I-CAR has launched Introduction to Carbon Fiber, a new online course specifically designed to help collision industry professionals better understand how to work with carbon fiber in the collision repair process.
Carbon fiber is one of several technically advanced materials that is becoming more prevalent in vehicle designs due to its outstanding strength-to-weight ratio, contributing to lightweighting initiatives designed to meet increasingly challenging CAFE standards.
Introduction to Carbon Fiber (CFR01e) helps to identify and understand this high-tech material and dispels related common collision repair myths. The course features interactive exercises, detailed videos, high-quality graphics and current vehicle examples to demonstrate repair and replacement options for carbon fiber.
The two-credit hour Introduction to Carbon Fiber course meets training requirements for Gold Class Professionals, Platinum Individual and Professional Development Program (PDP) for the following roles:
- Non-structural technician
- Steel structural technician
- Aluminum structural technician
- Estimator
- Auto physical damage appraiser
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