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Course Orientation: Feb. 24 @ 1:00 -- ZOOM LINK HERE
Onsite Course Logistics: Schedule, Addresses, etc
Week 1 To-Do List
Lesson 1: Brewery Packaging Safety with Mark Jaeggi, SanTan Brewing Company
Discussion Post 1: Brewery Packaging Safety
Assignment: Brewery Packaging Safety
Lesson 2: Food Safety in Packaging Operations with Gary Nicholas, SanTan Brewing Company
Discussion Post 2: Food Safety in Packaging Operations
Assignment: Food Safety Contact Tracing
Lesson 3: Packaging Line Design with Joe Trombley, Design Group Facility Solutions
Discussion Post 3: Packaging Line Design
Optional Assignment: Brewery Operations Questionnaire
Week 1 Quiz: Packaging Safety, Food Safety and Packaging Line Design
Week 1 Live Discussion - March 3, 1:00 - 4:00 pm Central -- ZOOM LINK HERE
Week 1 Evaluation
Week 2 To-Do List
Lesson 4: Glass Bottles and Quality Checks with Emilio Dominguez Hernandez & Cyndi Blanco, Crown Formosa
Discussion Post 4: Glass Bottles, Quality Checks
Assignment: Glass Bottles and Weight Lightening
Lesson 5: Can and End Manufacturing with Tom Eplett
Discussion Post 5: Can and End Manufacturing
Lesson 6: Single Valve Kegs with Jon Graber, Micro Matic USA
Lesson 6: Kegs - Additional (optional) Resources
Discussion Post 6: Single Valve Kegs
Lesson 7: Palletizing and Depalletizing Operations with Daniel LoRusso, BW Integrated Systems
Discussion Post 7: Palletizing and Depalletizing Operations
Assignment: Palletizing and Depalletizing Survey
Week 2 Quiz: Glass Bottles, Can and End Manufacturing, Kegs, Palletizing and Depalletizing
Week 2 Live Class -- March 10, 1:00 - 4:00 pm Central -- ZOOM LINK HERE
Week 2 Evaluation
Week 3 To-Do List
Lesson 8: Microfiltration of Beer with Conor O'Hara
Discussion Post 8: Microfiltration of Beer
Lesson 9: Beer Filling Technology with Dan Voce, Matt Brewing Co
Discussion Post 9: Beer Filling Technology
Lesson 10: Labeling Operations with Tom Hungrige, Paramelt
Discussion Post 10: Labeling Operations
Lesson 11: Sleeved and Labeled Cans with Andy Staib, DWS Printing & Packaging
Discussion Post 11: Sleeved and Labeled Cans
Optional Assignment: Brand Contest
Week 3 Live Class -- March 17, 1:00- 4:00 pm Central Time -- ZOOM LINK HERE
Week 3 Quiz: Microfiltration, Beer Filling Tech, Palletizing/ Depalletizing & Labeling Operations
Week 3 Evaluation
Week 4 To-Do List
Lesson 12: Small Scale Packaging Systems with Rich Michaels, IDD Process & Packaging
Discussion Post 12: Small Scale Packaging Systems
Assignment: Small Scale Packaging Survey
Optional Assignment: TPO calculation
Lesson 13: Packing and Unpacking with Stephen Kaye, BW Integrated Systems
Discussion Post 13: Packing & Unpacking
Packing and Unpacking Questionnaire
Lesson 14: Bottle Labels with Mark Glendenning, Inland Packaging
Discussion Post 14: Bottle Labels
Assignment: Bottle Labels Troubleshooting Scenarios
Lesson 15: Conveyors with Jack Juraska & Joe Pjakos, Rexnord Industries
Discussion Post 15: Conveyors
Week 4 Quiz- Small Scale Packaging Systems, Packing and Unpacking, Bottle Labels & Conveyors
Week 4 Live Class -- March 24, 1:00 - 4:00 pm Central -- ZOOM LINK HERE
Week 4 Evaluation
Week 5 To-do List
Lesson 16: Pasteurization and Pasteurizer Maintenance with Dave Duff, BW Integrated Systems
Discussion Post 16: Pasteurization
Assignment: Pasteurization Flash and Tunnel
Lesson 17: Data Management with Pulkit Agrawal, Beer 30 by The Fifth Ingredient
Discussion Post 17: Data Management
Lesson 18: Package Inspection with Jeff DeVoy, Heuft USA
Discussion Post 18: Package Inspection
Lesson 19: Modern Coding Technologies with Brian Burke, Videojet Technologies
Optional Resources: Modern Coding Technologies
Discussion Post 19: Modern Coding Technologies
Week 5 Quiz- Pasteurization, Data Management, Package Inspection & Modern Coding Technologies
Personal Projects- directions
Week 5 Live Class -- March 31, 1:00 - 4:00 pm Central -- ZOOM LINK HERE
Week 5 Evaluation
Week 6 To-do List
Lesson 20: Principles of Cleaning and Sanitation with Jim Diamantis & Barry Owings, Zee Company
Discussion Post 20: Cleaning & Sanitization
Assignment: Cleaning & Sanitizing (Self Audit & Class Exercise)
Lesson 21: Quality Management Systems with Gary Nicholas, SanTan Brewing Company
Discussion Post 21: Quality Management Systems
Assignment: Quality Management Systems Scenarios
Lesson 22: Packaging Quality Assurance with Tim Lozen, Bell’s Brewery
Discussion Post 22: Quality Assurance
Assignment: Quality Assurance Survey & Case Study
Lesson 23: Packaging Department Maintenance Best Practices with Greg Harris & Mike Sanchez
Discussion Post 23: Packaging Department Maintenance Best Practices
Assignment: Bicycle RCM
Week 6 Quiz- Cleaning & Sanitation, Quality Management Systems, Packaging QA, Packaging Department Maintenance
Week 6 Live Class -- April 7, 1:00 - 4:00 pm Central -- ZOOM LINK HERE
Week 6 Evaluation
Onsite Course Logistics: Schedule, Addresses, etc
On-Site Slides: Code of Conduct, Reminders, Daily Schedules
Safety in-person presentations with Mark Jaeggi
Food Safety in-person presentation with Gary Nicholas
QA & QC in-person presentation with Tim Lozen
Beer Labels 101 with Mark Glendenning
Sanitation & Pasteurization with Barry Owings & Jim Diamantis
Packaging Line Design with Joe Trombley
Packaging Sensory Training with Roy Desrochers
Keg Line Optimization with Chris Nimptsch
Assignment: Personal Project
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