Composite Technician Class Opening Notice-2023

[Important Notice] Registration for the 2023 German Composite Technician Composite-S is now open!

Registration for the September 2023 course of the Fraunhofer IFAM practical technical training, "Composite Technician Composite-S" at the Fraunhofer Institute of Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technology in Germany has begun.

The registration deadline is September 30, 2023. If you haven’t registered yet, hurry up. If you miss it, you will have to wait until next year. Please see below for registration contact information.

training unit

Sponsor:

Yifa Bonding and Composites Research Institute

Fraunhofer IFAM, Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Advanced Materials Manufacturing

Training schedule

Training time:

Week 1: October 9-October 13, 2023

Second week: November 06-November 10, 2021

Week 3: December 04-December 08, 2021

Training location: 10th Floor, Building 08B, Qishuyan Rail Transit Industry, No. 355 Longjin Road, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Main training content

Main course modules:

Composite material raw materials include fiber, resin, textile semi-finished products, prepregs, textile preforms, etc. Material properties, selection basis and impact on product design and process

Composite materials include the process characteristics and precautions of hand lay-up process, vacuum bagging process, vacuum infusion process, RTM resin transfer molding process, autoclave process, pultrusion process, molding process, etc. of carbon fiber products. Practical operation of each process process and master core process technologies

Composite material mold design and manufacturing methods, types of release agents and key points to note, master the classification of gel coats and their impact on finished product quality

Composite material design principles and structural design considerations, basic theoretical calculations and design cases

Classification and identification of composite defects, destructive and non-destructive testing methods, repair methods of composite materials including sandwich structures, practice each repair process and master core process technologies

Quality management and control of composite materials, preparation of composite material work instructions

Course features

1. Industry authority

The latest research and development results of the Fraunhofer Academy of Sciences in Germany, and authoritative lectures by many senior German experts and YFA experts

2. Comprehensive content

The training content includes composite-related processes, design, production, maintenance and testing, covering rail transit, automobiles, ships, aviation and other fields.

3. Apply what you learn

Hands-on teaching, more than 50% of hands-on practical operations, truly mastering the core process technologies related to composite materials, especially carbon fiber

4. International certificate

After passing the exam, you will be awarded a Fraunhofer qualification certificate from the German Fraunhofer Academy of Sciences, which is highly valuable and is an internationally recognized authoritative certificate in the composite materials industry.

5. Industry exchanges

Exchange professional knowledge on composite materials with experts in the same industry, expand your network, and look for broader business opportunities

6. Strong response

A large number of domestic engineers and composite materials practitioners have unanimously reported that the training is full of useful information, which is very helpful for practical work.

Participants in training

Training objects: Engineering and technical personnel, quality management personnel and heads of relevant departments who are engaged in or are interested in engaging in composite material product research and development, design, process realization and manufacturing technology.

Applicable industries: Related companies engaged in composite material R&D, manufacturing and maintenance in aviation, aerospace, military industry, rail vehicles, automobiles, shipbuilding, wind energy, photovoltaic, electronics, home appliances and other industries

Photos of past trainings

Registration contact information

Contact information: Zhang Jingfen, Yifa Bonding and Composites Research Institute

Contact number: 136-0183-4826

Email: cathy.zhang@yifabond.com

Introduction to training institutions and series of courses

Fraunhofer IFAM is the world's largest scientific research institution in the fields of adhesive technology, surfaces and composite materials. It is also an authoritative organization that earlier developed and promoted EN17460/DIN6701 and ISO21368/DIN2304 bonding standards. Its affiliated certification center TBBCert is authorized by the German Federal Railways EBA and the German certification management agency DAkkS to conduct EN17460/DIN6701 and ISO21368/DIN2304 certification worldwide and is an authoritative organization that issues EN17460/DIN6701 and ISO21368/DIN2304 certificates. Fraunhofer IFAM is also an authoritative organization authorized by EWF (European Welding and Bonding Society) and DVS-PersZert® (German Welding and Bonding Society) to carry out EN17460/DIN6701&ISO21368/DIN2304 related vocational and technical training (EAE, EAS, EAB). Composite material technology training (Composite-E, Composite-S, Composite-M, Composite-R) is a gold medal training course jointly developed by more than a dozen institutes under the Fraunhofer Institute.

Yifa Bonding and Composites Research Institute is the exclusive certification and training institution established by Fraunhofer IFAM in China. It conducts EN17460/DIN6701&ISO21368/DIN2304 certification audits, project support and consulting in China, and carries out EAE European Bonding Engineers and EAS certificates issued by Fraunhofer. Bonding training and examinations at the three levels of European Bonding Technician, EAB European Bonding Operator (European Bonding Operator), as well as training and examinations for Composite Manufacturing Composite_M, Repair Composite_R, and Technician Composite_S. Yifa also has self-developed special training courses related to customized bonding and composite material applications.

The series of composite materials courses are jointly taught by well-known German composite materials doctors and engineers and senior training instructors from Yifa. The content covers the entire process from fibers, resins, textile semi-finished products, prepregs, textile preforms to final products. The processes involved include hand lay-up, vacuum bag, vacuum infusion, RTM resin transfer injection molding, autoclave, pultrusion, and molding. Technology, etc., and provide special training for problems that arise in the product design process. Analytical calculations and numerical analysis are combined to facilitate students to systematically master composite material design methods. At the same time, this series of courses also provides a unique series of composite material maintenance courses, learning the maintenance of composite materials from the aspects of defect sources, identification and detection, and writing maintenance operation instructions. The course combines theory with practice, and half the time is spent on practical operations, allowing students to intuitively grasp various process details. German engineers answered questions throughout the process and helped students solve problems encountered during the production process. After passing the exam at the end of the course, you will be awarded an authoritative certification from Fraunhofer IFAM.

The testing center affiliated to Yifa Bonding and Composites Research Institute has CNAS qualifications and has a number of senior and experienced testing engineers, who can provide enterprises with professional and impartial process assessment and auxiliary design verification services.

Through professional technical training on composite materials, trainees can quickly establish a complete knowledge framework and master the core technical difficulties of different processes, which can be applied to the actual production of enterprises to greatly improve product quality and stability. At the same time, it can help companies quickly form a group of composite material technical teams with strong professional capabilities and high technical levels, which is of great significance for overcoming different technical problems. Enterprise competition is ultimately a competition for talents. Only by ensuring the continuous improvement of the knowledge and capabilities of enterprise talents can core technological advantages be established and enterprises remain invincible.