European bonder course to be offered in North America

The ChemQuest Group Inc. (Cincinnati, OH, US) reports that, through its partnership in North America with Fraunhofer IFAM, it will deliver the EWF-European Adhesive Bonder (EAB) course Jan. 22–26, 2018.

In today’s manufacturing environment, an understanding of the factors that influence the quality of a bond is essential to quality assurance. These include surface treatment, test methods, manufacturing technology, as well as worker health and safety, and environmental protection, which are covered in the Fraunhofer IFAM EWF (EAB) course curriculum.

Beginning with adhesives fundamentals, course participants will become familiar with the advantages of adhesive bonding over other joining techniques. The integrity of the bonds will be explained using the concept of bonding forces. Participants will learn which types of adhesives are the most important to industry (and why), to include the application-dependent properties for which the adhesive is specified. Practical assignments will reinforce the correct processes and curing conditions for different adhesives systems.

The EAB course curriculum will facilitate hands-on learning in virtually any product assembly setting ranging from contract manufacturers employing manual assembly methods to the highly automated production lines of multinational OEM manufacturers (and tier suppliers). 

ChemQuest’s, Dr. Richard Hartshorn, is the IFAM-certified EAB instructor, having held management positions in adhesives research and product development for more than 30 years. Hartshorn has focused on adhesion, structural adhesives, and adhesive bond durability, and is well known in industry through his presentations and publications, to include two books, five review articles and twenty-three papers. Hartshorn has been an active member of industrial  and academic advisory boards, and holds degrees from the University of Exeter, U.K. (BSc. Chemistry) and the University of London, U.K. (Ph.D. Chemistry).

The EAB course will be hosted at the ChemQuest Technology Institute in South Boston, VA, US, approximately 90 miles from Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Students and recent graduates of college-level manufacturing technology programs to include advanced manufacturing and precision manufacturing, as well as industrial/mechanical engineers and designers, are encouraged to attend. Employees who independently bond materials in a manufacturing setting, or who otherwise use, specify, design with, or manufacture OEM and structural adhesives should attend. Technical, marketing and sales personnel employed within the adhesives value chain would benefit from attending, especially those who are new to their jobs. While there are no formal prerequisites for taking the EAB course, participants should be familiar with the course language and industry terminology.

Successful completion will result in a diploma recognized in Europe as DVS-EWF 3305 and EWF 515-01, with ANSI recognition pending in the U.S.

More information on the EWF-European Adhesive Bonder (EAB) can be found here.  Registration is now being accepted until Dec. 19, 2017, using the EAB registration form. Travel, logistics and lodging information can be accessed here.  For more information on the European Adhesive Bonder Course, please contact Ms. Lauren Tetterton, director of logistics, by phone at (434) 570-1400, or by e-mail at ltetterton@chemquest.com.