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Machinery Lubrication Analysis Level II
Course Description
Introduction: Machinery Lubrication Level II is a Four-day course, you will learn what to look for when sampling and performing your own on-site oil tests detecting harmful particle and thermal stressors that degrade lubricants before they do serious damage. If you find yourself wanting to bring the valuable benefits of on-site fluid testing to your workplace, Oil Analysis II will equip you with everything you need.
  • The Oil Analysis II course is most beneficial for maintenance, reliability and operations professionals who are involved in oil sampling or analysis activities.
  • Planners, supervisors and managers and others can also gain valuable insights into lubrication program gaps, cost-saving opportunities and data-driven decision-making from this course.

Day1:

    • Lubrication / Oil Analysis Fundamentals
    • Optimizing Oil Analysis and Lubrication
      • Oil formulation
      • Functions of lubricating oils
      • Lubrication regimes
      • Base oils and additives
      • Use of synthetic oils
      • Antioxidant additives
      • Dispersants and detergents
      • Controlling wear with additives

Day 2

    • Oil Sampling – The Very Best Practices
      • Successful oil analysis program
      • Sample bottles
      • Best sampling locations
      • Sampling valves and hardware recommendations
      • Optimizing sampling intervals
      • Primary and secondary sampling points
      • Sample circulating systems
      • Safe, effective high-pressure sampling from hydraulic systems
      • Best practices for sampling
    • Oil Analysis CAT 1: Fluid Properties Analysis
      • Causes of oil degradation
      • Recognizing and controlling oil oxidation
      • Monitoring lubricant degradation using acid number
      • Monitoring lubricant health using FTIR
      • Determining oil life using RPVOT
      • Recognizing and controlling thermal failure
      • Recognizing additive depletion or degradation
      • Using (blotter spot test) detecting additive and base oil degradation

Day 3

    • Oil Analysis CAT 2: Contamination Control and Proactive Maintenance
      • Common contaminants
      • Oil cleanliness and oil life extension
      • ISO Solid Contamination Code
      • Oil filter and breather
      • Portable filtration carts
      • Setting targets for oil cleanliness
      • Detecting and controlling moisture contamination
      • Selecting moisture removal/filtration methods
      • Heat effects on lubricants
      • Controlling air entrainment and foam
      • Dealing with soot
      • Fuel contamination

Day 4

    • Oil Analysis CAT 3: Fault Detection and Wear Particle Analysis
      • Measuring wear metals using RDE and ICP spectrometers
      • Measuring larger particles with Rotrode Filter Spectroscopy
      • Using ferrous density determining 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
      • Wear mechanisms that reduce machine life
      • Wear modes in plain, rolling element, and thrust bearings
      • Gear wear
      • Wear in hydraulic systems
    • Instrument Free On-site Tests

Day5

    • Session of reviewing
    • Bank of Questions for ICML examination preparation.

 

Accredit certification according to ISO 18436-4 is issued from ICML – International Council for Machinery Lubrication after passing the ICML examination

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Course Rounds

5 Days
Code Date Venue Fees Action
CE114-01
2026-04-12
Dubai
USD 5450
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CE114-02
2026-07-26
Amman
USD 5450
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CE114-03
2026-09-20
Dubai
USD 5450
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CE114-04
2026-11-22
Manama
USD 5450
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