Abstract
The technology of adhesive bonding is experiencing rapid growth in Europe and in other world markets, leading to products of improved quality. Therefore, a strong competitive advantage is gained if industries are able to master the knowledge, competencies and techniques needed for the implementation of vital manufacturing techniques. Harmonised training systems have become crucial to respond to the labour market needs and to link education to industrial environments. The AdTech project developed a European harmonized training system to support the industries that depend on the availability and knowledge of professionals to better leverage the adhesive practice. This project tackled this challenge by supporting the development of high-quality work-based vocational educational training for adhesive bonding, encompassing professional profiles that will cover the industries’ requirements regarding the application of adhesive technologies. With AdTech, it has been possible to address training needs, develop harmonised curricula and implement a sustainable consortium.
Highlights
Adhesive bonding and sealant technologies are widely implemented in many technological industrial sectors, including the aerospace, automotive, shipping, railway footwear, electronic components and sports equipment industries
Market needs For the harmonisation of programme content to be successful, it is necessary to survey market needs in order to better understand the overall needs of European business and industry
The questions were elaborated with the collaboration of all project partners allowing to understand the industry's opinion on the above points in order to identify what the best teaching strategies would be. These were some examples of the questions asked in the questionnaire made to the institutions: How would you rate the importance of the adhesive bonding in your company? What kind of other joining techniques besides bonding does your organization uses and how important is it? How would you rate in terms of importance, the added value of participating in an adhesive bonding related course? Does your organisation have employee(s) trained in a course within the adhesive bonding technological area? It allowed for an understanding of whether there was a need for specific training and its origin
Summary
Adhesive bonding and sealant technologies are widely implemented in many technological industrial sectors, including the aerospace, automotive, shipping, railway footwear, electronic components and sports equipment industries. The increasing acceptance of adhesive bonding technology is related to the great benefits associated with its usage, especially when compared to traditional joining technologies Among these are the lower heat input, the prevention of contact corrosion and, perhaps the most important advantage, the possibility to join very thin sheets and dissimilar materials (i.e. metals to polymer) (da Silva, Öchsner, and Adams 2018; da Silva et al 2012). Adhesive usage is growing rapidly both in Europe and the rest of the world, as it represents a strong competitive advantage for companies and industries able to muster the knowledge, competencies and techniques needed to successfully use it This is especially true as we are at a juncture where there is an increasing requirement for EU businesses to become more competitive through endowment and modernisation (FEICA 2018; Wiesbaden 2014)
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