Advanced Composites - Design, Manufacture and Engineering
Detailed practical training in composite manufacturing
Entry Level - No prerequisite
$2490
* This course is held on site *




Course Overview

Advanced Composites - DME is our in-depth composite course focusing on all aspects of the design and fabrication process. This course covers a broad range of composite applications and fabrication methods used not just throughout aerospace but many other industries as well. As with all our courses we get as close to real life application as we can. Also, just to be clear since the names are similar, this is NOT the snowboard class (Applied Composites).

A few bullet points to help potential students:

• This is an entry level class but continues well past the basics
• This course was primarily developed for people looking for a career in aerospace composites or to further their existing career.
• This is not an online or "hybrid" class where you work at home. Classes are in person and very hands-on.
• We have been teaching composites and manufacturing technology for over a decade and are always closely involved with those in aerospace.

Topics


Typical Composites Materials

• Fibers
• Resins
• Core Materials
• Surface Preparation

Manufacturing Methods

• Wet Hand Lay-up, Vacuum Bagging, Ply Cutting, Autoclaves and Ovens
• Liquid Composite or Infusion Molding
• Filament Winding and Automated Tape Lay-Up
• Compression Molding and Pultrusion
• Safety

Repair Techniques

• Classification of Damage
• Inspection and Documentation of Damage
• Repair Techniques

Safety

• General Shop Safety
• Hazardous Materials
• Hazardous Waste Disposal
• Safety Data Sheets (Previously MSDS)
• FOD (Foreign Object Debris)

Mold Making Techniques

• Fiberglass
• With and without vacuum bag
• Molding plaster
• Polyurethane (foam and solid)
• Aluminum (CNC milled)

CNC tooling (mold making)

• Aluminum
• Millable wax
• MDF

Laminate Labs

• Comparison of various laminate structures
• Core vs no core
• Material comparison - carbon, aramid, glass
• Ply orientation comparison
• Stress analysis of all these structures
• Longitudinal deflection, compression, torsion, shear, peal, and tension

Repair labs

• Laminate ply sanding practice
• Damage repair
• Honeycomb floor panel repair
• More use of hot bonders

Introduction to 3D Modeling (CATIA and Fusion 360)
Used to design tooling for composite mold making

Infusion labs
Build a multi-ply carbon fiber panel and assess the benefits and weaknesses of the process

Filament winding / roll wrapping lab
Create tooling to make a filament wound part

Honeycomb with carbon fiber prepreg lab
Manufacture a small floor panel
Hot bonder programming and operation

Basic math skills
Math applied to real shop needs (Addition, subtraction, fractions, ratios)



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Registering Online

The college has recently moved to a new system and the process is different

• Follow the link below - login in or create an account
• Go to "Student Homepage"
• Choose "Manage Classes"
• "Class Search and Enroll"
• Choose Edmonds College and the quarter (Control + F to search page)
• Search for class name or number (Class Number will get you to where you want faster)

Online Registration Login Page - CTCLInk

NOTE - All our classes fall under "Special Topics: Manufacturing".


If you have troubles with the online registration:

• Call our registration office
• 425-640-1840
• Give them the name and number of the class you wish to register for

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Contact Damian Cianci at dcianci@edcc.edu if you have any questions.



The Business Training Center of Edmonds Community College has been "off-campus" in the heart of the community providing practical industry focused education since 1998