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Advanced manufacturing training courses
The MTC’s cutting edge training courses help to develop, enable and inspire your workforce, providing tangible business improvements and a return on investment. Take a look at our courses below and book now.
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Leadership & Management
Personal Resilience
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 0.5 Hour
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This online module is designed to help you to think about and develop your own resilience.
Additive Manufacturing
Advanced Introduction to Additive Manufacturing – Online & Live
Method: Online & Live Level: Introduction Cost: £300 +VAT Duration: 1 Day
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Delivered online by our expert engineering team at the home of the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM), this virtual classroom course will provide you with knowledge of the associated principles, processes, materials and design approaches of additive manufacturing.
Additive Manufacturing
Design for Metal Powder Bed Fusion – Online & Live
Method: Online & Live Level: Introduction Cost: £600 +VAT Duration: 2 Days
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This interactive online course will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to be able to exploit the design freedom of Additive Manufacturing and take a design from conception through to AM processing.
Additive Manufacturing
Implementing Powder Management – Online & Live
Method: Online & Live Level: Introduction Cost: £300 +VAT Duration: 1 Day
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Delivered by our expert materials quality engineering team, this online course will provide you with the tools to develop a comprehensive powder management framework you can apply to your organisation.
Laser Processing
Laser Processing – Online & Live
Method: Online & Live Level: Introduction Cost: £300 +VAT Duration: 1 Day
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Delivered online by our expert engineering team here at the MTC, this course will introduce you to laser processing technologies, their capabilities, limitations and what applications are currently available.
Additive Manufacturing
Foundation Certificate in Additive Manufacturing
Level: Introduction Cost: £399 +VAT
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Start your journey to becoming an Additive Manufacturing expert today
Just £399 (+VAT)
Take MTC Training’s first fully online certificate in partnership with the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM).
Designed as an introduction to additive manufacturing by experts from the national centre, you’ll get to grips with this disruptive technology and receive an NCAM endorsed certificate.
Leadership & Management
Managing Your Continuing Professional Development
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Whether you’re a manager responsible for supporting your team’s development, or a team member who wants to create and drive your own CPD, this course will give you the tools and skills to create personalised, achievable action plans that help push careers forward.
Leadership & Management
Developing People in the Workplace
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Do you need to successfully plan and manage your team members’ individual professional progression? This 60-minute online course will give you everything you need to be able to identify training needs, manage potential conflict, and conduct performance appraisals in a detailed and engaging way.
Leadership & Management
Project Management
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Designed to help you better understand the role of a project manager and what you need to do to improve your project management capability, this 60-minute online module will give you all the skills and knowledge that you need to successfully manage a project from start to finish.
Leadership & Management
Managing Recruitment
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Are you responsible for managing teams, recruiting new staff members, or involved in planning for future human resource needs? This course will help you understand human resource planning, develop the knowledge and skill to manage recruitment, and show you how to plan and implement recruitment in line with legal and business requirements.
Leadership & Management
Managing Stress and Conflict
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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The ability to recognise stress and conflict and to understand how they’re linked is crucial to effectively managing their effects. This 40-minute course will giving you the skills and knowledge to help control stress and conflict within your team.
Leadership & Management
Solving Problems by Making Effective Decisions
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Do you want to identify and solve problems more effectively through better decision-making? This course provides established problem-solving tools and techniques that you can use to evaluate possible courses of action, helping you to improve your leadership by making sound decisions based on practical considerations.
Leadership & Management
Leading Innovation and Change
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Innovation and change management are crucial for modern organisations. This module will help you to understand why, before giving you the tools you need to identify possibilities for innovation within your own organisation and successfully implement those changes.
Leadership & Management
Delivering Professional Presentations
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Do you want to deliver more engaging presentations confidently and professionally? This 60-minute online module will give you the tools, skills and knowledge to prepare, create and deliver slick and effective presentations that have a real impact on your target audience.
Leadership & Management
Developing and Leading Teams to Achieve Goals
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Do you want to identify and solve problems more effectively through better decision-making? This course provides established problem-solving tools and techniques that you can use to evaluate possible courses of action, helping you to improve your leadership by making sound decisions based on practical considerations.
Leadership & Management
Finance for Non-Financial Managers
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Are you new to company finance? Do you need to know how to use ratios to interpret financial information and create a budget? This 60-minute module will give you an introductory level of understanding of company finance, as well as the tools, skills and knowledge to interpret financial statements and plan a budget within your organisation.
Leadership & Management
Managing Improvement: The Sales Process
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Do you want to critically assess and improve your effectiveness in meeting and exceeding client requirements? This course will help you to enhance your selling skills and provide excellent customer service, giving you the tools and knowledge to close sales and build effective long-term client relationships.
Leadership & Management
Understanding the Organisational Environment
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Do you want to understand how the macro environment affects an organisation? This 60-minute module will enable you to conduct a full analysis of external factors that affect your organisation and to create a subsequent action plan.
Leadership & Management
Developing Individual Mental Toughness
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 0.5 Hour
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Do you want to improve your levels of personal resilience? By completing this module, you’ll be empowered to correctly use the given tools to develop your own mental toughness, as well as understanding how to plan and execute exercises for improvement.
Leadership & Management
Becoming an Effective Leader
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Are you a fledgling leader looking for a better understanding of your role and responsibilities? This course will help you to critically evaluate and improve your own leadership abilities over several key areas, including communication, motivation and delegation. We’ll also show you how to follow up the course by creating a detailed personal development plan that will support your ongoing development into an effective leader for your team.
Leadership & Management
Managing Customer Relations
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 0.5 Hour
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Do you want to improve your organisation’s ability to meet customer requirements? This 30-minute online module will give you the tools and knowledge to manage, delight and retain your customers. Topics include effective CRM use, how to instil a culture of customer service excellence, and how to manage a supply chain in a way that enhances the customer experience,
Leadership & Management
Effective Writing
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Do you want to improve your writing skills? This 60-minute module will help you to write more effectively and persuasively. You’ll also learn about the correct use of punctuation, and how to identify the best communication tools for each situation, helping you to get your message across to you audience clearly and concisely every time.
Leadership & Management
Understanding the Importance of Marketing
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Are you a manager looking for up-to-date and practical advice on how to devise and execute effective marketing campaigns? This course will give you the skills and knowledge you need to create and execute a considered marketing plan that successfully identifies, targets and engages your customers.
Leadership & Management
Developing Your Leadership Style
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Would you like to assess and develop your leadership behaviours and effectiveness? Over 60 minutes, you’ll learn about the implications of your leadership approach on your team members, and how to improve both your performance and that of your organisation. We’ll help you to assess your strengths and weaknesses, and show you how to improve performance and engagement within your team.
Leadership & Management
Managing for Efficiency and Effectiveness
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Would you like to assess and develop your leadership behaviours and effectiveness? Over 60 minutes, you’ll learn about the implications of your leadership approach on your team members, and how to improve both your performance and that of your organisation. We’ll help you to assess your strengths and weaknesses, and show you how to improve performance and engagement within your team.
Leadership & Management
Understanding the Management Role
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £35 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Are you an aspiring manager or new to your management role? This course will help you to communicate effectively with members of your team and plan and execute a plan for personal development. You’ll also learn to draft mission statements and vision statements, how to set strategic direction, and identify different types of stakeholders.
Laser Processing
Laser Processing
Method: Face to Face Level: Introduction Cost: £900 +VAT Duration: 2 Days
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The overall aim of this course is to increase the awareness, amongst potential users, of laser materials processing technology, its capabilities, applications and limitations. The course will be a mixture of classroom lectures and hands-on practical experience using industrial laser systems.
Additive Manufacturing
Reverse Engineering Parts by Additive Manufacturing
Method: Face to Face Level: Intermediate Cost: £450 +VAT Duration: 1 Day
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This course will enable you to design an appropriate process to reverse engineer a selected part so that it can be made using AM.
Additive Manufacturing
Design for Polymer Powder Bed Fusion
Method: Face to Face Level: Intermediate Cost: £900 +VAT Duration: 2 Days
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This hands-on practical course will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to be able to exploit the design freedom of polymer Additive Manufacturing and take a design from conception through to AM processing.
Additive Manufacturing
Essential Requirements Capture for Additive Manufacturing
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £25 +VAT Duration: 0.5 Hour
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This online course will provide engineers with a clear process to ensure that they capture all requirements for a particular AM part or assembly such that it can be designed and made to match the client’s needs.
Additive Manufacturing
Best Practice in Powder Handling
Method: Face to Face Level: Introduction Cost: £900 +VAT Duration: 2 Days
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This 2 day face to face course will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to be able to safely handle and process AM powders, mainly metals, but also polymers, and will demonstrate the various stages involved from initial receipt through to disposal.
Additive Manufacturing
Design for Metal Powder Bed Fusion
Method: Online learning Level: Advanced Cost: £399.00 +VAT Duration: 8 Hours
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Using a mix of interactive videos featuring experts from within the Design for Additive Manufacture team from the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM), online discussions, software simulations and self-paced activities, this online course will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge that you need to be able to exploit the design freedom of additive manufacturing.
It will take you through the stages needed, from conception to the design of a component using best practice methods and appropriate software, to ensure that your component is optimised for function and manufacturing via metal powder bed fusion additive methods.
Additive Manufacturing
Best Practice in Powder Management
Method: Face to Face Level: Intermediate Cost: £450 +VAT Duration: 1 Day
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Delivered by our expert Materials Quality engineering team, this face-to-face course will provide you with a comprehensive powder management framework you can apply to your organisation.
Additive Manufacturing
Design Rules for Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion
Method: Online learning Level: Advanced Cost: £49.99 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Upon completion of this course you will be able to prepare a model fit for submission to a bureau to be manufactured using Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion.
Additive Manufacturing
Developing the Business Case for Additive Manufacturing Adoption
Method: Online learning Level: Intermediate Cost: £399 +VAT Duration: 8 Hours
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This course will enable you to develop a business case for using AM for a selected application. You will gain skills in using a process-based approach to: define the costs for each production step; consider the opportunities and benefits of AM for the selected component; and develop a recommendation based on a quantified value of AM to the business and end user.
Digital Construction
Design for Manufacture & Assembly for Construction
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £Free +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Delivered by our experts, this course aims to help you understand the unique opportunities available to you through Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) as well as considering the benefits and challenges which come with introducing DfMA into your business.
Additive Manufacturing
Advanced Introduction to Additive Manufacturing
Method: Face to Face Level: Intermediate Cost: £450 +VAT Duration: 1 Day
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Delivered at the home of the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM) by our expert engineering team, this 1 day face-to-face course will provide you with the knowledge of the associated principles, processes, materials and design approaches for Industrial 3D printing.
Additive Manufacturing
Best Practice in Process Selection
Method: Face to Face Level: Intermediate Cost: £450 +VAT Duration: 1 Day
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During this one day course you will compare the 7 ASTM defined processes in Additive Manufacturing, along with their sub-processes. You will work through realistic case studies, applying part selection and down selection principles and gradually put together a case for its technical, commercial and overall feasibility using a given technology. You will then apply this methodology to select an appropriate manufacturing unit.
Additive Manufacturing
Practical Insight into Directed Energy Deposition
Method: Face to Face Level: Intermediate Cost: £1350 +VAT Duration: 3 Days
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Delivered by the expert engineers from the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing. This course will give participants practical experience of the end-to-end processes needed for Industrial Directed Energy Deposition; including design, materials, technology, production and post-processing.
Automation & Robotics
Implementing Robotics into your Business
Method: Blended Learning Level: Introduction Cost: £450 +VAT
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Delivered by the MTC's Intelligent Automation experts, this blended course will provide you with the necessary tools, techniques and processes to evaluate the opportunity, develop the business case and deploy the implementation plan to integrate automation and robotics into your business.
Additive Manufacturing
A Guide to Additive Manufacturing for Engineers Part 1
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £Free +VAT Duration: 0.5 Hours
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This highly interactive online learning course will provide you with insight into each of the seven Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes and their associated materials. The course will help you make an informed decision about whether Industrial 3D printing can be adopted by your business.
Additive Manufacturing
A Guide to Additive Manufacturing for Engineers Part 2
Method: Online learning Level: Intermediate Cost: £99.98 +VAT Duration: 2 Hours
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The second part of this interactive online course will provide further insight into Additive Manufacturing (AM), focusing on the seven AM processes and their associated materials. This final part of the training will help you decide whether to adopt Industrial 3D printing into your manufacturing processes.
Additive Manufacturing
Best Practice in Process Selection
Method: Online learning Level: Intermediate Cost: £49.99 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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On this compact four-module course you will learn how to select the most appropriate technology for your requirements. Includes our unique two-stage process selection tool which helps narrow down the available processes on a total of 18 criteria. Our methodology can also be used to select the most appropriate machine in a given technology.
Additive Manufacturing
Design Rules for Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Method: Online learning Level: Advanced Cost: £49.99 +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Upon completion of this course you will be able to prepare a model fit for submission to a bureau to be manufactured using Laser Powder Bed Fusion.
Additive Manufacturing
Bespoke Training in Additive Manufacturing
Level: Introduction Cost: £POA +VAT
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Additive Manufacturing
Technical Insight into Design for Additive Manufacturing
Method: Virtual Classroom Level: Introduction Cost: £95 +VAT Duration: 1.5 Hours
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Delivered by experts from the home of the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM) the aim of this course is to help you appreciate and contextualise the unique design opportunities opened up by Industrial 3D Printing, as well as considering the challenges which come when designing for this rapidly evolving technology.
Additive Manufacturing
Design for Metal Powder Bed Fusion
Method: Face to Face Level: Intermediate Cost: £1350 +VAT Duration: 3 Days
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This 3 day face-to-face course, delivered at the home of the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM) by our expert engineering team, will provide you with all the necessary skills and knowledge to be able to exploit the design freedom that Industrial 3D printing offers. Learn how to take a design from conception through to processing including material selection.
Additive Manufacturing
Practical Insight into Metal Powder Bed Fusion
Method: Face to Face Level: Intermediate Cost: £2250 +VAT Duration: 5 Days
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This 5 day face-to-face course is delivered by the expert engineering team from the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM). You will get practical experience of the end-to-end processes needed for Industrial 3D printing, including design, production and post-processing required for Metal Powder Bed Fusion
Additive Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing Health, Safety, Risks and Mitigation
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £74.98 +VAT Duration: 1.5 Hours
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This interactive online course will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to apply Health and Safety best practice guidelines to Additive Manufacturing equipment, materials and post processing. You will learn to recognise unsafe practices and risks, and how to apply appropriate mitigation techniques.
Digital Manufacturing
Technical Insight into Digital Manufacturing
Method: Virtual Classroom Level: Intermediate Cost: £95 +VAT Duration: 1.5 Hours
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This course has been designed for Design Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Product Designers, Research Engineers or Technical Managers who have an interest in integrating digital tools into manufacturing.
Additive Manufacturing
Technical Insight into Additive Manufacturing
Method: Virtual Classroom Level: Introduction Cost: £95 +VAT Duration: 1.5 Hours
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Delivered live from the home of the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM), this online session gives you the opportunity to see and hear presentations from the expert Additive Manufacturing (AM) team about the routes into AM, and discuss the benefits and design possibilities.
Automation & Robotics
Introduction to Robot Programming
Method: Face to Face Level: Intermediate Cost: £1975 +VAT Duration: 5 Days
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This practical 5 day face to face course will give you the key skills to work with a 6 axis industrial robot cell. Starting with basic programming, moving onto troubleshooting and recovery techniques, our experts will teach you all you need to know to work effectively with a robot.
Automation & Robotics
Implementing Automation & Robotics
Method: Online learning Level: Intermediate Cost: £Free +VAT Duration: 1 Hour
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Developed by the MTC’s Robotics & Automation experts, this online learning course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to help you make informed decisions about the introduction of automation and robotics to your business.
Automation & Robotics
Technical Insight into Automation and Robotics
Method: Virtual Classroom Level: Introduction Cost: £95 +VAT Duration: 1.5 Hours
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Delivered live by experts from the MTC’s Robotics & Automation team, this virtual classroom provides you with insight into the use of Automation & Robotics within manufacturing. The course enables you to make informed decisions based on facts and expert opinions on the use of automation and robotics within your business.
Business Improvement
Design Drawing Best Practice
Method: Face to Face Level: Intermediate Cost: £1185 +VAT Duration: 3 Days
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Delivered by the MTC's Research Engineering Team, this course will provide the skills and knowledge to reduce costs by correctly interpreting, drawing and checking drawings to BS8888.
Digital Manufacturing
Introduction to Digital Manufacturing
Method: Online learning Level: Introduction Cost: £24.99 +VAT Duration: 0.5 Hours
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This course has been developed by the MTC’s Digital Manufacturing experts to help you make informed decisions on the implementation of digital tools into your manufacturing processes.
Additive Manufacturing
A Guide to Design for Metal Powder Bed Fusion
Method: Online learning Level: Intermediate Cost: £149.97 +VAT Duration: 3 Hours
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Delivered by experts from the home of the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM) the aim of this course is to help you appreciate and contextualise the unique design opportunities opened up by Industrial 3D Printing, as well as considering the challenges which come when designing for this rapidly evolving technology.
Business Improvement
Business Improvement Techniques
Method: Face to Face Level: Intermediate Cost: £1580 +VAT Duration: 4 Days
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Delivered by senior consultants from the MTC's Manufacturing Operational Efficiency (MOE) team, this course will improve your understanding of Lean and Continuous Improvement techniques and enable you to identify how they can be implemented within your own organisation.