Template:Explicit internal link - CKN Knowledge in Practice Centre

This template is used to display a link to an internal wiki page with a specific format. The formatting applied by this template includes:

"Link to " or "link to " before the given display title. The capitlatization of the "L" in link is controlled by a parameter that is passsed in
All words are italiscised
A blank line is enforced below the link

Inputs:

The input variable "Page" should be provided with the page URL/identifier (i.e. A135 or P2, etc.)
The input variable "Display" should be provided with the text that you would like to appear in the link after the text "Link to ". So for example if you want it to say "Link to the home page", the value of "Display" would be the home page
The input variable "Capitalize" should be provided with Yes if you want the "L" in "Link to" capitlaized, or No if you do not want the "l" in "link to" capitlaized. If this parameter is not passed in it will default to capitalized.

e.g. To achieve Link to the home page you would enter {{Explicit_internal_link|Page=A1|Display=the home page|Capitalize=Yes}}
e.g. To achieve link to the home page you would enter {{Explicit_internal_link|Page=A1|Display=the home page|Capitalize=No}}

Inserts an explicit link to an internal wiki page with a specific format

Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
page URL/identifier	`Page`	The identifier of the page i.e. A135, P2, etc. Example A135	Page	required
Display text	`Display`	the text that you would like to appear in the link after the text "Link to " Example If you want it to say "''Link to the home page''", the value of "Display" would be "the home page"	String	required
Capitalize	`Capitalize`	Controls whether "Link to..." or "link to..." is shown Default Yes Example "Yes" or "No"	String	required

Welcome

Welcome to the CKN Knowledge in Practice Centre (KPC). The KPC is a resource for learning and applying scientific knowledge to the practice of composites manufacturing. As you navigate around the KPC, refer back to the information on this right-hand pane as a resource for understanding the intricacies of composites processing and why the KPC is laid out in the way that it is. The following video explains the KPC approach:

Understanding Composites Processing

The Knowledge in Practice Centre (KPC) is centered around a structured method of thinking about composite material manufacturing. From the top down, the heirarchy consists of:

The way that the material, shape, tooling & consumables and equipment (abbreviated as MSTE) interact with each other during a process step is critical to the outcome of the manufacturing step, and ultimately critical to the quality of the finished part. The interactions between MSTE during a process step can be numerous and complex, but the Knowledge in Practice Centre aims to make you aware of these interactions, understand how one parameter affects another, and understand how to analyze the problem using a systems based approach. Using this approach, the factory can then be developed with a complete understanding and control of all interactions.

The relationship between material, shape, tooling & consumables and equipment during a process step

Interrelationship of Function, Shape, Material & Process

Design for manufacturing is critical to ensuring the producibility of a part. Trouble arises when it is considered too late or not at all in the design process. Conversely, process design (controlling the interactions between shape, material, tooling & consumables and equipment to achieve a desired outcome) must always consider the shape and material of the part. Ashby has developed and popularized the approach linking design (function) to the choice of material and shape, which influence the process selected and vice versa, as shown below:

The relationship between function, material, shape and process

Within the Knowledge in Practice Centre the same methodology is applied but the process is more fully defined by also explicitly calling out the equipment and tooling & consumables. Note that in common usage, a process which consists of many steps can be arbitrarily defined by just one step, e.g. "spray-up". Though convenient, this can be misleading.

The relationship between function, material, shape and process consisting of Equipment and Tooling and consumables

Workflows

The KPC's Practice and Case Study volumes consist of three types of workflows:

Development - Analyzing the interactions between MSTE in the process steps to make decisions on processing parameters and understanding how the process steps and factory cells fit within the factory.

Troubleshooting - Guiding you to possible causes of processing issues affecting either cost, rate or quality and directing you to the most appropriate development workflow to improve the process

Optimization - An expansion on the development workflows where a larger number of options are considered to achieve the best mixture of cost, rate & quality for your application.