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DMSC55
Pre-preg Laminating - Stage 2

This is a progression course and follows the full range of single and multi-stage techniques associated with using a range of core materials to produce sandwich structures with pre-preg materials.

Typical Attendees
This course is suitable for anyone involved with processing pre-preg and core materials to produce strong lightweight parts, including pre-preg laminators, technicians, supervisors, engineers, designers, researchers and managers.


Pre-requisite
Attendees must have previously completed the course DMSC54, pre preg laminating – Stage 1

Structure

25% theory, 75% practical, 10 delegates maximum


Course Dates
13-17 November 2023
Price per Delegate
£ 1,920.00     (£ 1600.00 plus £320.00 VAT)

Pre preg laminating stage 2 course content

DMSC55 Session 1
09:00 - 11:00
Session 2
11:15 - 13:15
Session 3
13:45 - 15:45
Session 4
16:00 - 18:00
Monday Introduction
Equipment issue

Theory & Demos

Refresh of composite theory & materials
Sandwich panel theory
Core materials
Theory
Adhesive Bonding
Peel plies
Two/double stage processing

Practical
Laminate first skin, for 2 stage lay-up including peel ply, vacuum bagging & curing
Theory & Demo
One/single stage processing
Preparation of nomex & aluminium honeycomb core materials
Resin film application
Core splicing
Practical
Laminate one/single stage core lay-up on curved tool, including honeycomb materials, de-bulking, core splicing, vacuum bagging & curing
Tuesday Theory, Demo & Practical
Processing foam and syntactic core materials
Thermoforming foam

Demo & Practical
De-bag & preparation of first skin
Practical
Preparation and fitment of honeycomb, foam, syntactic core and core splicing over internal, external, acute & radius corners
Theory & Demo
Caul plates with core processing

Practical
Processing hard pads & inserts into sandwich panels
Practical
Laminating of closing skins for two/double stage lay-up
Vacuum bag & cure
Wednesday Theory
Three/triple stage processing

Practical
Laminate, vacuum bag & cure outer skin for three/triple stage lay-up
Theory & Demo
Inserts, hard pads with core processing

Practical
Laminate, vacuum bag & cure inner skin for three/triple stage lay-up
Practical
Prepare outer & inner skins, laminate resin film, fit & splice core, fit and pot inserts for a closed mould three/triple stage lay-up
Vacuum bag and autoclave cure for closed mould three/triple stage lay-up
Thursday Demo & Practical
De-bag & de-mould all parts produced

Theory & Discussion
Process control & inspection
Theory & Discussion
Causes of & identifying defects
Inspection of parts produced
Assessed Practical
Laminate complete part including material preparation, multi-stage laminating and processing, split tooling, inserts, various core materials & vacuum de-bulking
Friday Assessed Practical
Complete assessed practical, vacuum bagging, autoclave loading & curing
PracticalDe-bag & de-mould assessment part
Safe edge all parts produced
Reinstate Workshop
Written test
Equipment return
Summary / Feedback
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Pre-preg Laminating Stage 2 course content:
 
This course is suitable for anyone involved with processing pre preg and core materials to produce strong lightweight parts, including pre preg laminators, technicians, supervisors, engineers, designers, researchers and managers.
 
You must have previously completed the course DMSC54, (pre preg laminating – Stage 1) as there is only a 30 minute recap of the stage 1 course. We cover approximately 31 hours of practical and 9 hours of new theory and technical demonstrations. 
pre preg training courses

Building on what was covered in our stage 1 course, the focus now moves onto core materials. At the start of the course you will address core identification, orientation and core splicing. You will produce your parts using Nomex and aluminium honeycomb, foam and syntactic cores. Attention to detail is vital as you will need to produce templates, trim, chamfer and fit the core materials.
 
Multiple stage curing of your parts and vacuum de bulking will be covered through the course. From a single stage cure to a 3 stage closed mould cure, you will see how the curing process effects the quality of the components.
sandwich panel composites
 
As composite parts can be scrapped at any point in the manufacturing process, being methodical and organised will greatly improve the quality of the components produced. You will be guided through the processes and given support throughout the week, inspecting all the parts produced and assessing the causes of any underlying defects.
 
During the course you will complete 4 practical tasks, 3 training tasks and 1 assessment task.  This is a fast paced course. As you will have a good grounding from DMSC54, pre preg stage 1, the laminating time and vacuum bagging time is significantly reduced.  This allows you more time to develop your skills by producing parts with cores and sandwich panels.

The final training task addresses pre preg skin preparation and the use of inserts with core materials.  At the end of the week you will complete a practical assessment task along with a written test. This course will give you good understanding of pre preg sandwich structures and hands on experience working with a range of core materials, commonly associated with pre preg.

UPCOMING COURSES


27th Feb - 3rd March 2023 - DMSC61

6th-10th March 2023 - DMSC58

27th - 31st March 2023 - DMSC53

15th -19th May 2023 - DMSC51

12th - 16th June 2023 - DMSC60

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