Mark Andy University

12:00 – 12:30 – Welcome lunch & introductions

12:30 – 12:45 – Agenda Review

12:45 – 1:30 – Safety Review & Facilities Tour

1:30 – 3:30 – Anilox Rolls

     Doctor Blades & Doctor Blade Holders

     Ink Pans and Meter Rolls

     Plate Roll Discussion

     Plates and Tapes

     UV and WB Inks

     Overview of ERC (Elect Reg System)

     Overview of Web Tension Theory

3:30 – 3:45 – Break

3:45 – 4:45 – Loading an Ink Station

     Setting Proper Ink & Impression

     Setting ERC & ERC Details

4:45 – 5:00– Wrap Up & Class Ends

6:30 – 8:00 – Welcome Dinner

8:00 – 8:30 – Basic Machine & Safety Review

8:30 – 10:00 – Trainee’s Practice Loading, Setting Impression & Printing 1 Station on Press

10:00 – 10:30 – UV System and Hot Air System Review

10:30 – 11:00 – Deep Dive on ERC

ERC Controls & Functions

Using Gain, Windowing, Vari-Print

11:00 – 11:30 – 4C Job Demonstration

11:30 – 12:30 – Lunch & Break

12:30 – 1:30 – Unwind Overview

       Setting Unwind and Infeed Tensions

       Substrate Review

       Web Guide Overview

       Corona Treater Overview

1:30 – 2:00 – Putting a Roll of Material on Press

     Web Path Overview

     Splicing a Roll of Material

     Setting the Web Guide

     Setting Unwind Tension

     How to Deal with “Bad Rolls”

     Setting Infeed Pacing Tension

2:00 – 2:30 – Exit Pacing & Rewind Overview

      Setting Exit Pacing

      Rider Roll Usage

      Setting Rewind Taper & Tension

      Removing a Roll from the Rewind

2:30 – 2:45 – Break

2:45 – 3:00 – Camera System Overview

3:00 – 4:45 – Trainee’s Practice Running 4c Job

4:45 – 5:00 – Wrap Up & Class Ends

8:00 – 8:30 – Recap of Day 1 & 2

8:30 – 9:00 – Review of Proper Way to Mount Plates

      Cylinder Selection

      Measuring for Center

      Tape Types

      Plate Types & Tint Sleeves

9:00 – 10:00 – Trainee’s Mount Plates

10:00 – 11:30 – Trainee’s Practice Running 4c Job

11:30 – 12:30 – Lunch & Break

12:30 – 1:30 – Vertical Slot Diecut Review

       QCDC Diecut Review

       Semi-Rotary Diecut Review

       Review of Solid Tools and Mag Die Plates

       WWU Overview

       Types of Matrix Removal Techniques

1:30 – 2:45 – Mounting a Mag Plate

     QCDC Cart Review

     Using Tooling Adaptors

     Loading QCDC

     Setting Diecut Pressures

     Die Cutting ERC Review

     Adjustable Anvil Review

     RD Score Discussion

     Vertical Slot Die Cutting Demonstration & WWU

2:45 – 3:00 – Break

3:00 – 4:45 – Trainee’s Load Dies and Diecut

4:45 – 5:00 – Wrap Up & Class Ends

8:00 – 10:00 – Trainee’s Set Up the Machine from Scratch

10:00 – 10:30 – Lamination Overview

Different Types of Laminates

Understanding Curl & Setting Tensions

10:30 – 11:30 – Delam Relam and Web Turn Bar Review

Cold Foil Overview

Slitting Systems Discussions

Shear Slitting

Crush Cutting

Razor Blades

Trim Removal Techniques

Sheeting & Conveying Review

11:30 – 12:30 – Lunch & Break

12:30 – 2:30 – Cold Foiling a Job

        Laminating a Job

        Delam Relaming & WTO a Job

        Slitting, Crush Cutting a Job

2:30 – 2:45 – Break

2:45 – 3:45 – Proper Clean Up & Storage Methods

3:45 – 4:45 – Final Exam Part 1

4:45 – 5:00 – Wrap Up & Class Ends

6:30 – 8:00 – Closing Dinner

8:00 – 10:00 – Final Exam Part 2

10:00 – 11:00 – Q&A and Review of Open Items

11:00 – 11:30 – Graduation Ceremony

11:30 – Class Concludes