Manufacturing a product requires a great amount of communication among all the people involved. Much of the communication must come from engineers. Engineers use a variety of methods to communicate this required information.

Learning Objectives
  • List methods engineers use to communicate design requirements
  • List methods engineers use to communicate manufacturing requirements

Language: English
Estimate Time (Hrs.): 1.5

In composite manufacturing, work instructions are used extensively for kitting, completing layups, curing, and machining or trimming. Work instructions enable you to produce a quality composite part.

Learning Objectives
  • Relate work instructions to an engineering drawing
  • Understand why work instructions are needed to provide necessary information 
Language: English
Estimate Time (Hrs.): 1.1

Understanding the information contained on an engineering drawing for a composite product is critical to successfully manufacturing the product. In this course, you will learn how to decipher this information.

Learning Objectives
  • Identify common components of an engineering drawing for composite parts
  • Distinguish between flag notes and general notes
  • Identify the information found in ply tables
  • Identify the information in splice control tables
Language: English
Estimate Time (Hrs.): 1.1