REPORT ON STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME

(S.I.W.E.S)

(APRIL 2021-SEPTEMBER 2021)

UNDERTAEN AT

HAMTUL PRESS LTD, PRINT VILLA BISICHI JOS, PLATEAU STATE.

BY

YETTI KAIGAMA PAPKA

IDS/17D/1712

SUBMITTED TO

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN (GRAPHICS),

FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES,

MODIBBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY, YOLA

ADAMAWA STATE.

OCTOBER 2021.
 DEDICATION

This work is dedicated to Almighty God who gives me strength and the inspiration
in the course of this work, also my parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.P Kaigama, to my
Institutional supervisor, Dr Reuben Usaku, and my Industry based supervisor, Mr.
Precious Onyedire.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I am thankful to the Almighty God for his inspiration, guidance and strength
throughout the course of this training.

I also want to thank my supervisor for the opportunity, advice and support during
the course of the training program.

I also express my sincere appreciation to all the staff of Hamtul Press Ltd who
gave me the training and provided a conducive environment for the exercise.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

1.0. Introduction………………………………………………………….......5

1.1. Background………………………………………………………………6

1.2. Objectives…………………………………………………………….......7

CHAPTER TWO

2.0. Description of the establishment of attachment…………………………..8

2.1. Location and brief history of establishment………………………………9

2.2. Objectives of establishment………………………………………...........10

2.3. Organizational structure…………………………………………….........11

2.4. The various departments/units in the establishment and their functions…12

CHAPTER THREE

3.0. Nature of the Printing Industry…………………………………………....15

3.1. Goods and services………………………………………………………..15

3.2. Industry organization……………………………………………………...15

3.3. Machines used in the printing press and their functions…………………..16

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0. Overview of SIWES experience…………………………………………..20

4.1. Work done and SIWES experience………………………………………..20

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CHAPTER FIVE

5.0. Summary………………………………………………………………..23

5.1. Recommendations……………………………………………………....23

5.2. Conclusion………………………………………………………………24

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 CHAPTER ONE

1.0. INTRODUCTION

Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is a compulsory skills

acquisition training program, designed to give university undergraduates in Nigeria
appropriate practical knowledge, and exposure to industrial work place
environment in their respective disciplines during their course of study and to
understand the industrial application of the theoretical knowledge they acquire
within the four walls of the lecture hall. The students are also expected to develop
occupational competences that would facilitate their fitting into the world of work
after graduation. I was fortunate to serve my six months Industrial Training at
Hamtul Press Ltd. This report is a comprehensive summary of all that I learnt and
was involved in throughout my Industrial Training program.

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1.1. BACKGROUND

The Industrial Training program is designed to expose and prepare students of high
Institutions for industrial work situations they are likely to meet after graduation.
The scheme also affords students the opportunity of familiarizing and exposing
themselves to the needed experience in handling equipment and machinery that are
usually not available in the institutions. Before establishment of the scheme, there
was a growing concern among our industrialists that graduates of institutions of
higher learning lacked adequate practical background studies preparatory for
employment industries. It is against this background that the scheme by the fund
during its formative years 1973/1974 was introduced to acquaint students with the
skills of handling employer’s equipment and machinery. The ITF solely funded the
scheme during its formative years. But as the financial involvement became
unbearable to the fund, it withdrew from the scheme in 1978. The federal
government handed over the scheme in 1979 to both the National Board for
Technical Education (NBTE) and National Universities Commission (NUC).
Later, the federal government in November 1984 reverted the management and
implementation of the scheme to ITF and it was effectively taken over by the
Industrial Training Fund (ITF) in July 1985 with the funding being solely borne by
the federal government.

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1.2. OBJECTIVES

The objectives of SIWES include but not limited to:

1. Provide students with the opportunities to apply their educational knowledge in

real work situations thereby bringing the gap between theory and practice.

2. To make the transition from the schooling to world of work easier through
enhancing students contact for later job placement.

3. Enlist and strengthen employer’s involvement in the entire education process

and prepare students for employment in industry and commerce.

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 CHAPTER TWO

2.0. DESCRIPTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ATTACHMENT

Hamtul Press Ltd is the printing industry that includes establishments primarily
engaged in design and printing of text and images on paper, metal, glass, and some
apparel and other materials. The press is divided into three stages: Pre Press, i.e.
the preparation of materials for printing; Press or production, i.e. the actual printing
process; and the Post Press or Finishing, i.e. the folding, binding, and trimming of
printed sheets into their final form. Hamtul Press provides all three services, and
also provide data base management, mailing or distribution of services to meet
customer needs.

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2.1. LOCATION AND BRIEF HISTORY OF ESTABLISHMENT

Hamtul Press Ltd was founded in 1994, propelled by the vision and drive of its
visionary, Executive Chairman Hon. Leonard Dilkon.

It is a one-stop ultra-modern printing press conceived to meet up with the growing

demand for printing products in the market, be it security printing/business forms,
general commercial printing, direct imaging and publishing. Others are light
packaging and label printing, large format printing, screen printing/pad printing,
monogramming and heat transfer. They have the wherewithal to handle all.

The Press is located at Print villa, Bisichi Jos in Plateau state, and Abuja office at
No. 289 Lagos Street, Garki Abuja.

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2.2. OBJECTIVES OF ESTABLISHMENT

An overriding objective of Hamtul Press Ltd is to consistently improve on the

quality of printing services it offers to its clients.

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 2.3. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Chairman
Board of Directors
Managing Director
Production Manager Finance Manager Administrative Manager Business Development
Manager

Accounts Stor Procurement Security Interna Drivers

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auditor
Secretary/Human resource Sales & marketing Department

Graphic Productio Post Large Security Exercise Screen Labels Tissue Diaries Maintenance
design & n head press format printing book printing and paper & note department
Pre press head head head printing head packaging head pad
head head head printing
head

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2.4. THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS/UNITS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT
AND THEIR FUNCTIONS.
2.4.1. Accounting Department

Accounting department handles administrative tasks such as accounting, company

communications, training, and coordination of staff functions. Management of
receivables and payables, coordination of production scheduling and flow,
coordination of quality assurance, coordination of scheduling and payroll, checking
inventory and ordering supplies.

2.4.2. Sales and Marketing Department

Sales unit maintains delivery vehicles which pick up and deliver jobs within and
outside the metropolitan area. They also go out for marketing in various
organizations, companies, and institutions and bring jobs for the company.

2.4.3. Pre-Press Department

Pre-Press unit utilize proven technology and equipment to ensure that printed
products are of the highest quality. It consists of those operations required to
convert the original idea, such as a photo or sketch, for a printed image into a
printing plate or other image carrier. Pre-press steps include: composition and
typesetting, graphic design and photography, image assembly, colour separation,
and image carrier preparation. Software like CorelDraw, Photoshop, Adobe
Illustrator and InDesign, are used to carry out these steps. Transferring the image
to the image carrier/plate is done using the computer to plate machine (CTP) where
the plate is made and ready for printing.

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2.4.4. Press/Production Department

After Pre-Press, the next phase is Press. During printing, accuracy is crucial for
both quality and timely delivery, so projects only go to press after they have passed
the

Pre-Press and plate making stages, which will result in cutting out any need for
costly reprints. There are several kinds of printing process and the choice of
process depends on the kind of job. Most jobs in the press are done using offset
printing machines which are of different types and sizes. Each machine has
different number of colours it prints at once. The process of printing in the press
includes:

- Preparing the paper or card so it runs smoothly through the machine

- Positioning the printing plates in the press and taking trial prints to ensure
everything is correctly placed.
- Loading the machine with inks and making sure colours are reproduced
correctly.
- Looking out for problems such as paper jams to avoid machine downtime.
- Routine maintenance and cleaning of the press.

2.4.5. Post Press/Finishing Department

The finishing process takes place after the actual printing. It helps and determines
the final look, shape, and feel of the printed product.

Post press consists of several sub processes that are implemented depending on the
type of project and the job being handled. Basic types of post press operations
include:

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 - Cutting: This is done using ‘guillotine cutter’ or polar cutting machine.
These are machines for cutting and trimming papers into different sheets and
sizes.
- Folding: This is done by the folding machine for folding papers into
pamphlets, booklets, magazines and product boxes.

- Assembling: This involves gathering, collating, and inserting. They are done
by gathering individual sheets of paper to form a certain thickness that is
already folded.

- Binding: The printed material or pages are stuck together using the binding
machine either by perfect binding, side stitching, saddle stitching or wiring.

2.4.6. Maintenance Department

The maintenance/engineering department involves a group of engineering

personnel who maintain and repair machines that are worn out, spoilt or need to be
serviced in the company and keep them in good condition for perfect run.

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 CHAPTER THREE

3.0. NATURE OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY

The printing industry includes establishments primarily engaged in printing text

and images on paper, metal, glass, and some apparel and other materials. Printing
is divided into three distinct stages: Pre press, the preparation of materials for
printing; Press or Output, the actual printing process; and Post press or finishing,
the folding, binding, and trimming of printed sheets into their final form. Then
finally, the distribution of services to meet customer needs.

3.1. GOODS AND SERVICES

A wide range of products are produced in the industry. In addition to magazines,

books, and brochures, other examples of printed products include labels, manuals
and marketing materials. Other products include memo pads, business order forms,
T-shirts, caps, mugs, pens, business cards, exercise books, ballot papers, and
packaging. The Industry also provides quick printing of documents for the
consumer or support services, such as Direct Image printing, embossing, binding,
finishing, and mailing.

3.2. INDUSTRY ORGANISATION

The Industry is broken into five segments that generally reflect the major types of
printing method that is used at the establishment or product that is produced.

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1. Lithography: which uses smooth metal plates, it is the most widely used
printing process in the industry. Lithography lends itself to computer composition
and the economical use of colour, which accounts for its dominance.

2. Flexography: uses printing plates made of rubber or plastic. It is a high speed

process that uses fast drying inks and can be used on a variety of materials
including labels, shopping bags, milk cartons and corrugated boxes.

3. Heat Transfer: also known as thermal printing or thermal wax transfer, allows
you to print a design onto a piece of clothing or object. It uses heat to transfer an
image created in wax to an object or garment.

4. Screen Printing: Prints designs on clothes and other fabric items such as hats,
towels, pens, bags etc.

5. Monogram: this has to do with a design consisting of two or more alphabetic

letters combined or interlaced, often printed on stationery, embroidered on
clothing, etc.

3.3. MACHINES USED IN THE PRINTING PRESS AND THEIR

FUNCTIONS.

PRE-PRESS SECTION.

Computer to film machine Computer to plate machine

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For transferring design from computer For transferring design from
To film before exposing on plate. Computer directly to plate.
Plate washing sink Offset lithography plate exposing
Machine.

Used for washing exposed plates Used

for exposing plates with laser
With chemical before printing. Film and light.

Direct Image printing machine Computer system

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 Used for designing texts and images

Used for printing directly on paper. before printing.

PRESS SECTION.

GTO two colour machine Two colour Surd machine

Used for coloured printing on A3 Used for coloured printing on A1

Paper size. Paper size.

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Speed Master SM 102

Five colour machine, used for printing full colour work directly in one run on a
paper.

POST PRESS SECTION.

Polar cutting machine Folding machine

Used for cutting and trimming papers

Used for folding papers

Perfect binding machine Stitching machine

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For perfect binding of books using For stitching of books using
hot melt glue. Stitching wire.

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0. OVERVIEW OF SIWES EXPERIENCE

My six months S.I.W.E.S Attachment with Hamtul Press Ltd, in Jos Plateau state
has been one of the most instructive and productive experience I have had. In
respect to this program, I have been able to gain new insight and more
comprehensive understanding about the real Industrial working condition and
practice. It has also improved my design skills, relating skills, practical, functional,
finance management and industrial skills. With these skills I would readily have
the knowledge of working in an industry.

4.1. WORK DONE AND SIWES EXPERIENCE

At Hamtul Press Ltd, my priority as a S.I.W.E.S student was to learn more on

design and the Industrial aspect of production. In that note, the work done by me in
the industry was designing of some work, exposing plates for printing, learning
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and operating printing machines, folding, collating, and stitching of books, screen
printing on shirts and caps, heat transfer printing on shirts, monogram printing on
shirts and caps, store keeping and issuing of printing materials, accounting of
materials purchased and used, marketing, and relating with clients.

WORKS DONE AT THE ESTABLISHMENT

Design of write ups and Monogramming on caps and shirts.

Design of write ups and image and heat transfer on shirts and cap

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Screen printing on shirts and jackets

Placing laser film on plate for exposing. Operating on kord machine.

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Preparing cap for monogramming. Designing on the computer

Heat transfer on shirt using opaque. Monogram on cap.

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0. SUMMARY

My Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (S.I.W.E.S) at Hamtul Press Ltd,

which I started on 12th April and ended 24th September was a great experience. I
had an Industry based supervisor who put me through my work at the
establishment, and an Institution based supervisor who came to supervise me from
my Institution. This report has taken to encompass a comprehensive report of the
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training across all the sections in the establishment, all the works carried out,
relationship with management, staff and clients, recommendations, summary and
conclusions.

5.1. RECOMMENDATIONS

1). I recommend that ITF visiting of students during the S.I.W.E.S program should
be accurate to ensure that students get necessary exposure and boost their morale.

2). Also, ITF should make it mandatory for companies/organisations to supplement

funding of the scheme by paying students stipends and provide good working
condition for them.

3). For future S.I.W.E.S program students, S.I.W.E.S allowance should be paid on
time to motivate students.

5.2. CONCLUSION

My six months S.I.W.E.S attachment with Hamtul Press Ltd, Jos has been one of
the most productive and knowledge gaining experience. In respect to this program,
I have been able to gain new insight and more comprehensive understanding about
the real Industrial work and practice. It has also improved my creative, practical
and design skills. And with these skills, I could readily offer my experience on
how to manage a printing firm. The acquisition of these knowledge, skills and

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experience were not possibly acquired through the direct involvement in task
alone, but also through other aspects of the training such as work observation,
interaction with supervisor, colleagues, staff, and clients. It also exposed me on
some certain things about Industrial environment and from my experiences, I am
sure that the S.I.W.E.S objectives have been accomplished. As the result of the
program, I am now more confident to build my future career.

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