Laminated Paper and Board Production Monitoring and Control Training

Learning Outcomes

• Monitor the lamination production process to ensure conformance to specifications and standards.
• Control production variables such as temperature, pressure, and speed to maintain product quality.
• Identify and address deviations in the production process to minimize waste and downtime.
• Apply quality control measures to verify that laminated paper or board meets customer requirements.
• Document production data and report on process performance for continuous improvement.
• Implement corrective actions in response to non-conformances or equipment malfunctions.

Target Audience

Production supervisors, team leaders, and operators in the paper and board lamination industry who are responsible for monitoring and controlling production processes.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Learners will engage in hands-on sessions using pilot-scale lamination equipment to monitor process parameters, perform quality tests, and adjust controls. These practicals reinforce theoretical knowledge and develop skills in real-time process management.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Process Start-up and Parameter Monitoring — Learners start up a laminator, set parameters, and use sensors to monitor temperature, pressure, and speed. They record data and identify normal operating ranges. (4h)
• Practical 2: Quality Testing and Defect Identification — Learners perform peel tests, tensile tests, and visual inspection on laminated samples. They identify defects and correlate them with process conditions. (4h)
• Practical 3: Process Adjustment and Control — Using feedback from quality tests, learners adjust nip pressure, temperature, and speed to improve product quality. They observe the impact on output and stability. (4h)
• Practical 4: Troubleshooting and Integrated Control — Learners respond to simulated process alarms (e.g., temperature deviation, web break) using SCADA interface. They troubleshoot and restore normal operation. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.