This highly interactive eLearning course will provide you with an insight of each of the seven AM process and their associated materials, helping you make an informed decision about whether AM can be adopted by your business.

This eLearning course is split into 9 short manageable modules aimed at business leaders, decision makers and anyone with an interest in learning more about Additive Manufacturing.

Estimated guided learning time: 120 minutes

Price: £99.98 + VAT

Delivered directly by our expert engineering team at the home of the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing, this 1 day face-to-face course will provide you with knowledge of the associated principles, processes, materials and design approaches of additive manufacturing.

Target Audience: This 1 day face-to-face course is aimed at business leaders, decision makers and anyone with an interest in discussing Additive Manufacturing with the Nation’s experts.

Forthcoming available dates:

Tuesday 10th September 2019

Tuesday 5th November 2019

Tuesday 10th December 2019

Tuesday 4th February 2020

Tuesday 10th March 2020

Delivered live from the home of the National Centre for Additive  Manufacturing, this online classroom session enables you with the opportunity to hear and see presentations from our AM team and engage in an ‘ask the expert’ session from the convenience of any location.

Target Audience: This virtual classroom session is aimed at business leaders, decision makers and anyone with an interest in learning more about Additive Manufacturing.

Forthcoming available dates:

Monday 9th September 2019 1pm (GMT)

Monday 4th November 2019 1pm (GMT)

Monday 13th January 2020 1pm (GMT)

Monday 9th March 2020 1pm (GMT)

Price £95.00 + VAT

Delivered directly by our expert engineering team at the home of the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing, this 5 day face-to-face course will provide you with practical experience of the end-to-end processes, including the design, production and post-processing required for AM.

Target Audience: This 5 day face-to-face course is for anyone in a Senior Engineering role wanting hands-on experience in Additive Manufacturing.

Forthcoming available dates:8th - 12th July 201

30th September - 4th October 2019

13th - 17th January 2020

30th March - 3rd April 2020

Timings are 9am-5pm Monday to Thursday, course will finish mid afternoon on the Friday.

This 3 day, hands-on practical course will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to be able to exploit the design freedom of Additive Manufacturing and take a design from conception through to AM processing.

Target Audience: This 3 day practical course is aimed at Design Engineers who are interesting in adopting additive manufacturing.

Forthcoming available dates:

17th - 19th September 2019

12th - 14th November 2019

21st - 23rd January 2020

17th - 19th March 2020

This highly interactive eLearning course will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to be able to exploit the design freedom of Additive Manufacturing and take a design from conception through to AM processing.

Target Audience: This eLearning course is aimed at Design Engineers who are interesting in adopting additive manufacturing.

Estimated guided learning time: 3 hours

Price: £149.97 + VAT

Delivered live from the home of the National Centre for Additive  Manufacturing, this online classroom session enables you with the opportunity to hear and see presentations from our AM team and engage in an ‘ask the expert’ session from the convenience of any location.

Target Audience: This virtual classroom session is aimed at Design Engineers who want an initial insight into design for AM.

Forthcoming available dates:



Delivered by the expert engineering team from the Fusion Welding, Design and Materials Characterisation teams. This course will give participants practical experience of the end-to-end processes needed for Directed Energy Deposition; including design, materials, technology, production and post-processing.

Is this course for you?

• Are you considering entering into Additive Manufacturing using Directed Energy Deposition, but need to see and experience more about the benefits and design possibilities?
  
• Do you need expert demonstrations and advice regarding the associated processes, software/hardware and materials?
  

If you’ve answered ‘yes’ to any of the above, then this course is for you.

Target Audience:

This 3 day face-to-face course is for engineers, engineering technicians, graduates, and managers wanting hands-on experience in Directed Energy Deposition.

Forthcoming available dates:

23rd - 25th September 2019

23rd - 25th March 2020

Price: £1350+VAT

During this one day course you will compare the 7 ASTM defined processes in Additive Manufacturing, along with their sub-processes which are split by variants in the technology and/or materials. In the afternoon you will work through realistic case studies, applying part selection and down selection principles, and gradually put together a case for its technical, commercial and overall feasibility using a given technology. You will then apply this methodology to select an appropriate manufacturing unit from a mock catalogue which includes nearly 50 machines.

Target Audience: 

Engineers and decision-makers who are interested in adopting AM and wish to apply best-practice process-selection methodology to meet the requirements capture of their products.

Forthcoming available dates:

Thursday 5th September 2019

Tuesday 26th November 2019

Thursday 9th January 2020

Price: £450.00 + VAT

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to select the most suitable AM process for any application using a four-stage methodology which leads to a final downselection.

Target Audience: Engineers and decision-makers who are interested in adopting AM and wish to apply best-practice process-selection methodology to meet the requirements capture of their products.

Estimated guided learning time: 60 mins

Price: £49.99 + VAT

Are you a design engineer interested in creating products using Laser Powder Bed Fusion?

Do you want to prepare designs for submission to a bureau and be sure they will be approved?

Target Audience: Design engineers looking to prepare models for manufacture using L-PBF at an external bureau.

Objectives:

• Outline the unique considerations a designer must deal with in order to create an effective L-PBF design
• Implement effective design adjustments in order to optimise key features (which would otherwise affect buildability)
• Identify methods to optimise a design for post-processing and inspection
• Apply process-specific design rules for L-PBF to example 3D models

Upon completion of this course you will be able to prepare a model fit for submission to a bureau to be manufactured using Laser Powder Bed Fusion.

Estimated guided learning time: 60 minutes

Price: £49.99 + VAT

This interactive online course will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to apply Health and Safety (H&S) best practice guidelines to Additive Manufacturing (AM) equipment, materials and post processing. You will learn to recognise unsafe practices and risks, and how to apply appropriate mitigation techniques.

Is this course for you?

• Do you or your team come into contact with additive manufacturing technologies in your workplace?
• Do you need to apply the latest health and safety guidelines and standards to methods of storage, handling and recovery of additive manufacturing materials?
• Can you identify the risks associated with additive manufacturing and be able to apply mitigation procedures?

If you’ve answered yes to any of the above, then this course is definitely for you.

Target Audience:

This 1.5 hour online learning course is for workshop users, technicians and materials technicians who need to be able to identify health and safety risks in additive manufacturing and how to apply the appropriate mitigation technique.

Objective:

By the end of this course you will be able to apply best practice safety guidelines to AM equipment, materials and post processing and react to AM specific safety-related situations with the appropriate response.

Estimated guided learning time: 90 minutes

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This course will enable you to develop a business case for using AM for a selected application. You will gain skills in using a process-based approach to: define the costs for each production step; consider the opportunities and benefits of AM for the selected component; and develop a recommendation based on a quantified value of AM to the business and end user.

Are you an engineer or manufacturing decision-maker in your business who:

·         Can see potential added value of using AM for making a specific part or set of components, but are not sure how to quantify it in terms of costs and benefits?

·         Is concerned that adopting an AM approach is prohibitively costly, even though a component or part could deliver added benefits to traditionally-made versions?

·         Recognises that AM may be a good strategic move for the business, but don't have the tools or knowledge to accurately represent the costs and benefits to support an investment?

If you answered Yes to any of the above questions, this course is for you!

Target audience:

1.      Applications or Manufacturing Engineers who are responsible for quantifying the costs and benefits of adopting AM for a production requirement, to drive business decisions and strategy.

2.      Decision makers in organisations that produce products suitable for manufacture using AM, and who need to identify the costs and benefits of adopting AM for particular applications to drive business decisions and strategy.

Course Objective:

Using the appropriate tools and templates, develop a business case that supports an appropriate recommendation based on the quantified value of using AM for a specified component, purpose and end user.

Supporting objectives:

In the context of a component that has been identified as suitable for AM:

1.      Describe ways that AM can provide a viable return on investment in the short term and as part of a strategic plan

2.      Recognise the current barriers an organisation may face to adopting AM

3.      Define the purpose, audience and key components of an effective business case

4.      Demonstrate cost modelling for manufacture using appropriate value process steps and data

5.      Articulate specific opportunities, benefits, and de-risking strategies to support the case for AM adoption

6.      Develop an appropriate recommendation that quantifies the value of AM to the business and the end user.

Duration and schedule:

Approximately 6 hours study time spread over three weeks.

Format and learning activities:

The course has fixed start and end dates, so that you will be studying along with a cohort of fellow learners to promote discussion and sharing of ideas. In addition, there will be an MTC Expert Tutor assigned to each course event, to participate in discussions, answer questions, and provide feedback and comment on course content and activities.

The course is structured into modules with 1-2 hours of study time for each module. Learning activities include online lessons, interactive exercises and guided self-study tasks to complete. You will be encouraged to share ideas, give feedback, and learn from fellow learners through participation in discussions, as well as to ask questions of the MTC Expert Tutor. 

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Delivered by experts from the MTC's Robotics and Automation team, this live online virtual classroom course will provide you with the insight to make informed decisions concerning the introduction of automation and robotics to your business.

Target Audience: This virtual classroom course is for individuals who are considering or have been tasked with introducing automation and robotics into their businesses. Attendees will include senior engineers, project managers, finance teams or business owners of SMEs etc.

Forthcoming available dates:

Monday 16th September 2019 - 1pm (GMT)

Monday 11th November 2019 1pm (GMT)

Monday 20th January 2020 1pm (GMT)

Monday 16th March 2020 1pm (GMT)



Developed by the MTC's Robotics and Automation experts, this eLearning course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to help you make informed decisions concerning the introduction of automation and robotics to your business.

Target Audience: This eLearning course is for individuals who are considering or have been tasked with introducing automation and robotics into their businesses.

Estimated guided learning time: 60 minutes

Price: £49.99 + VAT

This 5 day course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to minimise production stoppages through reprogramming or creating new programmes for up to a 6 axis industrial robot cell.

Target Audience: This course is for anyone who will be made responsible for ensuring the continued operation of an industrial robot cell.

Forthcoming available dates:

Dates TBC

Delivered by the MTC's Chief Engineer - Intelligent Automation, this blended course will provide you with the necessary tools, techniques and processes to evaluate the opportunity, develop the business case and deploy the implementation plan to integrate automation and robotics into your business.

Is this course for you?

• Do you need to remain competitive by introducing automation and robotics into your business, but don’t know how to get started?

• Do you need to know how to realise the business benefits, how to overcome the barriers-to-entry and put together a robust business case and implementation plan?

  If you’ve answered ‘yes’ to any of these, then this course is definitely for you

  Target Audience: This course is for decision makers within a business who are considering or have been tasked with introducing automation and robotics into their businesses. Attendees will include senior engineers, project managers, finance teams or business owners of SMEs etc.

  Learning Objectives:

  Upon completion of this blended course, you will be able to:

• Concisely articulate what automation is, and what it is not

• Describe the multitude of benefits of utilising automation

• Identify the barriers-to-entry and how to overcome or mitigate them

• Perform an evaluation as to when automation will benefit a given process

• Utilise various business tools, techniques and processes for when implementing automation

  Course Contents:

  In order to minimise your valuable time away from your place of work, this course has been designed using a 'blended learning' approach. This means different delivery methods are used in conjunction with each other and allows certain elements to be completed on-line, at your convenience.
  

  The course is broken down into three parts:
  

  Part-1: On-line eLearning Module (0.5hrs duration)

  To be completed prior to Part 2

  This eLearning module takes the seemingly complex subject matter, and through the use of engaging animations, video and interactive activities, simplifies the content to make it easy to digest whilst you learn at your own pace.

   Part-2: Face-to-Face Workshop at the MTC Coventry (8hrs duration)
  

  This workshop takes you through the entire process of implementing automation within your business. During the session you will:

  • Review real-life case studies of automation in use and identify the benefits realised
  • Have peer-to-peer discussions will other course delegates to explore both the tangible and intangible benefits of implementing automation
  • Working in groups to explore the various barriers to implementing automation and agreeing how best to overcome or mitigate them.
  • Learn the techniques and key factors used to evaluate if automation is viable, then apply those techniques to industry-based case studies
  • Identify the various factors that need to be considered when performing a return-on-investment (ROI) analysis, then apply those factors within a business case
  • Work through each step of the implementation process and practice using the associated tools and techniques within each step
  • The workshop concludes with the issuing of a work based exercise that is designed to help you apply the techniques learnt during the workshop within the real world

   Part-3: On-line Webinar (1.5hrs duration)

  Scheduled approx. 2 weeks after part 2
  

  A live webinar session covering the latest innovations in intelligent automation. Learn about the main concepts of Artificial Intelligence, Cobots and Data mining and gain expert insight in where the technologies discussed will lead us.

Delivered by senior consultants from the MTC's Manufacturing Operations Efficiency (MOE) team, this course will improve your understanding of Lean and Continuous Improvement techniques and enable you to identify how they can be implemented within your own organisation.

Target Audience: This course is for individuals who are considering, or have been tasked with investigating how to improve business performance: Owners, Senior Leaders, Technical Specialists, Production Engineers, Quality and Design Engineers and Programme Managers. The audience should also have a detailed knowledge of the organization's business processes and a clear reason for course participation.

Forthcoming available dates:

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Delivered by the MTC's Research Engineering team, this course will provide the skill and knowledge to reduce costs by correctly interpreting, drawing and checking drawings to BS8888.

Target Audience: This course is for anyone who's responsible for interpreting, creating or checking engineering drawings as part of their role, such as: Design, Production and Quality Engineers or Technicians.

Forthcoming available dates:

Available on demand

This course is for decision makers within a business who are considering or have been tasked with introducing DfMA into their businesses. Participants will include architects, Architect Assistants, senior engineers, project managers, digital design engineers, BIM Managers, construction managers, logistics managers, operations managers, finance teams or business owners of SMEs etc.

Estimated guided learning time: 60 minutes

Price: FREE

This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to implement digital tools into a manufacturing process.

Target Audience: This course is for Design Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Product Designers, Research Engineers, or Technical Managers with an interest of integrating digital tools into manufacturing.

Estimated guided learning time: 30 minutes

Price: £24.99 +VAT

This course will enable you to start your digital transformation journey more effectively by having informed conversations with partners, identifying opportunities based on value and addressing barriers in the process.

Target Audience: This course is for Designer Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Product Designers, Research Engineers, or Technical Managers with an interest of integrating digital tolls into manufacturing.

Forthcoming available dates:

Thursday 7th March 2019 - 9:30am (GMT)

Wednesday 15th January 2020 - 1pm (GMT)

Wednesday 11th March 2020 - 1pm (GMT)

Delivered in collaboration with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), this course provides a full understanding of the principles of metallic corrosion and prevention mechanisms appropriate to a variety of applications.

Target Audience: Engineers and designers of all disciplines involved in the supply of metals and alloys to industries in which corrosion is an issue. The course is also applicable to production and technical staff concerned with the specification, selection and application of corrosion-resistant materials.

Forthcoming available dates:

Wednesday 27th November 2019

Delivered in collaboration with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), this course explores the different grades of stainless steel, their processing, properties and uses.

Target Audience: This course is for personnel involved in the production, processing, fabricating, utilising and selling of stainless steels. Professionals involved in the manufacture, supply and use of stainless steels products. The course is delivered at a moderate technical level and assumes only very basic prior knowledge of steel metallurgy.

Forthcoming available dates:

Wednesday 6th November 2019

Delivered in collaboration with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), this course provides an understanding of the metallurgy & processing of Carbon & Alloy Steels. The course focuses on basic metallurgical principles, primary & secondary steel making processes, how steels are specified & evaluated and matching grades to applications.

Target Audience: Personnel in technical and engineering positions who require a full and detailed understanding of steel metallurgy. New or experienced personnel in technical and engineering occupations, who would benefit from an understanding of steel processing, products & properties. Attendees could be production or process engineers, quality and inspection personnel and could be at supervisory, managerial or professional engineering level.

Forthcoming available dates:

Wednesday 16th October

Price: £400.00 + VAT

Due to increasing demands imposed on high-performance metals and the disastrous and costly results of component failures, the need for designers and engineers to gain an understanding of the fundamental principles of failure investigation and analysis is essential. Delivered in collaboration with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), this course will enable delegates to determine how and why a metal component has failed or fractured during service and to identify means of detecting and preventing such failures in the future.

Target Audience: This course is suitable for design engineers, production engineers, after-sales professionals, laboratory staff, marketing & sales professionals in all sectors of engineering. It is also applicable to insurance investigators & loss adjusters. Sectors include, for example, aerospace, automotive, conventional powergen, nuclear & renewable energy. A basic understanding of science & engineering principles is assumed.

Forthcoming available dates:

Wednesday 25th September 2019

Delivered in collaboration with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), this course will give you a full understanding of the characteristics of a range of commonly-used non-ferrous alloys, how they are produced and the industrial applications to which they are suited.

Target Audience: This course has been designed for industry professionals engaged in the supply, processing & applications of non-ferrous alloys. It will be of interest to recent graduates, designers, engineers, buyers and sales personnel working in or supplying the aerospace, defence, nuclear, power generation, offshore, chemical, oil & gas, automotive and other industry sectors.

Forthcoming available dates:

Wednesday 4th September 2019

Delivered in collaboration with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), this course will give you an overview of the primary and down-stream processes involved in the production of major industrial metals, including steel, aluminium, titanium and nickel alloys and their finished components.

Target Audience: Anyone requiring an overall understanding of the processing principles and methods of manufacture of semi finished and finished products made from the major industrial metals including steel, aluminium, titanium and nickel alloys.

Forthcoming available dates:

Wednesday 24th July 2019

Delivered in collaboration with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), this course will address the key aspects of Quality from the perspective of engineering services and product manufacture.

Target Audience: Managerial and operational staff for whom quality systems are relevant. This extends to marketing, sales, design and manufacturing engineers in all industry sectors.

Forthcoming available dates:

Dates TBC

Delivered in collaboration with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), this course will provide you with a working understanding of the test methods used to determine the commonly measured mechanical properties of metals and of non-destructive testing techniques.

Target Audience: Technical and engineering staff involved in the specification and quality control of metals for all applications. This course applies to managers and technicians responsible for the testing of materials and products. It is equally suited to designers, engineers, procurement and business development personnel in all branches of manufacturing engineering.

Forthcoming available dates:

Dates TBC

Delivered in collaboration with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), this course provides delegates with a sound understanding of the beneficial effects of heat treatment to a range of ferrous & light metal alloys.

Target Audience: Those that require an overall understanding of the principles and practicalities of heat treatment. This includes purchasers & vendors of heat treatment services, design engineers and quality control technicians.

Forthcoming available dates:

Dates TBC

Delivered in collaboration with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), this course will provide you with a basic understanding of the terminology and principles of all aspects of metals processing and applications.

Target Audience: Professionals from all parts of your business who have a grounding in metals or materials science and wish to extend their technical understanding. From Directors to junior staff in Operations, Technical, Quality, Procurement, Sales.

Forthcoming available dates:

More dates TBC

The course aims to provide a sound understanding of the scientific principles of metallurgy and how to apply them to specify & process metals in an industrial context. Some prior understanding of metallurgical principles is assumed.

Target Audience: Professionals who work in the production, processing, specification, design, fabrication or selling of metals. The course is suited to, for example; production, technical, quality control, product design and marketing & sales professionals.

Forthcoming available dates:

10th & 11th September 2019

Price: £700.00 +VAT

This course provides an insight into the techniques used for sample preparation and the operation of optical and scanning electron microscopes. It describes the equipment and methods for extracting samples from metal items, for producing flat surfaces and etching to reveal surface features. The principles on which both types of microscope operate and examples of the images and information that can be obtained are explained.

Target Audience: The course is suitable for after-sales professionals, laboratory staff, marketing and sales professionals in all sectors of engineering. Sectors include, for example, aerospace, automotive, conventional powergen, nuclear and renewable energy. A basic understanding of science and engineering principles is assumed.

Forthcoming available dates:

Wednesday 18th December 2019