Trainings and Seminars to improve your strength and test performance

Straddling the fields of industry and research, our engineers build on knowledge that has grown through decades of extensive interdisciplinary practice and development. Theoretical or experimental proofs of strength are one of our core concerns. Demonstrating the reliability and safety of the material for the whole life of the component is a challenging task for computation engineers, designers and testers.

Benefit from our cross-industry expertise: in training sessions and seminars at your premises or at our offices, you will receive comprehensive specialist knowledge and concrete application recommendations

On this page you will find information about the following IMA training sessions:

• Aviation-specific courses for non-destructive testing (NDT)
• Applying the FKM guideline on “Computational strength verification of machine components”
• User training on WIAM® fatigue RIFEST software for computational strength verification

Aviation-specific non-destructive testing training courses

The NDT Training Centre holds training courses on non-destructive testing at its technology site in Dresden and is set to embark on a collaborative partnership with EFW Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH, Testia GmbH and IMA Materialforschung und Anwendungstechnik GmbH.

EFW Dresden is recognised by NANDTB Germany as a provider of NDT training and testing. It meets the requirements of EASA AMC 145.A.30(f).

Those attending the course will benefit from IMA Dresden’s many years of experience in materials and testing, coupled with the EFW’s expertise in aircraft conversion, maintenance and lightweight design. Together with exciting insights into aircraft conversion and work with actual testing techniques, the training will cover the latest test procedures. The trainers have extensive experience and technical expertise in this area.
It is worth highlighting that aviation-related information is based on the materials plans of the NANDTB, while the training is focused on future-oriented topics: the requirements of a maintenance company and specific aspects of component testing, knowledge of materials and approval tests. Another plus is that new developments in aviation, such as manufacturing processes, materials and test methods, are continually being incorporated.

The Training Centre offers the following courses:

• ET1 Eddy current testing level 1
• ET2 Eddy current testing level 2
• UT1 Ultrasonic testing level 1
• UT2 Ultrasonic testing level 2

The courses comply with DIN EN4179 and NAS 410, while the NDT training is accredited by NANDTB Germany and meets the EASA AMC 145.A.30(f) requirements.

Training Programme 2019

NANDTB Accreditation Elbe Flugzeugwerke

The FKM guidelines in practice

New: The next training session at the IMA Dresden will take place on 5–6/11/2018.

The FKM guideline on “Computational strength verification of machine components” applies to mechanical engineering and related fields of industry and allows computational strength verification based on nominal stresses and local elastic stresses, taking all of the relevant influences into account.

It is published by Forschungskuratorium Maschinenbau e.V. (FKM) and is currently in its 6th edition, which came out in September 2012. As the guidelines were issued under the leadership of IMA Materialforschung und Anwendungstechnik GmbH, you can get information straight from the source at our seminar.

The aim of the seminar is to get acquainted with the methodology and background to computational strength verification according to FKM guidelines. Find out more:

• the uniformly structured computational algorithm, consisting of instructions, formulae, tables and diagrams,
• as well as static and fatigue strength verification, the latter depending on the stress characteristics as a permanent, fatigue or operational strength test,
• the scope of application for special materials such as steel, cast iron and aluminium alloys,
• the application for components manufactured with or without machining or with welding,
• the evaluation of nominal stresses and local, elastically determined stresses, obtained by means of solutions that draw upon the theory of elasticity, finite element or boundary element calculations, of through measurements.

The structure of the two-day training

1. Introduction to the FKM guidelines

• Fundamental types of stress
• Scope of application, legal status
• Basic philosophy and breakdown

2. Non-welded components

3. Welded components

4. Sourcing of input variables for strength verification

• Operational strength verification: Processing of measured stresses via rainflow classification and medium stress evaluation to the equivalent stress verification
• Information on standardised Wöhler line systems and Wöhler line collections
• Information on the experimental determination of fatigue strength values

5. Individual training focal points

• special areas of application, materials, sector-specific provisions

Date/cost

• FKM-Richtlinie: 10.-11.November 2020 (Tuesday and Wednesday)

Training is offered individually both at our offices in Dresden or at your premises. Fpr more information on possible dates and terms, please get in touch.

User training on WIAM® fatigue RIFEST software

New: The next training session at the IMA Dresden will take place on 7 November 2018.

Calculate strength readings according to FKM guidelines: WIAM® fatigue RIFEST is software for the design process and component stress analysis, and displays the guideline-compliant strength test results at verification points for non-welded and welded components according to the current FKM guidelines, 2012 edition. The guidelines apply to machine components and was first developed in 1994 under the management of IMA Materialforschung und Anwendungstechnik GmbH.

Engineers and designers from a variety of fields can profit from the theoretical and practical knowledge of the methods and calculation algorithms:

• Solid-shaped and sheet-form non-welded components
• Welded components
• Strength analysis for scattered stresses based on FEM calculations or strain measurements, for instance.

The structure of the one-day training

1. General introduction to the FKM guidelines

• Basics of types of stress
• Basics of strength verification
• Basic philosophy of the FKM guidelines

2. Introduction to the program structure

• Program structure
• Modules

3. Strength verification for non-welded components

• Construction
• Stress characteristics
• Safety factors
• Operational strength verification
• Results
• Examples

4. Strength verification for welded components

• Construction
• Stress characteristics
• Safety factors
• Operational strength verification
• Results
• Examples

5. Tips and tricks

6. Discussion of other user examples

Date/cost

•  RIFEST: 12. November 2020 (Thursday)

The seminar is offered individually both at our offices in Dresden or at your premises. For more information on possible dates and terms, please get in touch.