Precision Engineering Workforce Skills Qualifications (PE WSQ)

Graduate Diploma in

Precision Measurements &

Characterisation (PMC)

Information is correct as on 11 May 2017

Course Modules

1. Geometry Dimensioning & Tolerancing

2. Engineering Optics & Optical Measurements

3. Precision Measurements (Optical)

4. Image Processing and Industrial Vision Inspection

5. Materials Characterisation for PE Industry

• Graduate Diploma

Completion of 5 modules; Duration approximately 1 year

• Certificate

Completion of each module = 42 to 45 training hours

Applications ( Mechanical design, machining and QC)

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing

14 GD&T control callouts

Practical measure GD&T errors

For design, machining & QC

Module 1 Precision & quality is not by inspection

Applications ( optics & lighting design and applications)

Engineering Optics

Optical design & Simulation

Illumination Technology

Optical Detection

Fibre Optic Sensing

Module 2

Engineering Optics

Optics design & simulation

Lighting technologies

LED technology

Optical sensors & detectors

Simulation using ZEMAX

Module 2 Making optic sense !

Applications (precision optical measurements)

Measurements Standards

Error & uncertainty analysis

Precision measurement

technologies

Laser interferometer

technology

Calibration of precision

machines

Module 3 Quality validation, not inspection !

Applications (Image processing & Vision Inspection)

Image Measurements

2D/3D Vision Inspection

X-ray, 2D/3D & CT

IR measurement technologies

Video image & object tracking

Module 4IMAGE matters !

Applications (Industrial metallography & characterisations)

Materials & Coating Characterisations

Metallography analysis: SEM,

EDS, XRF…

Plastic & composite materials:

thermal, mech. FTIR, Raman

Thin film characterization:

mech., X-ray, spectrum

Module 5 Subject Matter knowledge

Curriculum

• Design &

specify

precision

budget for QC

and

dimensional

metrology

Geometry Dimensioning &

Tolerancing

Precision Measurements

(Optical)

• Metallography &

failure analysis

• Plastic and

Composite

material

characterisation

• Thin film coating

characterisation

Materials Characterisationfor PE Industry

• Optical

design &

simulation

• Lighting

Technologies

• Optical

detection

• Fibre optics &

sensing

Engineering Optics

Image Processing &

Industrial Vision Inspection

Modules

• Measurement

uncertainty

• 2D/3D

measurements

• Laser

Interferometer

& precision

machine

metrology

• 2D/3D vision

inspection

• X-ray CT

• Thermography

inspection

• Video image

inspection &

object tracking

Competency

Eligibility (at a fraction of the costs to you)

• Course fees per module is $3,000 (before course fee funding & GST)

• One module: Certificate

• Five modules: Full Graduate Diploma

• Singaporeans & Permanent Residents (SPRs) are entitled up to

Companies < 200 staff enjoys 90% course fee funding

Companies > 200 staff enjoys 70% course fee funding

Fees are tax deductible & eligible for absentee payroll ($7.5/hr)

• Corporate class can be held at your company and at flexible time!

Benefits to Company

• Competent manpower on PE measurements and characterisation Adult Learning: 50% Teaching (classroom training) and 50% Hands-on Experiment

Hands-on skills directly applicable to PE manufacturing

Uncertainty analysis for quality control and process optimisation

Innovation product design and development

Opportunities to immerse in R&D environment and State of the Art technology

• 50 local companies (MNCs and SMEs) have sent their staff for the course of

Precision Measurements and Characterisation; received very good feedback

• 356 WSQ certificates have been issued to the participants of the

individual modules

• 43 participants had completed all 5 modules and were rewarded with

the WSQ Graduate Diploma (till the class of 2012-2013)

Benefits to Company

• Strong government (SSG) financial subsidies for all Singaporeans

and Permanent Residents (SPRs).

Companies with staff strength of less than 200 and sponsoring

the employees, they can enjoy up to 90% course fee funding of

the course fee;

Companies with staff strength of more than 200 and sponsoring

the employees, they continue to enjoy up to 70% course fee

funding of the course fee;

Companies can claim for absentee payroll, up to $7.50/hr: enhanced

SME funding: https://www.skillsconnect.gov.sg

The course fees are tax deductible.

• Intake: Every quarterly

• Duration:

Full graduate diploma course (consisting of 5 modules): ~ 1 year

Each module: ~ 42 hours, 2 evenings per week, extra sessions provided for hands-on

& project;

Conducting of modules at company’s premises and preferred date/time are possible if

the company has 10 or more participants.

• Subsidies:

Course fee: S$15,000 for 5 modules; S$3,000 for each module.

Up to 95% course fee funding, subject to eligibility criteria

Absentee Payroll is applicable and the course fees are tax deductible

• Diploma and Certificate:

Diploma: Complete 5 modules (4 core units and 1 elective unit) and pass assessment

Certificate: Complete module and pass assessment

• Eligible candidature:

Degree holder or polytechnic graduate with 3 years of relevant working experiences

Q&A

Conducted 8 batches of PMC regular classes since 2009

Innovation based training through the solutions development with

trainees in their companies after the course (8 cases)

Specialized corporate classes trainings - 7 batches

Trained trainees promoted to managerial level or converted

successfully into R&D staff after training

Track records

Participating companies include:

M1 – Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (42 hours)

Sessions Topics

Topic 1 GD&T Fundamental Concepts And Form Control

S1-S4 GD&T Symbols, Terms And Rules

Datum And Datum System

Form Control

Hands-on 1: Understand The Concepts Of Size And Form Control

Hands-on 2: Inspect The Circularity Of A Part

Hands-on 3:understand The Concept Of Straightness Control On A FOS And Inspection Method

Topic 2 GD&T Position Tolerance Control And Graphic Analysis

S5-S10 GD&T Advantages Over Coordinate Dimensioning

Position Tolerance Control

Graphic Analysis (Paper Gage)

Strategy For Tolerancing Parts

Hands-on 1 :Perform Inspection Of TOP Of Holes And Hole Patterns

Hands-on 2 Inspect Perpendicularity Of A Hole And A Slot

Hands-on 3: Inspect Profile And Symmetry Errors

Topic 3 Orientation, Run-out And Profile Control

S11-S14 Orientation, Run-out And Profile Control

Hands-on 1: Understand The Concepts Of Perpendicularity And Parallelism

Hands-on 2: Inspect Internal/External Runout Control

Hands-on 3: Inspect The Total Runout Errors

M2 – Engineering Optics & Optical Measurements (42 hours)

Sessions Topics

Topic 1 Optical Design and Simulation

S1-S4 Geometrical Optics, Image Formation And Aberrations

Case Study 1: Measurement Of Focal Length Of Optical Lens

Optical Design And Simulation By ZEMAX

Case Study 2: Design And Optimization Of A Low Cost Eye-piece

Topic 2 Lighting Technologies

S5-S7 Machine Vision Lighting Techniques And Feature Enhancement

Lighting Simulation For Vision Inspection

Design Of LED Illumination

Case Study 3: Enhance The Defects In Vision System By Lighting Techniques

Case Study 4: Lighting Design With Simulation

Topic 3 Optical Detection

S8-S10 Detectors And Detection Electronics

Optical Detection Methods

Case Study 5: Fiber Optical Displacement Sensor

Case Study 6: Photodiode/CCD/CMOS Camera, Signal Detection And Amplification

Topic 4 Fibre Optics Sensing Technologies

S11-S14 Fibre Optics And Fibre Sensors (Fiber Interferometer, Sensor Array, OCT, Gratings)

Industrial Applications (Stress, Strain, Temperature, Chemical, Imaging)

Case Study 7: Fiber Interferometer And Profilometer

Case Study 8: Fiber Sensor Network

M3 – Precision Measurements (Optical)(45 hours)

Sessions Topics

Topic 1 Measurement Error Analysis, Uncertainty And Traceability

S1-S3 Measurement Uncertainty And Error Reduction Techniques

Metrology Standards And Measurement Traceability

Case Study 1&2: Measurement Uncertainty And Error Reduction Techniques

Topic 2 Dimension And Tolerance Measurements

S4-S5 Coordinate Measurement Machine (CMM)

Case Study 3: Precision Measurements Using CMM

Topic 3 Surface Profile And Roughness Measurements

S6-S12 Patten/Moiré Projection & Interferometer For 3D Surface Profile Measurements

Case Study 4: Interferometer & Moiré 3D Surface Profile Measurements

Surface Roughness Measurements Using Stylus And Focus Variation Techniques

Case Study 5: Stylus And Focusing Variation Surface Roughness Measurements

Confocal 3D Measurement Techniques (Mechanical/Chromatic/Laser Confocal)

Case Study 6: Confocal 3D Surface Measurement

Nanometre Measurement Techniques (AFM, SNOM)

Case Study 7: Nano Scale Surface And Radiation Measurements

Topic 4

S13-S14

Precision Machine Metrology

Laser Displacement Measurement Interferometer (LDMI) And Its Applications

Precision Machine Metrology Technology

Case Study 8: Calibration Of A Precision Machine Using LDMI

M4 – Image Processing and Industrial Vision Inspection (42 hours)

Sessions Topics

Topic 1 2D/3D Vision Inspection

S1-S8 Introduction Of Digital Imaging And Imaging Hardware

2D Image Processing: Threshold Filter, Enhancement And Freq Domain Processing

Color Image Processing & Camera Calibration Advance Image Processing: Segmentation, Registration, Data Fusion

3D Image Processing: Phase Shifting, Stereo Vision, Structured Patterns

Hands-on 1: Inspector Based Digital Image Processing

Hands-on 2: Color Image Processing Using SIMTech Color Library

Hands-on 3: SIMTech Localized Calibration

Hands-on 4: 3D Reconstruction Using Stereo Vision

Topic 2 X-ray CT

S9-S11 2D & 3D X-ray Image Processing

CT Reconstruction

Automatic Segmentation Of CT Objects Hands-on 1: 2D X-ray Imaging And Image Processing

Hands-on 2: CT Reconstruction And CT Image Processing

Hands-on 3: CT Planar Object Reconstruction And Layer Separation

Topic 3 Thermography Image

S12-S13 IR Imaging And Image Processing For Subsurface Defect Detection

Near IR Imaging For Solar Cell Crack Inspection

Hands-on 1: IR Wavefront Sensing For Honey Cone Structure Internal Defect Inspection

Topic 4 Video Image Inspection And Object Tracking

S14-S15 Sequence Image Processing And Its Applications In Surveillance For Intruder Detection

Stem Cell Image Sequence Analysis Hands-on 1: Color Inspection For Intruder Detection

Hands-on 2: Stem Cell Image Stitching And Cell Segmentation

Sessions Topics

Topic 1

S1-S4

Metallography And Failure Analysis

Metallography And Optical Microscopy Analysis

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

X-ray Compositional Microanalysis:

Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (WDS) And X-ray Fluorescence

Spectroscopy (XRF)

Case Study 1: Metallographic Sample Preparation And Optical Microscopy Analysis

Case Study 2: SEM/EDS Morphology & Composition Analysis

Topic 2

S5-S9Plastic And Composite Material Characterisation

Thermal Analysis

Mechanical Testing And Rheological Analysis

Chemical Analysis By Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) And Raman Spectroscopy

Case Study 3: Test And Analysis For Tensile Strength Of Plastic Components

Case Study 4: Thermal Analysis To Identify Unknown Polymers

Case Study 5: Surface Contaminant Analysis Using Micro-ftir And Raman Spectroscopy

Topic 3

S10-S14

Thin-film Coating Characterisation

Microhardness, Nano-indentation And Adhesion Strength Test

Optical Properties And Thin Film Thickness Measurement

X-ray Analysis For Thin Film Structure And Residual Stress

Case Study 6: Micro Hardness And Nano-indentation On Thin Film Coatings

Case Study 7: Optical Property Measurement Using UV-VIS-NIR Spectrophotometer

Material Characterisation Techniques And Applications In PE Industry

M5 – Materials Characterisation for PE Industry (45 hours)

General Information Course Registration & Schedules

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Dr Ng Boon Ping

Email: bpng@SIMTech.a-star.edu.sg

DID: 6319 4491

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