Paper And Printing Training Programme Launch

UPM is to introduce a new training programme that will include its Printing Simulator for commercial use to meet the increasing needs of paper and printing training.

The first programmes are said by UPM to be designed for internal technical service and research personnel.

Later this year the company added that it will begin to also offer the training to its customers and other external stakeholders.

The Printing Simulator includes a console consisting of the type of screens and an ink keyboard that could be found in any commercial printing operation.

The simulator is claimed to be realistic so that the operators can learn how to fix printing problems caused by the press, ink, or paper.

The simulator's advanced software includes sheetfed offset, coldset web offset and heatset web offset as available printing methods.

The console is designed and made in partnership with Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Design in Finland and is made out of UPM's own materials.

The simulation is based on Sinapse Graphic International's Press Simulator, which is integrated with Honeywell's Printa press control system.

UPM said it has established two main training centres with complete consoles.

One is in UPM Technical Service's training centre in Augsburg (Germany) and the other is in connection with the UPM research and development centre in Changshu mill in China.

UPM has trained its own instructors who will run the courses.

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