The objective of the Conference is to offer a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the principles and practices related to condition-based maintenance and machine condition monitoring. Emphasis will be placed on effective procedures and the enabling technology. This goal will be achieved through a combination of formal lectures, demonstrations, and interactive activities in small working groups. The use of case studies will be extensive in order to highlight the industrial relevance and practical application of the covered concepts and techniques.

Course Objectives:

· The Conference provides a detailed treatment of the principles, procedures and practice of state-of-the-art condition-based maintenance. It emphasizes effective condition monitoring procedures and it underlines the bases necessary for the detection of faults in rotating and reciprocating machines.

· The concepts and techniques of this highly relevant Conference will be conveyed in a well-proven combination of ways including formal lectures, small working-group exercises, and open discussions.

Who Should Attend?

This Conference is aimed primarily at engineers and technicians, working in maintenance or technical roles within the industry. The Conference will provide a refresh of knowledge for existing condition monitoring practitioners, and it will provide a solid foundation for people moving into a condition monitoring role. Because the methods and examples are generic, personnel from all industries will benefit.

Course Outlines:

Introduction to CBM

Why maintain?
Breakdown maintenance.
Fixed time / regular preventive maintenance.
Design-out maintenance.
Condition based maintenance.

Condition Monitoring

Paper based systems.
Hard wired sensors.
Portable data collectors.
Integrated CBM.
Systematic application of CM.

Implementing A CBM Program

Machine life cycles.
Warning and alarm levels
Monitoring frequency.
System set-up.
Monitored parameters.
Frequency of monitoring.
Location of measurement points.

Monitored Parameters

Tactile, visual and aural monitoring.
Thermal monitoring.
Lubricant monitoring.
Leak detection.
Corrosion monitoring.
Performance monitoring.
Vibration monitoring.
Interpretation of data according to data type.

Parameter Symptom Limits

The role of symptom limits
The bases for symptom limit setting
The accuracy of conventionally set symptom limits
Statistical process control ideas
Achievable improvements in accuracy
Adaptive variations

Thermal Monitoring

Ways of monitoring temperature.
Sensitivities and symptom masking.
Fault detection capability.

Lubricant Monitoring

Sources of wear debris.
The distinction between amount, size, shape and chemical breakdown
The condition of the lubricant itself.
Monitoring and analysis techniques.
Spectrographic, spectrometric and Ferro graphic measurements.

Vibration Monitoring

Components of a signal.
Vibration transducers.
Overall and spectral vibration.
Monitoring point location and transducer mounting.
Common fault symptoms.

Vibration Symptoms

Machine faults and the frequency range of symptoms.
Shaft-related faults – looseness, misalignment and imbalance
Gearbox faults - localized faults and distributed faults.
Rolling element bearing faults - impact excited resonance.

Fault Detection

Vibration level classification.
ISO standards.
Peak and RMS levels.
Dynamic range.
Use of FFT analyzers.
Constant percentage bandwidth spectra

Filters