Nordic Course Programme2016
Struers Application Services is dedicated to helping businessesusing solid materials in production, quality control, failure analy-sis and research to ensure certainty in materialographic prepara-tion and materials examination. Discover new opportunitiesOur courses and seminars enable our customers to discover new opportunities for enhancing quality control and productivity as well as new applications and methods in order to meet evolving needs. We inspire participants to experience new insights and improve their knowledge and competences together with Struers experts and colleagues from other companies.
Experience world-class quality and expertiseAs the only company in our field, Struers operates a number of high-tech Application Centers around the world. Our experts leverage world-class experience and expertise together with our R&D engineers to develop new processes and complete solutions
that help our customers maximize quality and productivity while minimizing cost.
Improve your quality and productivityEvery Struers customer has access to world-class laboratory facilities and leading application experts in the field of materialo-graphic preparation and materials examination. Customers can work with Struers’ specialist teams to test new materials and processes, develop and implement new solutions, and take part in joint research and development projects.
Ensuring certaintyOur aim is to work together with you to add value to your business by ensuring theoretical and practical knowledge and hands-on experience of reliable and reproducible methods and techniques. Our materialographic experts also gain new insights into the challenges our customers face, enabling us to constantly improve our application services program.
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Struers Application Services
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Struers Application Specialist Team
Helle Michaelsen Birgitte Nielsen Maria Lindegren Lars Rasmussen
Contact: [email protected] or call +45 44 600 800
Cory HamiltonJudy Arner Kelsey Torboli
Contact: [email protected] or call +1 440 871 0071
Dr. Holger Schnarr Christian WigenskyUlrich Setzer Roman Gerund
Brigitte Duclos Leslie Brissard
Contact: [email protected] or call +49(0) 2154 486-0
Contact: [email protected] or call +33 1 5509 1430
Kinchi Ishikawa Megumi Ichida Yuya Hayakawa
Contact: [email protected] or call +81 0120 (950) 919
Kenny Lim
Minghua Chen Zhe Chen (Caspar)Jiang Xiuping
Contact: [email protected] or call +86 (21) 6035 3900
Marco Caruso
James Silvester
The Professional Materialographer is a 3-day intensive course in materialography, combining theory, practical work and individual work on own samples.
The third day is dedicated to preparation of participants’ own samples. This is of particular value if you are experiencing issues with your preparation process or if you think the used method could be optimized.
TPM gives you:• Theoretical basics and practical experience in: - Wet abrasive cutting - Hot- and cold mounting - Selection of methods - Mechanical preparation - Electrolytic preparation - Etching and microscopy• Personal network to colleagues in the materialographic field• Practical tips and tricks on how to improve preparation results and workflow in your lab• Update with latest development in materialographic equipment and consumables• Intensive hands on experience with own samples• Ready to use, optimized / new method for own samples.
User level: Basic and experiencedInstructors: Struers application specialists
This special training course takes both new and more experienced users through the theory behind hardness testing. Theory combines with practical exercises to gain maximum insight, confidence, and understanding of all new technical possibilities within hardness testing.
Hardness Testing course gives you:• Hardness testing basics• Specimen preparation for micro and macro hardness testing• The influence of specimen preparation on hardness testing• Application examples• Etching methods• Parameters affecting hardness testing such as influence of the material,
illumination and calibration.• Hardness testing methods using Vickers, Rockwell A,B,C and F, Brinell, Knoop and
superficial Rockwell.
User level: Basic and experiencedInstructors: Struers application specialists
The Professional Materialographer (TPM)
WHEN: 26-28 January 2016WHERE: Struers, Ballerup, DenmarkLANGUAGE: EnglishDURATION: 3 daysPRICE: SEK 18.100 / NOK 15.320 / DKK 14.250 / EUR 1.930ONLINE REGISTRATION: www.struers.com
WHEN: 19-21 April 2016WHERE: Struers, Ballerup, DenmarkLANGUAGE: SwedishDURATION: 3 daysPRICE: SEK 18.100 / NOK 15.320 / DKK 14.250 / EUR 1.930ONLINE REGISTRATION: www.struers.com
WHEN: 31 May -2 June 2016WHERE: Helsinki, FinlandLANGUAGE: English/FinnishDURATION: 3 daysPRICE: SEK 18.100 / NOK 15.320 / DKK 14.250 / EUR 1.930ONLINE REGISTRATION: www.struers.com
WHEN: 6-8 December 2016WHERE: Struers, Ballerup, DenmarkLANGUAGE: EnglishDURATION: 3 daysPRICE: SEK 18.100 / NOK 15.320 / DKK 14.250 / EUR 1.930ONLINE REGISTRATION: www.struers.com
Hardness Testing
WHEN: 29-30 September 2016WHERE: Struers Ballerup, DenmarkLANGUAGE: EnglishDURATION: 2 daysPRICE: SEK 9.900 / NOK 10.150 / DKK 7.950 / EUR 1.070ONLINE REGISTRATION: www.struers.com
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* Prices are exclusive travel and accommodation expenses. Upon request accommodation can be arranged.
* Prices are exclusive travel and accommodation expenses. Upon request accommodation can be arranged.
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This course combines specimen preparation with microscopy and structure analysis. Optional topics like mineralogy, microelectronics, weld inspection etc can also be part of the course.
You bring your own samples and all practical work, troubleshooting and method development will be supported by Struers application specialists.
Advanced materialography gives you:• Update with latest development in materialographic equipment and consumables• Intensive hands on experience with own samples• Ready to use, optimized / new method for own samples.• Practical tips and tricks on how to improve preparation results and workflow in your lab• Personal network to colleagues in materialographic field
User level: Experienced materialographic usersInstructors: Struers application specialists
Advanced Materialography – Challenges and Troubleshooting
WHEN: 7-11 November 2016WHERE: Struers Ballerup, DenmarkLANGUAGE: EnglishDURATION: 3½ day + optional ½ day ONLINE REGISTRATION: www.struers.com
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* Prices are exclusive travel expenses. Upon request accommodation can be arranged.
PRICE:
Course, 3½ day
Course, 4 days
SEK 24.800 29.200
NOK 25.400 29.900
DKK 19.900 23.400
EUR 2.670 3.140
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e-Seminars (on-line) Dates
Struers e-Seminars are available every month, covering various topics related to the materialographic world. Participants also have the opportunity to ask the Struers materialographic expert questions relating to the e-Seminar topic.
Troubleshooting cuttingThe seminar will present you for challenges in materialographic cut-ting and introduce a guide to find solutions when problems occur.
The e-seminar will enable you to:• Detect sample effects or damage from cutting process• Troubleshoot problems e.g. burrs or delamination• Overview parameters affecting cutting result
WHEN: 12 January 2016TIME: 10.00-11.00 CETLANGUAGE: EnglishPRESENTER: Morten AndersenDURATION: 1 hourPRICE: FreeONLINE REGISTRATION: www.struers.com
Troubleshooting mountingThe seminar will present you for challenges in materialographic mounting and introduce a guide to find solutions when problems occur.
The e-seminar will enable you to:• Detect sample effects or damage from mounting process• Troubleshoot problems e.g. gaps or air bobbles• Overview parameters affecting mounting result
WHEN: 2 February 2016TIME: 10.00-11.00 CETLANGUAGE: EnglishPRESENTER: Birgitte NielsenDURATION: 1 hourPRICE: FreeONLINE REGISTRATION: www.struers.com
Troubleshooting grinding and polishingThe seminar will present you for challenges in materialographic grinding and polishing and introduce a guide to find solutions when problems occur.
The e-seminar will enable you to:• Detect sample effects or damage from mechanical
preparation process• Troubleshoot problems e.g. pencil shape or relief• Overview parameters affecting grinding/polishing result
WHEN: 1 March 2016TIME: 10.00-11.00 CETLANGUAGE: EnglishPRESENTER: James SilvesterDURATION: 1 hourPRICE: FreeONLINE REGISTRATION: www.struers.com
Manual preparation - advantages & limitationsManual materialographic sample preparation is regarded by many as essentially an art. Therefore the successes of the manual techniques are highly dependent upon the skill of the individual operator. In this e-seminar; advantages, challenges and limitations of manual preparation are presented. Tools, accessories and tips and tricks on how to achieve acceptable and reproducible results are demonstrated by examples.
WHEN: 5 April 2016TIME: 10.00-11.00 CETLANGUAGE: EnglishPRESENTER: TBDDURATION: 1 hourPRICE: FreeONLINE REGISTRATION: www.struers.com
Materialographic preparation and Hardnes Testing in the automotive industryThe seminar will present possible areas of optimization in materialographic solutions typical for the automotive industry.
The e-seminar will give you:• Insights and overview of possible bottlenecks in
materialographic processes• Ideas to solutions that addresses the need for
short lead time.
WHEN: 3 May 2016TIME: 10.00-11.00 CETLANGUAGE: EnglishPRESENTER: Lars Hagsted RasmussenDURATION: 1 hourPRICE: FreeONLINE REGISTRATION: www.struers.com
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Contact for more information
Helle MichaelsenDirect phone: +45 27 130 833e-mail: [email protected]
Struers ApSPederstrupvej 84DK-2750 BallerupPhone: +45 44 600 800
Online registration www.struers.com
e-Seminars (on-line) Dates
Preparation of composites and Thermal Spray Coatings for aerospace componentsThe seminar will go through the difficulties in materialographic preparation of Thermal Spray Coatings and present solutions for:• Cutting without cracks and delamination• Vacuum impregnation for successful mounting• Reproducible preparation methods revealing true porosity
and maintaining all structural elements
WHEN: 7 June 2016TIME: 17.00-18.00 CETLANGUAGE: EnglishPRESENTER: Judith ArnerDURATION: 1 hourPRICE: FreeONLINE REGISTRATION: www.struers.com
Materialographic preparation for TEM specimensIn this e-seminar the way to prepare materialographic samples for TEM-investigations will be shown. It is focused on mechanical preparation in addition to the electrolytical thinning process. The equipment for preparing such samples will be shown and described.
WHEN: 6 September 2016TIME: 10.00-11.00 CETLANGUAGE: EnglishPRESENTER: Holger SchnarrDURATION: 1 hourPRICE: FreeONLINE REGISTRATION: www.struers.com
Dedicated image analysisImage Analysis on micro structures often involves complex software with multiple functions. In this e-seminar a simplified workflow approach for 5 of the most common quantitative measurements, are demonstrated by examples: • Grain size measurement• Graphite analysis in cast iron• Coating thickness• Decarburization depth on steel• Phase volume fraction measurements
WHEN: 4 October 2016TIME: 10.00-11.00 CETLANGUAGE: EnglishPRESENTER: Maria LindegrenDURATION: 1 hourPRICE: FreeONLINE REGISTRATION: www.struers.com
Soft materialsSoft materials, especially very soft metals, are very often not easy to prepare. In some cases we fail with mechanical preparation and have electrolytic preparation in focus. But using some general rules the mechanical preparation can be successful. Some examples will show the possibilities and limitations in preparation of these materials.
WHEN: 8 November 2016TIME: 10.00-11.00 CETLANGUAGE: EnglishPRESENTER: Holger SchnarrDURATION: 1 hourPRICE: FreeONLINE REGISTRATION: www.struers.com
The course programme is subject to change. Please visit www.struers.com for updates
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