Curriculum
World-class Maintenance Philosophies
- Five prevailing features of world-class maintenance programs
- The 80:20 rule for maintenance
- Three successful elements of a CBM program
Introduction to Machinery Lubrication
- Oil formulation and its importance in effective machinery lubrication
- Six key functions of lubricating oils
- Three primary lubrication regimes
- Introduction to base oils and additives
- Choosing the correct base-stock
- Conditions that dictate use of synthetic oils
- Antioxidant additives and their role in oil life
- Dispersants and detergents - the key to controlling soot
- Controlling wear with additive chemistry
Oil Analysis Fundamentals
- Interpreting the language your oil is speaking
- Prevailing myths about oil analysis
- Common applications for sampling and analysis
- Three categories of oil analysis
Oil Sampling - The Very Best Practices
- 11 elements of a successful oil analysis program
- How clean should sample bottles be?
- How to find the best sampling locations
- Sampling valves and hardware recommendations
- A quick method for optimising sampling intervals
- The importance of primary and secondary sampling points
- How to properly sample circulating systems
- Safe, effective high-pressure sampling from hydraulic systems
- Best practices for sampling splash, collar and ring-lubricated systems
Fluid Property Analysis
- Four common root causes of oil degradation
- Recognising and controlling oil oxidation
- Monitoring lubricant degradation using acid number
- Monitoring lubricant health using FTIR
- Determining oil life using RPVOT
- Recognising and controlling thermal failure
- How to recognise additive depletion or degradation
- Using paper chromatography (blotter spot test) to detect additive and base oil degradation
- Four ways to detect the addition of wrong oil
Contamination Control and Proactive Maintenance
- Seven common contaminants
- Oil cleanliness and oil life extension benefi ts
- Using the ISO Solid Contamination Code
- Proactive maintenance in three easy steps
- Case studies for proactive maintenance
- Oil filter and breather recommendations
- Portable filtration carts - three ways to use them
- Setting targets for oil cleanliness
- Detecting and controlling moisture contamination
- Selecting moisture removal/filtration methods
- The effects of heat on lubricants
- Controlling air entrainment and foam
- Glycol contamination
- Dealing with soot
- Understanding fuel contamination
Fault Detection and Wear Particle Analysis
- How wear metals are measured using RDE and ICP spectrometers
- Measuring larger particles with Rotrode Filter spectroscopy
- Using ferrous density to determine the severity of a wear problem
- Using analytical ferrography for advanced fault detection
- Using ferrography for root cause analysis
- Four primary sources of friction in lubricated machinery
- The 10 wear mechanisms that reduce machine life
- The most common wear modes in plain, rolling element\and thrust bearings
- Understanding gear wear
- Understanding wear in hydraulic systems
Instrument Free On-site Tests
- How to inspect vents and breathers
- Tips for effective sight glass inspection
- Getting valuable information from used filters
- Inspecting reservoirs for clues about lube trouble
- Scenting lubricants to find problems
- Getting visual clues from the oil sample before mailing it out
- Getting into particle analysis for under $100
- Turn your kitchen blender into a test for demulsibility and foam tendency
- Screening for water with a simple hot plate
- How an unwanted business card can reveal oil degradation
Interactive Case Studies
- Individual and group participation in problem-solving exercises
- Exercises in how to read an oil analysis report
