NDT and CAD/CAM Courses Begin Jan. 18

Jan. 5, 2011
The newly opened National Center for Aviation Training (NCAT) offers training courses instructed by Wichita State University's National Institute for Aviation Research.

Sedgwick County, Kansas' new National Center for Aviation Training (NCAT) opened in the fall of 2010. Among the classes offered at the facility are CAD/CAM courses and week-long Nondestructive Testing (NDT) training courses instructed by Wichita State University's National Institute for Aviation Research.

The NDT courses, instructed by John Saunders, are available in the following subjects and dates. To enroll, contact Jessica Folk at (316) 677-1417 or [email protected]. For more information visit www.niar.wichita.edu/ndt.

Intro Courses

• Penetrant Inspection – Jan. 18 – 21

• Magnetic Particle – Jan. 24 – 28

• Materials & Processes – Jan. 31 – Feb. 4

• Radiographic Testing I – March 21 – 25

• Radiographic Testing II – March 28 – April 1

Advanced Courses

• Eddy Current I – Feb. 7 – 11

• Eddy Current II – Feb. 14 – 18

• Ultrasonic I – Feb. 28 – March 4

• Ultrasonic II – March 7 – 11

• Visual Inspection – April 4 – 8

• Bond Testing – April 11 – 15

Other Courses

• Assembly Overview – May 9 – 16

The following CAD/CAM courses begin January 18. To enroll contact Glenda Campbell at (316) 978-3283 or [email protected]. For more information visit www.cadcamlab.org.

• Part Design & Sketcher

• Assembly Design

• Drafting

• Wireframe & Surfaces

• Prismatic Machining

• Surface Machining

• Electrical

• Tubing & Piping

• Functional Tolerancing & Annotation

• Composites

• Fitting Simulation & Kinematics

• Stress Analysis

• Enovia VPLM

• Knowledgeware

• Ergonomics

• Sheetmetal

• CATIA DMU

• Enovia VPLM VPM Navigator

NCAT is located at 4004 N. Webb Rd. in Wichita, KS.