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  • Introduction to Composites
    • Fundamentals of composite materials
      • Composites design
      • Composites manufacturing
    • Systems approach to composite materials
  • Foundational Knowledge
    • Materials science
      • Material structure
        • Polymer (matrix) structure
          • Thermoplastic polymers
          • Thermoset polymers
      • Material properties
        • Basic Definitions of Material Properties
          • Thermal conductivity
          • Specific heat capacity
          • Thermal diffusivity
        • Polymer properties
          • Heat of reaction
          • Degree of cure
          • Viscosity (resin)
          • Glass transition temperature (Tg)
        • Reinforcement properties
        • Composite properties
          • Macro-Mechanics
          • Micro-Mechanics
    • Processing science
      • Thermal behaviour
        • Heat transfer
          • Conduction
          • Convection
        • Thermal phase transitions of polymers
        • Cure of thermosetting polymers
    • Foundational method documents
      • How to measure curing time and degree of cure
      • How to measure gel time
      • How to measure reinforcement content (and corresponding matrix content)
      • Tensile Testing
  • Systems Knowledge
    • System parameters - inputs and outcomes
    • System interactions
    • 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 tooling in a RSDM system
      • Effect of equipment in a RSDM system
    • Machining and assembly management (MAM)
    • Quality/inspection management (QIM)
    • Systems knowledge method documents
      • How to perform an experimental thermal profile
  • Systems Catalogue
    • The factory
      • Factory layout (where)
      • Objects in the factory (what)
        • Material
          • Cores & inserts
            • Foam
            • Honeycomb
          • Prepreg
          • Matrix
            • Epoxy resin
            • Polyester resin
        • Shape
        • Tooling and consumables
        • Equipment
          • Autoclave
          • Oven
          • Room temperature transformation
          • Hot press
      • Factory cells (where and how)
        • Material deposition
          • Compression moulding
          • Vacuum assisted resin transfer moulding (VARTM)/resin infusion (VARI)
        • Thermal transformation
  • Practice
    • Integrated Product Development
      • Practice for Developing a Product
        • Selecting Functional Requirements
        • Shape Development
        • Material Selection
        • Practice for Identifying Process Steps
      • Practice for developing a process step
        • Practice for developing a thermal transformation process step
      • Ensuring appropriate resin flow and part consolidation for a new cure cycle
      • Ensuring appropriate resin flow and part consolidation for a new material
      • Ensuring tooling choice meets part quality metrics
      • Ensuring quality during curing of thick parts
      • Developing production scale tooling
      • Ensuring quality during production of variable thickness parts
      • Maintaining part quality when changing curing equipment
      • Maintaining quality when scaling-up from coupons to production-ready parts
      • Maintaining equivalency during cure for different fibre architectures
    • Production Optimization
      • Increasing throughput by curing parts simultaneously
      • Optimizing a cure cycle for improved production rates
    • Production Troubleshooting
      • Troubleshooting scaling-up issues from coupons to parts
      • Troubleshooting quality issues during cure for different equipment types
      • Transitioning tooling styles between different thermal transformation equipment
      • Troubleshooting when changing production tooling material
      • Troubleshooting tooling to achieve part quality
      • Troubleshooting a cure cycle for improved production rates
      • Troubleshooting part quality during cure when changing the reinforcement
      • Troubleshooting scale-up issues from thin to thick parts
  • Case Studies
    • Development
      • Conducting a thermal tooling survey on three complex tools of different materials
    • Optimization
      • Optimization of a hot press process for bike components
    • 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
      • 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
        • Composite materials engineering webinar session 10 - Failure of composites
        • Composite materials engineering webinar session 11 - Defects
        • Composite materials engineering webinar session 12 - Testing

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