Maintenance and Backup Systems in Printing IndustryLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

On completion of this course the student will know the importance of maintenance and backup functions in the printing industry. The student will know the basic technologies used in maintenance and he /she will know how to organize the maintenance operations in practice
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On completion of this course the student will be able to plan and organize maintenance operations for a case printing plant. The student will be able to take into account the maintenance perspectives in machine purchase and process design.

Content

- importance of maintenance from the production and economical point of view
- preventive maintenance
- maintenance and upkeep of printing and finishing machines
- organization and management of maintenance and backuping
- system and machine backups and risk management
- introduction to reliability theory
- automation in maintenance operations
- search of failures and malfunctions and reparation on printing plants

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- management of maintenance operations
- process management systems in maintenance operations
- logistic functions and spare part management

Qualifications

Printing Technology, Finishing Operations

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student knows the basic concepts of maintenance and services, and some maintenance and service procedures and techniques of print production.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student knows the important concepts of maintenance and services, can evaluate activities, and knows several maintenance and service procedures and techniques of print production.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student knows widely the concepts of maintenance and services, can evaluate and develop activities, and knows the important maintenance and service procedures and techniques of print production.