The course is intended for individuals directly involved in the machinery lubrication process whose job titles may include Lubrication Technician, PM Technician, Mechanic, Operator, etc.

 Mechanical Engineers, Superintendents, Supervisors, Foremen & Technicians

 Machinery Engineers, Superintendents, Supervisors, Foremen & Technicians

Plant Engineers, Superintendents, Supervisors, Foremen & Technicians

Maintenance Engineers, Superintendents, Supervisors, Foremen & Technicians

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas, and will include:

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

Day 1

• Lubrication Theory
• Introduction
• Purpose of a Lubricant
• Functions of Lubricating Oil
• Tribology & Friction
• Coefficient of Friction
• Metal-to-Metal Contact
• Dynamic Clearances in the Design of Components
• Lubricant Film Types
  • Boundary Lubrication
  • Mixed Film Lubrication
  • Hydrodynamic Lubrication
• Lubricant Types
• Introduction
  • Lubricant Composition
  • Base Oils
  • Base Stock Quality
• Mineral Lubricants
• Synthetic Lubricants
• Vegetable Lubricants
• Greases
• Solid Lubricants
• Lubrication Applications
• Introduction
  • Selecting a Lubricant Delivery System
  • Lubricant Delivery Options
• Manual Lubrication
• Natural Delivery Methods
• Oilers
• Pressure Delivery Methods
• Centralized Lubrication

DAY 2

4-Lubrication Additives

5-Grease types

6-Oil Analysis

• What Oil Analysis Can Tell You
• On-Site Analysis versus Lab Analysis
• Oil Analysis monitors three conditions:
• The Benefits of Oil Analysis
• Lubrication Properties
• Water Content
• Rules for Oil Sampling
• Wear Particle Analysis
• Wear Particles Analysis Case Study

Day 3

Introduction to Bearings

• What is the Function of the Bearings?
• Friction
• Comparison Between Friction Types
• The Forces Acting on the Shaft
• Classification of Bearings

Anti-Friction Bearings

• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Types of Rolling Elements:
• Bearing Loads
• Bearing Arrangement
• Anti-friction Bearing Materials

Identification of Anti-Friction Bearings

• ISO Identification of Anti-Friction Bearings
• ISO Bearing Standards
• Non-ISO Standards and Codes
• ISO Bearing Type and Size:
• Generic Supplementary Designations
• Bearing clearance
• How to Get the Correct Bearing for each of the Operating Conditions

DAY 4

Anti-friction Bearing Failure

• Wear Marks
• Normal Fatigue Failure
• Misalignment
• Damage Caused by Incorrect Fitting
• Loss of Bearing Clearance
• Loose Fits
• Tight Fits
• Brinelling and False Brinelling
• False Brinelling
• True Brinelling
• Lubrication Failure
• Contamination
• Excessive Loads
• Overheating
• Reverse Loading
• Corrosion

DAY5

Fluid Film Bearing

• Friction Bearings (Sliding Friction)
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Sliding Surface Bearings (Plain Bearings)
• Types of Plain Bearings
• Plain radial bearings
• Thrust plain bearings
• Tilting-pad Bearings
• General Requirements for Bearing Materials
• Materials Types (Plain Bearings)
• Large Babbitt or White-Metal Lined Bearing
• Plain (Journal) Bearing Materials
• Classification of Sliding Surface Bearings
• Classification of Sliding Surface Thrust Bearings
• Bearing Clearance
• Hydrodynamic Bearing Failure Analysis
• Fatigue Failures
• Bearing Metal Wear
• Corrosion
• Effect of Hard Particles on Bearing
• Effect of Lubrication
• Effect of Overloads
• Assembly Deficiencies
• Electrical Discharge Damage
• Design-related Failures

Maintenance

• Preventive maintenance
• Reliability-centered maintenance
• Combination of condition-based and preventive maintenance
• Maintenance activities