GULIWER
TECHNICAL COMPETENCEFOR PLASTICS PROCESSORS
AND RECYCLERS
GULIWER
TECHNICAL COMPETENCEGuliwer provides specialist online courses only, for machine operators, process technologists, shift supervisors, technical staff and management responsible for production and quality in plastics processing and recycling plants.
Participants learn not only how to set parameters, but also the relationships that make it possible to respond correctly to a change of material, product or operating conditions.
Experience of Magdalena Laabs
Guliwer programmes are based on experience gained during the commissioning of production lines, solving process problems and working with machine operators, process technologists and plant management.
A significant part of what machine operators and process technologists know is practical. It develops during line start-ups, changes of material, defect diagnosis and process stabilisation, which is why it is never fully captured in work instructions or process sheets.
Online courses help to organise this knowledge, explain the relationships within the process and pass it on to the next employees. This matters most in plants working with recycled material of variable properties and wherever correct operation depends on the experience of a small group of people.
The courses address specific processes, machines, materials and quality problems found in plastics processing and recycling. Participants work through the material at their own pace, within an agreed access period.
We select a set of courses to match your technology, the material processed and participants' duties. Each employee receives individual access and works through the material at a convenient time.
A programme may include training materials and materials that support passing knowledge on to the next employees.
We match the scope and level to your technology and to participants' duties.
Part 1. Extruder design, material preparation, process parameters and their interdependence.
Part 2. Extrusion stability, fault diagnosis, the effect of material changes on the process.
Part 1. Course of the process, line layout, basic concepts and parameters.
Part 2. Raw materials and additives in PE film production, blend selection.
Part 3. Units of the extrusion line and their effect on product quality.
Part 4. Process optimisation and solving typical production problems.
Process operation, calibration, dimensional control and the most common causes of quality deviations.
Preparation and assessment of recycled material and running the process when material properties vary.
Processing properties of virgin and recycled materials, processing aids, material selection for the application.
Laboratory testing in processing, plastometers (melt flow index testers) and MFR and MVR determination, interpreting results in a production context.
Requirements for machinery and technical documentation, safety at processing workstations.
Onboarding programmes for new machine operators and process technologists, and materials supporting knowledge transfer within the production team.
All programmes are delivered online. Courses and training materials are available in several language versions.
Information on the technology, the group of participants and the expected scope.
Agreeing the scope, level and order in which the courses are taken.
Each participant receives individual access and works through the material at their own pace.
A quiz closing the course and the documents provided for in the programme.
Guliwer is run by Magdalena Laabs, who has worked for over twenty years in plastics processing and recycling and in company management. She has taken part in the commissioning of more than two hundred production lines in more than ten countries, working with machine operators, process technologists and plant management.
That experience is the basis of the online courses covering process technology, raw materials, quality, fault diagnosis, employee onboarding and technical knowledge transfer.
Guliwer specialises in online courses for companies in plastics processing and recycling. The programmes cover process technology, quality, virgin and recycled materials, occupational safety, employee onboarding and technical knowledge transfer.
Yes. The entire Guliwer offering is delivered online. Participants receive individual access and work through the material at their own pace, within an agreed access period.
For machine operators, process technologists, shift supervisors, technical staff and management responsible for production and quality. We match the level to the group of participants.
Yes. We agree the scope and order taking account of your technology, the material processed and participants' duties.
We agree the number of participants before access is opened. Each employee receives their own account.
Participants work at their own pace, so the time needed depends on the chosen scope and on the access period.
Courses and training materials are available in several language versions. We agree the set when selecting the programme.
A participant's knowledge is checked by means of online quizzes available within the course. From 70 per cent correct answers the participant receives a course completion diploma, and from 90 per cent a completion diploma with distinction.
A certificate confirming attendance, and after passing the quiz a course completion diploma. The documents may be used in the employer's internal training records.
Yes. Mechanical recycling, assessment of recycled material and running the process when material properties vary form a separate subject area.
We prepare a quotation once the scope of courses, the number of participants and the access period have been agreed. Simply describe your needs in the form.
Please describe the course subject, the group of participants and the technology you use. If you would prefer a telephone conversation, please leave your own number in the form and indicate a convenient time. We will call you back.