Typical Attendees
The course is a bridge between production and design to aid communication between departments. It was originally designed to support training for CAE tools such as Fibresim, as many companies and personnel had access to the tools but did not use them effectively.
Pre-requisite
Prior completion of DMSC61 composites for engineers and designers stage 1.
Structure
25% theory, 75% practical, 12 delegates maximum
The course is a bridge between production and design to aid communication between departments. It was originally designed to support training for CAE tools such as Fibresim, as many companies and personnel had access to the tools but did not use them effectively.
Pre-requisite
Prior completion of DMSC61 composites for engineers and designers stage 1.
Structure
25% theory, 75% practical, 12 delegates maximum
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Course Dates
19th-23rd September 2022 18-22 September 2023 |
Price per Delegate
£ 1,650.00 (£ 1375 plus £275.00 VAT) |
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Composites for engineers and designers 2 course content
| DMSC61 | Session 1 09:00 - 11:00 |
Session 2 11:15 - 13:15 |
Session 3 13:45 - 15:45 |
Session 4 16:00 - 18:00 |
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| Monday | Introduction Equipment issue Theory & Demos Refresh of composite theory, pre-preg materials & processes |
Theory & Discussion Orientation standards, part & mould side definitions & handing issues Balanced & unbalanced laminates Distortion & springback |
Practical & Discussion Design a range of laminates using various materials to address balanced, unbalanced, semi-isotropic, distorted, undistorted, springback & handed issues |
Guided Practical Laminate materials to the designs completed Identify further problems due to material application Vacuum bag & cure parts |
| Tuesday | Theory & Discussion Ply datums & placement Draping, distortion, deviation & sequences Joins, splices, darts, discontinuities & sequences Production of lay-up manuals |
Practical Design of laminates over a range of shapes/features to address datums, placement, draping, distortion, deviation, joins, darts, discontinuities, & laminate sequence issues |
Discussion Review of laminate designs and potential issues Practical Prepare material plies to the laminate designs completed |
Guided Practical Laminate materials to the designs completed Identify, record & solve problems encountered due to material application Vacuum bag & cure parts |
| Wednesday | Theory & Discussion Metal verses composite tooling & thermal expansion issues Tooling & component features & design principles Tiled and templated laminating methods for composite tooling |
Demo & Practical Preparation of patterns including fitting split/joint boards, shaped locators & releasing Lamination of a mould tool using tiled, orientated and balanced plies and vacuum de-bulks |
Practical Design of a range of composite mould tooling over a range of shapes/features to address both laminate and production process requirements |
Discussion Review of mould tooling designs in relation to laminate and production requirements and potential issues |
| Thursday | Theory & Discussion Structural laminate & ply loading requirements Consideration shape, joins, inserts and fixings |
Practical Complete simple indicative calculations to establish initial processes, materials, insert design and structural laminate requirements |
Discussion Review of calculations completed and initial laminate designs and potential issues |
Practical Design of mould split lines, laminate & ply sequence to meet structural requirements Compilation of lay-up manual to produce the structural parts |
| Friday | Discussion Review of designs to meet structural requirements and potential issues |
Guided Practical Full material preparation & application for structural parts, vacuum bag & cure as required Modification of lay-up,manual as required |
Practical & Discussion Breakout all parts made Full review of all parts made, identifying unexpected issues and solutions |
Written Test Reinstate Workshop Equipment return Summary / Feedback |
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