WE241 Precision Maintenance Skills
Description
Overview of Proactive and Maintenance
• Proactive maintenance as part of an overall maintenance strategy
• Relationship between failures and their sources
• Impact of maintenance practices on machinery
Fundamentals of Machine Condition
• Vibration as an indicator of machine health and an indicator of precision
• Introduction to condition monitoring terminology and technologies
• Indications of machinery health problems
• Basic vibration measurements
• Relationship between the components in the machine and vibration frequencies
• Fault diagnosis
Machinery Troubleshooting
• Machinery troubleshooting process
• Identification of the true root cause – cause and effect relationships
• Analysis techniques
• Resonance troubleshooting
Precision Shaft Alignment
• Need for precision
• Misdiagnosis and thermal growth correction
• Types of misalignment
• Alignment tolerances
• Precision versus manufacturer’s and industry specifications
• The different alignment methods – advantages, disadvantages
• Misalignment effects on bearing loads, seals and motor load
Improving Rotor Balance through Precision Assembly
• Troubleshooting and analysis techniques
• Practical methods with basic instruments
• Examples of advanced techniques used by analysts
• Proactive and precision tolerances
• The effects of assembly on rotor balance
Belt-Driven Machinery
• Identification of common belt drive configurations
• Troubleshooting techniques
• Practical assembly methods with basic instruments
• Examples of advanced techniques used by analysts
• Belt failure modes – root cause analysis
• Pre-alignment / belt installation and inspection
Maximising Roller Bearing Life
• Introduction to proactive bearing installation
• Failure detection methods
• Basic seal types - installation and lubrication
• Progression of typical bearing failures
• Practical inspection methods with basic instrumentation
• Advanced methods used by vibration analysts
• Bearing, shaft and housing tolerances and fits
• Relationship of tolerance, clearance, and bearing precision
• Functions of lubrication
Lip and Mechanical Seals
• Maximising life
• Controlling and positioning of shafts
Who Should Attend
- Condition Monitoring Engineer/Technician
- Electrical Manager/Supervisor
- Engineering Manager/Supervisor
- Mechanical Maintenance Engineer/Manager/Supervisor
- Operations Manager/Supervisor
- Quality Engineer
- Reliability Engineer/Supervisor/Manager.