Short course/CPD
Precision Engineering
Course date: Please enquire
Course overview
A highly practical, results orientated five day intensive short course covering the basic principles and state-of-the-art concepts to increase the precision, accuracy and reliability of machine tools and products.
Location
Course fee:
- £1400 - Standard. 20% discount for Cranfield alumni, 10% discount for colleagues of alumni
- £1340 - Professional/trade association discount
- £1280 - Multiple bookings*
*Minimum of five delegates.
Accommodation fee:
Accommodation is not included in the price.
Speakers
Professor of Ultra Precision Technologies at Cranfield and previously SKF Group Research and Development Manager of Precision Production Engineering.
Senior Research Fellow at Cranfield. He has considerable industrial experience in precision machine tool development.
Professor of Microengineering. He is the author of the book entitled “Principles and Practice of Photochemical Machining and Photoetching”.
Research Fellow at Cranfield leading the development of high performance grinding processes for aerospace, automotive and optical components. He is also the Research Manager for the Cranfield Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre.
Research Fellow at Cranfield having in-depth expertise of plasma physics and application to surface fabrication.
Professor Pat McKeown, OBE, FREng
Professor Emeritus at Cranfield, previously the Director of CUPE and the Chairman of Cranfield Precision Engineering Group of companies. A founder and first president of euspen Ltd.
Martin Culpepper
Rockwell International Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is also the Assistant Director of the MIT Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity.
Richard May-Miller
Project Engineer at Cranfield Precision with particular experience in control software and metrology for high precision machines.
David Walker
Director of the Optical Sciences Laboratory at University College London and the Technical Director of Zeeko Ltd.
Liam Blunt
Taylor Hobson Professor of Surface Metrology at the University of Huddersfield. He has been heavily involved in the development of 3D surface measurement and is the Director of the Centre for Precision Technology at Huddersfield.
How to register
To request a place on this course, please complete the online Registration Form.
If you have any queries please contact:
Cranfield University
Cranfield
Bedfordshire
MK43 0AL, UK
T: +44 (0) 1234 754176
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
F: +44 (0) 1234 751206
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Booking ConditionsCourse description
Gain knowledge to increase the precision, accuracy and reliability of your machines and products
This results oriented course focuses on how you can increase the precision and accuracy of machines, products and processes. Substantial benefits can be gained in a variety of applications ranging from ultra-precision to traditional mass production. In design and manufacturing, increasing precision and accuracy can multiply opportunities and capabilities and lead to breakthroughs.
In automotive, optics, machine tools, general manufacturing, micro-electronics, instrumentation and other industries, increasing the precision and accuracy can result in products and processes with greater capabilities, better reliability, and higher quality. This in turn can produce higher productivity, better sales potential, higher profits and improved competitive position.
Gain awareness to help you increase the precision and profitability of manufacturing facilities you develop and purchase
This course will give you the basic precision engineering principles and state-of-the-art concepts for designing higher precision and accuracy into your machines, products and processes, whether they are ultra precision or otherwise.
As an engineer you will find the basic principles to be simple yet powerful tools for improving machine performance; the latest concepts will put you at the forefront of precision engineering technology. The course will emphasize practical information that you will be able to apply immediately and profitably to your design and manufacturing efforts.
Gain a valuable reference manual from the extensive course documentation
You will receive an extensive course manual that includes all the course content and a broad selection of pertinent papers from a variety of sources. The manual will complement the lectures and provide an invaluable reference tool in your workplace.
Find solutions to your ‘real’ design and manufacturing problems from this interactive learning opportunity
Throughout the course the speakers will encourage your questions, comments and participation. You are invited to come prepared with questions, issues and problems for discussion in relation to your specific design and manufacturing operations. Break times, lunches and evenings provide the opportunity for ongoing discussions with the instructors and also fellow participants. In addition, the final day of the course includes scheduled time for discussion and debate.
Have opportunities for discussion with respected and internationally recognised, precision engineering experts
This course is based on the highly successful short course series developed by Professors Pat McKeown, John Corbett and Paul Shore at Cranfield University. It has previously been provided in Europe, the USA and numerous Asian countries during the last 20 years. With constant updating of content and with newly engaged internationally renowned instructors this course offers a unique blend of the most current technical knowledge.
Who should attend?
This short course is also a module associated with a Masters-level programme. For further information please click on the programme title directly above in the Quick navigation box.
