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    • Materials science
      • Material structure
        • Polymer (matrix) structure
          • Thermoplastic polymers
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      • Material properties
        • Basic Definitions of Material Properties
          • Thermal conductivity
          • Specific heat capacity
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        • Polymer properties
          • Heat of reaction
          • Degree of cure
          • Outgassing of Polymer Resins
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          • Glass transition temperature (Tg)
        • Reinforcement properties
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      • Thermal behaviour
        • Heat transfer
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        • Thermal phase transitions of polymers
        • Cure of thermosetting polymers
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      • How to measure curing time and degree of cure
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    • System parameters - inputs and outcomes
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    • Thermal and cure/crystallization management (TM)
      • Effect of material in a thermal management system
      • Effect of shape in a thermal management system
      • Effect of tooling in a thermal management system
      • Effect of equipment in a thermal management system
    • Materials deposition and consolidation management (MDCM)
    • Residual stress and dimensional control management (RSDM)
      • Effect of material in a RSDM system
      • Effect of shape in a RSDM system
      • Effect of tooling in a RSDM system
      • Effect of equipment in a RSDM system
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      • How to perform an experimental thermal profile
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          • Prepreg
        • Shape
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          • Oven
          • Room temperature transformation
          • Hot press
      • Factory cells (where and how)
        • Testing
          • Thermomechanical Analyzer (TMA)
        • Material deposition
          • Automated fibre placement (AFP)
          • Compression moulding
          • Filament winding
          • Hand layup prepreg (Autoclave/Out-of-autoclave) processing
          • Vacuum assisted resin transfer moulding (VARTM)/resin infusion (VARI)
          • Wet layup
        • Thermal transformation
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    • Integrated Product Development
      • Practice for Developing a Product
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        • Selecting Functional Requirements
        • Shape Development
        • Material Selection
        • Practice for Identifying Process Steps
      • Practice for Developing a Process Step
        • Practice for Developing a Demoulding Step
        • Practice for Developing a Consolidation Step
          • Debulking
          • Consolidation of Thermoplastics
          • Vacuum Bagging
            • Vacuum Bagging for Prepregs
            • Vacuum Bagging for Vacuum Infusion
        • Practice for Developing a Receiving and Storage Step
        • Practice for Developing a Deposition Step
          • Resin degassing
          • Practice for Developing a Wet Lay-up
        • Practice for developing a thermal transformation process step
          • Developing production scale tooling
      • Ensuring quality during production of variable thickness parts
      • Ensuring tooling choice meets part quality metrics
      • Maintaining equivalency during cure for different fibre architectures
      • Ensuring quality during curing of thick parts
    • Production Optimization
      • Process selection for production scale-up
      • Decreasing Cure Cycle Time
      • Practice of Mould Maintenance
      • Increasing throughput by curing parts simultaneously
      • Maintaining quality when scaling-up from coupons to production-ready parts
      • Optimizing a cure cycle for improved production rates
    • Production Troubleshooting
      • Practice for troubleshooting a Light RTM step
      • Troubleshooting a cure cycle for improved production rates
      • Maintaining part quality when changing curing equipment
      • Troubleshooting part quality during cure when changing the reinforcement
      • Troubleshooting tooling to achieve part quality
      • Troubleshooting scale-up issues from thin to thick parts
      • Ensuring appropriate resin flow and part consolidation for a new cure cycle
      • Troubleshooting scaling-up issues from coupons to parts
      • Ensuring appropriate resin flow and part consolidation for a new material
      • Troubleshooting quality issues during cure for different equipment types
      • Transitioning tooling styles between different thermal transformation equipment
      • Troubleshooting scaling issues from small to large parts
      • Troubleshooting when changing production tooling material
  • Case Studies
    • Development
      • Lack of Requirements in Product Development
      • Conducting a thermal tooling survey on three complex tools of different materials
      • Developing for Future Production Scale Up
      • Use of Right Sized Simulation to Aid Decision Making in Thermoplastic Composite Manufacturing Systems
      • Feasibility of Using Composite Materials in Mobile Food Truck Tandoor Ovens
      • Automotive Battery Enclosure Material and Manufacturing Assessment
      • Product Development Stage Gate Methodology for a Composite Shroud
      • Process Selection for a Composite Transit Vehicle Door
    • Optimization
      • Optimization of a hot press process for bike components
      • Optimizing Cost vs Weight for Low Production Volume Parts
      • Cost Comparison Study of a GFRP Leisure Boat Hull Manufacturing Method; Spray Up vs Resin Infusion
      • Using Barcol Hardness Measurements to Correlate Hardness and Degree of Cure
    • Troubleshooting
      • Troubleshooting of room temperature processes for large recreational and industrial parts
  • Perspectives
    • Presentations
      • Dr. Anoush Poursartip's cdmHUB global composites expert webinar
    • Interviews
      • Interview with Prof. Kevin Potter
    • AIM Events - Webinars
      • Introduction to quality assurance and quality control in composites
      • The Current State of Composite Materials in the Bicycle Industry
      • Advanced x-ray imaging of carbon fiber microstructure
      • Implementation of Bolted Joints in Composites
      • Filament Winding
      • Introduction to Bolted Joints in Composites
      • Introduction to Damage and Repair of Composite Sandwich Structures
      • Introduction to Non-Destructive Testing of Composite Materials
      • Introduction to Repair of Composite Structures
      • Viscoelasticity and Composite Materials
      • Introduction to Adhesive Bonding - Part II
      • Introduction to Adhesive Bonding - Part I
      • Sandwich Panels in Aerospace
      • Introduction to Tooling for Composite Materials Processing
      • An Introduction to Composites Sustainability
      • Porosity in Composite Materials - Part II
      • Porosity in Composite Materials - Part I
      • Pultrusion of Thermoplastic Composites
      • Simulation models for rapid liquid composite molding
      • CKN’s Approach to Developing Products with Composite Materials
      • Introduction to Sandwich Structures - Materials and Processing
      • Case Study: Optimizing a Press Moulding Process
      • Introduction to the welding of thermoplastic composites
      • Introduction to the processing of thermoplastic composites
      • Heat Transfer in Composites Processing
      • Effect of cure on mechanical properties of a composite (Part 2 of 2)
      • Effect of cure on mechanical properties of a composite (Part 1 of 2)
      • Fabric Forming: how it affects design and processing, and how simulation can address this
      • Fibre Architecture: Availability, pros and cons, and selection for my application
      • Strengthening the Canadian Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Ecosystem: What types of intellectual property matter, and to whom?
      • Understanding Polyester Resin Processing: The Effect of Ambient Temperature on the Final Part
      • Composites Process Simulation: A Review of the State of the Art for Product Development
      • Resin Behaviour During Processing: What are the key resin properties to consider when developing a manufacturing process?
      • The Composites Knowledge in Practice Centre – an open resource for composites manufacturing knowledge and best practices
      • Deconstructing composites ''processing'' - Why it seems so complex and how to think about it in a structured way
      • Parameters for Structural Analysis of Composites
      • Costing composite parts
      • Composite materials engineering webinar series
        • Composite materials engineering webinar session 1 - Introduction
        • Composite materials engineering webinar session 2 - Constituent Materials - Fiber
        • Composite materials engineering webinar session 3 - Constituent materials - Resin
        • Composite materials engineering webinar session 4 - Thermal management and resin cure
        • Composite materials engineering webinar session 5 - Manufacturing processes - Introduction
        • Composite materials engineering webinar session 6 - Manufacturing processes - Prepreg processing
        • Composite materials engineering webinar session 7 - Manufacturing processes - Liquid composite moulding
        • Composite materials engineering webinar session 8 - Mechanics of composites - Part 1: Lamina level
        • Composite materials engineering webinar session 9 - Mechanics of composites - Part 2: Laminate level
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The factory - A159Factory cells (where and how) - A208Material deposition - A182Vacuum assisted resin transfer moulding (VARTM)/resin infusion (VARI) - A290

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