Benefits
This programme aims to equip workers in the PE industry towards higher-value manufacturing activities and higher productivity. Since the inception of the programme in 2008 till date, we have trained 300 plus PMETs and at least 50 companies have benefited from sending their employees for training.

Who Should Join
This course is designed for engineers, researchers, and technicians from precision engineering, electronics, aerospace and automotive and other relevant industrial sectors.  The course will benefit the participants in their respective work areas. 

[ Modules ]
M1:  Laser Machining Technology
Laser is becoming an essential tool in many industrial applications, where it demonstrates unparallel capability in terms of speed and flexibility. An understanding of material removal under different processing conditions and selecting the right laser will affect the quality of the parts. This module will introduce the fundamentals of laser technology, examines the laser hazards, and the safety measures required in an industrial workplace. It provides fundamental understanding of laser beam to material interactions through heat transfer, which can be applied to common laser processes such as cutting, drilling, and marking. The course will also introduce emerging technologies such as laser texturing for surface property enhancement, as well as established and new industrial applications. Participants will be guided with hands-on experience on using laser systems available in SIMTech to enhance their understanding of laser machining technology.

What You Will Learn
• How to use Laser Safely
- Laser beam characterisation
- Safe use of laser in manufacturing
- Case study: Setup of laser beam expander and collimator

• How to apply Laser Machining Processes
- Heat transfer in laser processing
- Laser cutting
- Laser drilling
- Case study: High quality laser cutting of electronic substrates
- Case study: Defect minimisation in laser drilling of metal sheets

• How to apply Laser Surface Modification and Emerging Technologies
- Laser marking and texturing
- New industrial applications and emerging technologies
- Case study: Laser surface texturing for modification of surface wettability in medial applications

M2:  Injection Moulding Tool Design Technology  
Polymer materials are widely used in all walks of our lives. In recent years owing to the advancement of materials and process technologies, more and more applications have been developed for polymer materials in high precision and high demanding industries such as in the automotive, aerospace, photonic, computer and medical device industries. However, to make good use of the advanced polymer materials, it is essential to have a good understanding of polymeric material properties and the process technologies. The objective of the course is to provide the participants with an opportunity to gain a good understanding and essential practical skills on polymeric materials processing properties and the injection moulding and mould design technologies. The course comprises 3 main topics, covering injection mould design principles, applications of CAE techniques in mould design, and injection moulding processes. Industrial mould design application examples will be introduced and studied through case studies. On completion of this unit, learners will be equipped the knowledge and application kills to employ the injection moulding tool design technology for industrial application. 

What You Will Learn
• How to select materials for injection moulding process
- Polymer materials: Properties and industry applications
- Polymer materials selection and product design
- Injection moulding process and mould design
- Case study: Plastic material selection, part design and mould design for high precision biomedical device

• How to apply CAE for mould design and mould flow analysis
- Mould design using 3D CAD Platform: Pro-E, Auto CAD
- Injection mould FEM modelling and boundary condition setup
- Mould flow analysis, results interpretation, and process optimisation
- Case study: Design optimisation of injection mould for high precision biomedical device moulding

• How to apply injection moulding process and troubleshooting techniques
- Injection moulding machine operation and process parameters
- Moulded part testing and characterisation techniques
- Moulding defects and troubleshooting techniques
- Case study: Injection mould and moulding process development for high precision biomedical device production and quality inspection

M3:  Knowledge Based High Speed Machining
High speed machining technique has being widely used in the manufacturing industries, such as aerospace, automotive, marine, medtech, moulds and dies, offshore, etc. This Module will dedicate to providing comprehensive training to participants on high speed machining techniques, of which introduces several high speed machining methods that may be used to carry out machining of 3D complex parts with good surface quality, high geometrical accuracy and high efficiency. It covers machining mechanics, machine tool dynamics, work materials, cutting tool materials, cutting tool selection, high speed machining strategy, NC code generation and measurement. Applications include 3D complex components and difficult-to-machine materials used in different industrial sectors such as precision engineering, aerospace, semiconductor, automotives, marine, electronics, biomedical and life science, consumer products, etc.

What You Will Learn
• How to apply High Speed Machining
- High speed machining overview
- Machining principles and fundamentals
- High speed grinding technology
- High speed machining strategy
- QuickCNC NC code generation for HSM
- Case study: HSM of micro wave channel for microfluidic applications

• How to select High Speed Machining tools
- Work materials
- HSM tool materials
- Tool selection based on work materials
- Case study: HSM tool wear classification

• How to apply High Speed Machining
- Machine tool dynamics
- Geometrical measurement
- Case study: Chatter free high speed pocket milling for mould and die application

M4:  Advanced Metal Forming and Casting Technology
Bulk forming and casting are used for producing metallic components for a wide range of engineering applications in various industries such as aerospace, electronic, automotive, bio-medical etc.  This course will provide participants with a better understanding of current, advanced and novel forming as well as casting methods.  It will also offer opportunities for hands-on experience with these technologies. The course also covers forming technologies in manufacturing bulk metal components including cold forging and cold rotary forming of light metal and steels; finite element simulation technology, metallurgy for bulk metal forming as well as casting and liquid forging technologies on aluminum alloys. Participants will gain insight into achieving high accuracy and quality in the formed components, material performance, process characteristics and evaluation of manufacturing cost.  The course will include hands-on experiments, operation and study using the equipment available in SIMTech. 

What You Will Learn
• How to apply advanced and novel metal forming processes
- Principles of bulk forming
- Combined stamping and cold forging
- Form rolling and flow forming (spin forming)
- Case study: Flow forming of hard to deform materials for aerospace parts

• How to apply metal forming simulation and material characterisation
- Finite element simulation for cold bulk forming
- “3M” : material characterisation, metallurgy, and material failure analysis
- Case study: Simulation and characterisation of Al alloy for sheet metal applications

• How to apply casting and liquid forging technology
- Casting and liquid forging fundamentals
- Metallurgy and simulation in casting
- Case study: Liquid forging of Al6XXX alloy for heat sink components

M5:  Surface and Coating Technologies
Surface and coating technologies have played a pivotal role in the precision engineering industry. Participants will learn the surface engineering technologies commonly used in industrial and domestic appliances or components, cutting and forming tools, mould and dies, and generic wear components. Both wet and dry coating technologies, including surface cleaning, electro- and/or electroless- plating, sol-gel, physical vapour deposition (PVD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) will be trained in this module. The course aims to furnish participants with a better understanding on surface engineering and coating technologies coupled with essential case studies to process, characterize and assess various types of coating materials for applications in precision engineering.

What You Will Learn
• How to apply sol-gel coating technologies
- Fundamentals of sol-gel coating technologies
- Introduction to easy-clean coatings
- Case study: Hydrophobic easy-to-clean coating for metallic and plastic substrates
- Case study: Hydrophilic self-cleaning TiO2 coating for construction applications

• How to apply corrosion resistant composite coatings
- Summary of Cr-free, self-healing and developing trend
- Surface cleaning technologies
- Sol-gel composite coatings for corrosion protection
- EN composite coatings for corrosion protection
- Case study: Corrosion-resistant hybrid composite coating for light alloys protection

• How to apply PVD/CVD hard coatings for wear protection
- Fundamentals of vacuum systems and plasma characteristics
- PVD/CVD technologies for wear resistant hard coatings
- Case study: Black wear resistant a-C composite coatings for IC-chip pick up nozzles
- Case study: Oxidation and wear resistant CrAIN coatings for cutting tools applications

M6:  Advanced Joining Technologies
Joining technologies have being widely employed in almost all industrial sectors, from aerospace, automotive, to marine and offshore, and from energy, chemicals, to electronics and medicals. This module will dedicate to providing comprehensive training to participants with the state-of-the-art joining techniques through classroom lectures, lab hands-on training and practical case studies on fundamental process knowledge, material characterization, process control and optimization, quality and reliability evaluation, as well as international regulations.  It aims to provide the participants with a sound understanding of joining technologies and essential practical skills and competency so that they are able to apply the advanced joining technologies in their respective work environments.

What You Will Learn
• Usage of Metal welding
- Fusion welding metallurgy and physics
- Arc welding and its applications
- Laser welding and cladding applications
- Case study: Welding repair of pressure vessel component using shielded metal arc process
- Case study: Repair of turbocharger components using laser cladding

• How to apply Liquid/Solid state joining
- Soldering and brazing techniques
- Solid state diffusion bonding
- Case study: Soldering and diffusion bonding for electronic devices and performance assessment of their joints

• How to apply Polymer joining
- Adhesive bonding
- Plastic direct bonding
- Case study: Ultrasonic plastics welding process design and polymer joint performance evaluation

When & Where
• Commencement date: August 2012 for the Full Specialist Diploma Course
                       
• Course Duration:  One-year part-time course for the full Specialist Diploma

• Venue: Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology
               71 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 639075
               Tuesday and Thursday from 6.30pm to 9.30pm

[ Course schedule ]
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[ Admission requirements & Course duration ]
  • 1-year part-time course consists of 5 modules. Participants need to complete any of the 5 modules in order to be awarded the diploma.
  • Up to three evenings per week from 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm

[ Course fee ]
• Singaporeans and Permanent Residents are entitled to enjoy 70% funding from Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA)
• S$12,000.00 for Full Specialist Diploma (Before GST & Funding)

[ How to apply ]
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Please email your CV and academic certifications to pe-wsq@SIMTech.a-star.edu.sg

[ Contact person ]
Miss Connie Ng
Tel:  6793 8986
Email: yyng@SIMTech.a-star.edu.sg

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