This course focuses on basic metallurgical principles, primary and secondary steel making processes, how steels are specified and evaluated, and matching grades to applications. It has been developed for people with technical and engineering backgrounds, working in or with the steel industry, to help them gain an understanding of the metallurgy and processing of Carbon and Alloy Steels.

Who Should Attend?

New or experienced personnel in technical and engineering occupations who would benefit from an understanding of steel processing, products and properties. Attendees could be production or process engineers, quality and inspection personnel and could be at a supervisory, managerial or professional engineering level.

Duration: Online over two sessions on consecutive days.

This is a technical course that describes the various mechanisms by which metals and alloys corrode and the technologies preventing it. You will gain a full understanding of the principles of metallic corrosion and prevention mechanisms appropriate for a variety of applications.

Who should attend?
Engineers and designers of all disciplines that are 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.

This supplementary two-day workshop enables candidates to continue practising the skills already gained in the Introduction to CAD course and become proficient in the production of 3D models. Candidates will be introduced to additional functions of Autodesk Inventor and will work through a set of drawings to produce various 3D models.

Intermediate CAD programme delivery:

2D features

• Creating various profiles using rectangle, circle and line tools
• The use of patterning techniques to create PCD’s/hole positions
• Applying dimensions and constraints ensuring the sketch is fully constrained
• Additional sketches and editing of sketches to develop problem solving skills.

3D features

• Model manipulation to set up the correct view using zoom, pan, orbit techniques
• Changing a 2D sketch into a 3D solid using extrude and revolve techniques
• Using various options of hole, fillet and chamfer features to change model design
• Patterning of 3D features using rectangular, circular and mirror techniques
• Assembly of components.

Duration: two days

An introduction to the basic concepts of CAD/CAM for 2½D CNC milling processes. Explore and understand the progression from design to manufacture. This is a practical-based course with hands-on activities on CNC machines and offline computers.

This course provides candidates with an understanding of the principles employed in 2½D CNC milling techniques using CAD/CAM software. Candidates will gain an understanding of the safety aspects of automated CNC CAM milling processes used in the manufacturing industry.

They will also gain an understanding of off-line programming and post-processing G-Codes via DNC to CNC machine tools.

Duration: four days

This is an intermediate course giving a more in-depth view of CNC lathe-work and typical applications in today’s modern engineering environment.

This course provides candidates with an in-depth understanding of the principles employed in CNC turning. Candidates will gain an understanding of the safety aspects of automated turning processes used in the manufacturing industry.

Candidates will be introduced to complex internal machining, the tooling used and the various profiles associated with it.


Duration: four days

This workshop enables candidates to gain an understanding of the basic concepts of CAD modelling and to independently produce their own 3D models from 2D sketches.

Throughout the workshop you will cover many different functions on CAD software Autodesk Inventor and begin to understand how the software could be utilised in your job role as a CAD operator. By the end of the workshop you will be able to competently use a variety of Autodesk Inventor 2D and 3D commands to produce CAD 3D models for a range of engineering applications.

Over the two-day course you will cover the following topics:

• CAD templates (part, assembly, drawing)
• Editing sketches and features
• Drawing 2D sketches and applying constraints
• Rectangular and circular pattern sketching
• Producing 3D parts using various 3D modelling functions
• Dimensions and calculations
• Creating 3D parts to specified tolerances
• Candidates work through personalised development tasks

Duration: two days

An introduction to the basic concepts of CNC milling and typical applications in today’s modern engineering environment.

This course provides candidates with an understanding of the first principles employed in CNC milling. It will provide the learner with an understanding of the safety aspects of CNC automated milling processes used in the manufacturing industry.

You will gain an understanding of basic G-Coding and will manually program a machine to simulate and manufacture several components of varying difficulty.

Duration: four days

This is an introduction to the basic concepts of CNC lathe-work, and typical applications in today’s modern engineering environment.

This course enables the candidate to gain an understanding of the first principles employed in CNC turning. It will enable the learner to have an understanding of the safety aspects of automated turning processes used in the manufacturing industry. You will gain an understanding of basic G-Coding and will manually program the machine to simulate several components of varying difficulty.


Duration: four days

This course enables attendees to gain an understanding of the first principles employed in manual milling. It will give the learner an understanding of the safety aspects of manual milling processes used in the manufacturing industry.

You will also gain an understanding of machine nomenclature, set up, tooling and will manually operate a machine to manufacture several components of varying difficulty.

Duration: four days

This course enables attendees to gain an understanding of the first principles employed in manual turning. It will enable the learner to have an understanding of the safety aspects of manual turning processes used in the manufacturing industry.

You will also gain an understanding of machine nomenclature, set up, tooling and will manually operate a machine to manufacture several components of varying difficulty.

Duration: four days

This course enables attendees to gain an understanding of the basic concepts of programming routines to enable robots to perform specific job applications.

Throughout the course, you will cover many different routine program methods for robots. You should begin to understand how the software could be utilised in your job role as a robot operator.

By the end of the course, you will be able to competently produce many programmed routines, enabling the robot to complete a series of tasks.

Duration: two days

This course covers the theory and practicalities of optical and electron microscopy.

It will provide you with 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.

Who should attend?

The course is suitable for after-sales professionals, laboratory staff, marketing and sales professionals in all sectors of engineering. Sectors such as aerospace, automotive, conventional powergen, nuclear and renewable energy.

A basic understanding of science and engineering principles is assumed.

Duration: Online over two sessions on consecutive days.

This course aims to provide a sound understanding of the scientific principles of metallurgy and how to apply them to specify and process metals in an industrial context.

Learning outcomes of the course:

- Understanding of the metallurgical principles of phase diagrams, crystallography and manipulation of microstructures to achieve desirable properties
- Selection of tailoring of alloys to suit a range of end applications
- Familiarity with all aspects of the production, processing and finishing of metal products
- Understanding of test methods, specifications and product standards

Who should attend?

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 and sales professionals. Some prior knowledge of basic metallurgical principles, however, would be beneficial.

Duration: Online over four sessions on consecutive days.

This course will provide you with a sound understanding of the beneficial effects of heat treatment to a range of ferrous and light metal alloys. You will learn about case hardening procedures and why heat treatment is required for steels, Aluminium, Titanium and Nickel alloys.

Who should attend?

Anyone requiring an overall understanding of the practicalities of heat treatment. This includes purchasers and vendors of heat treatment services, design engineers and quality control technicians.

Duration

Online over two half day sessions on consecutive days

A technical course covering all aspects of the production and use of a range of stainless steel alloys. It will provide you with a working knowledge of the production, processing and applications of a wide range of stainless steels grades. It will also focus on technical considerations and their impact on processing and in-service performance.

Who should attend?

Professionals involved in the manufacture, supply and use of stainless steels products. The course is delivered at a moderate technical level and assumes only a very basic prior knowledge of steel metallurgy.

Duration: Online over two sessions on consecutive days.