As machines age, it is natural for them to experience a decline in performance and overall deterioration. By comprehending the underlying failure mechanisms, we can pinpoint the key parameters that serve as indicators of machine deterioration. This comprehensive course offers delegates the opportunity to leverage modern methods and technologies to gain a solid understanding of the fundamentals of reliability, fault analysis, and monitoring techniques. By utilizing these tools, participants can effectively assess and address the challenges associated with machine degradation.

Course Objectives:

At the end of this seminar participants will have:

An understanding of Machine Failure Analysis techniques.
An understanding of why machines fail and how to identify the “bad actors”.
An understanding of a range of Predictive Maintenance Technologies.
Knowledge of the potential contribution of each these technologies to maintenance efficiency.
Guidelines indicating how these technologies can interact with and support each other.
Hints and Tips for practical application of these technologies so as to achieve the best results.
A practical approach to developing an action plan to utilize these technologies in their own areas of responsibility, fitting them into the overall maintenance strategy, and measuring benefits.

The knowledge gained in this seminar will:

· Allow the delegate to carry out mechanical and statistical analysis of machine failures.

· Enable the delegate to develop a proactive maintenance regime within the organization.

· Give the delegate confidence to carry out failure analyses thereby avoiding repetitive failures.

· Allow tighter control of maintenance budgets by the avoidance of unplanned equipment failures in service.

Who Should Attend?

This seminar is directed towards Supervisors, Team Leaders and Managers in Maintenance, Engineering and Production. The seminar will also benefit anyone who wishes to update themselves on Predictive Maintenance Technologies and Failure Analysis techniques, as well as those who have to judge the suitability of these technologies for their needs, and learn how to implement them for the benefit of their organizations.

Course Outlines:

An introduction to Reliability

Rotating Machines

Centrifugal pumps
Centrifugal & rotary compressors. Fans & blowers
Drivers – turbines and motors

Common problems on rotating machines

Performance deterioration
Vibration as an indicator
Failure of function

Economics of maintenance engineering

Maintenance & asset management
Cost of equipment failure
Economic evaluation & financial concepts
Life cycle costs

Equipment Reliability

Reliability in design
Specifications & application
Operational reliability, including first line maintenance and TPM
Maintenance reliability, including Maintenance Planning and Management
Maintenance strategies and their implementation

Strategic Reliability

Reliability Engineering

Reliability basics
Reliability prediction
Reliability assessment
Life cycle assessment
FMEA & FMECA

Reliability Maintenance

Strategies
CBM, RBM, RCM & PdM
CMMS
Maintenance roles & responsibilities

Statistical analysis in maintenance

MTTR, MTBF, availability & reliability
Data collation
Data manipulation
Data interpretation

Mechanical Failure Mechanisms & Troubleshooting

Machine Failure Analysis

Understanding fault causes
Wear and iridology
Diagnosis of fatigue mechanisms – mechanical & thermal

Bearings

Bearing types & application
Plain & pad bearings - hydrodynamic lubrication, failure types and identification
Rolling element bearings – elastohydrodynamic lubrication, failure types and identification

Pump & compressors seals

Construction
Application
Failures types – identification and analysis

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