manufacturing) and downstream (converting);
• Acquire a good overview of the printed communication sector (markets) and converted products (corrugated board, packaging, bags, tubes);
• Recognize which printing process has been used to produce a printed product;
• Use a densitometer.

• Know the transformation processes related to the sectors of flat and corrugated cardboard packaging: obtaining cardboard, cutting, creasing, folding, gluing;
• Know the transformation processes related to the manufacture of bags and tubes

Content(s)

1) Intro IFB
Presentations on the following topics:
Concept of Biorefinery
Essential principles of biomaterials
Pulp manufacturing.
Recycled fibers
Paper process

2) Intro ICI
Introduction
A. The graphic chain - Elements of image processing.
B. Brief description of the main printing processes (offset, rotogravure, flexography, letterpress, inkjet, electrophotography).
C. The print communications sector (figures, markets). Trends

D. Flat and corrugated boards (raw materials and processes)
E. Forming (cutting, creasing, folding, gluing)
F. Manufacturing processes for bags and tubes
Depending on the time available, a quiz is proposed to evaluate the understanding of the concepts covered.

Three practical exercises complete this teaching: characterization of printing processes from printed documents; densitometric exploitation of printed documents; design and production of a packaging.

FOR ACCESS TO SUPPORT DOCUMENTS, SEE THE LINK TOWARD THE "CHAMILO" WEBSITE IN THE "BIBLIOGRAPHY" HEADING

Guided work : it aims at reviewing the key points before the written examination. The teachers supervise a question-and-answer session

General scientific culture (bac+2 level)
This course is intended for students new to the sector

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