PROGRAM'S BACKGROUND

Machines deteriorate as they get older so we can expect a certain amount of performance falloff and general deterioration of the machine. If we understand the failure mechanisms that are in place we can identify which parameters best indicate the deterioration of the machine. In this comprehensive program the delegates will benefit from using modern methods & technologies to learn reliability basics, fault analysis and monitoring techniques

Failure analysis and Predictive Maintenance techniques, including vibration analysis, are discussed in the program with a view to optimizing the maintenance engineering effort while maximizing production. Other techniques that will be addressed include infrared thermography, passive Ultrasonics, tribology and performance monitoring. 

PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVES

This Program’s Attendees Will Be More Able To Know About:

›       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

PROGRAM'S ATTENDEES

›       Supervisors

›       Team Leaders and Managers in Maintenance

›       Engineering and Production

›       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

PROGRAM'S OUTLINE

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

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

MACHINE FAILURE ANALYSIS

›       Understanding fault causes

›       Wear and tribology

›       Diagnosis of fatigue mechanisms – mechanical & thermal

BEARINGS

›       Bearing types & application

›       Plain & pad bearings - hydrodynamic lubrication, failure types and identification

›       Rolling element bearings – elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication, failure types and identification

PUMP & COMPRESSORS SEALS

›       Construction.

›       Application

›       Failures types – identification and analysis

TROUBLE SHOOTING TECHNIQUES

›       Field trouble shooting

›       Engineering trouble shooting

PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE CONCEPTS

›       Predictive Maintenance – background and history

›       Predictive Maintenance Technologies

›       Potential Failure Analysis – deciding which technologies to apply

ON LINE OR OFF LINE?

›       Protection systems

›       Monitoring systems

›       Analytical systems

VIBRATION ANALYSIS

›       Introduction to Vibration Analysis

›       Frequency Analysis and the Fast Fourier Transform

›       Vibration Transducers

›       Basic Failure Mechanisms with examples

›       Vibration Standards and Alarm Levels

›       Vibration Diagnostics

›       Amplitude Demodulation – aka Enveloping, SSE, HFD, Peak-Vue

›       Vibration on Rolling Element Bearings

›       Resonance – identification & cure

PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY

OTHER PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE TECHNIQUES

›       Infrared Thermography

›       Thermographic applications

›       Passive Ultrasonics - contact and non-contact

›       Ultrasonic Applications

›       Tribology – oil analysis

MANAGING PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE

›       Performance and Efficiency Monitoring

›       Managing the Predictive Maintenance effort

›       Cost Analysis

›       Reporting Techniques

›       Integrating Predictive Maintenance into the Maintenance Plan 

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