Course Overview: According to industry reports more than 60% of maintenance costs are spent on equipment wear, tear and failure. This year the Witbank Institute of Technology will be providing training on Improving Rotating Equipment Reliability and Machinery Health to make sure all rotating Equipment functions at its best. Predictably, continuous improvement of reliability by optimizing predictive maintenance for rotating equipment is one of the most important challenges maintenance professionals face today. This three day session course explains The Causes of Rotating Machinery Failures, Precision Maintenance for Rotating Equipment and Machines, Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance, Design of Rotating Equipment and Machines and Root Cause Failure Analysis Procedure.

1. Improving Rotating Equipment Reliability and Machinery Health
Course Overview: According to industry reports more than 60% of maintenance costs are spent on equipment wear, tear and failure. This year the Witbank Institute of Technology will be providing training on Improving Rotating Equipment Reliability and Machinery Health to make sure all rotating Equipment functions at its best. Predictably, continuous improvement of reliability by optimizing predictive maintenance for rotating equipment is one of the most important challenges maintenance professionals face today. This three day session course explains The Causes of Rotating Machinery Failures, Precision Maintenance for Rotating Equipment and Machines, Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance, Design of Rotating Equipment and Machines and Root Cause Failure Analysis Procedure. Why Attend:
•Identify the most common causes of shafts, bearings and seals fatigue and failures based with actual case studies.
•Understand Precision Maintenance for Rotating Equipment and Machines.
•Optimize reliability of rotating equipment through applying best practices.
•Optimize Reliability – Fundamentals of Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance.
•Understand Rotating Equipment and Machinery Reliability Continuous Improvement.
Tel: 011 929 3085 Fax to email: 086 547 4185 Web: www.wiot.co.za

2. Who Should Attend? Condition monitoring professionals • Electrical engineers • Equipment Engineers • Equipment support maintenance • Machinery engineer • Mechanical engineering Managers/superintendents/ supervisors • Machinist/ Machine Operator • Maintenance managers/ superintendents/ supervisors • Mechanical managers/ superintendents/ supervisors •Operations supervisors • Plant Maintenance Superintendent • Plant Operator/ Engineer • Predictive Maintenance Engineer • Production managers/ supervisors • Reliability Engineers Course Topics: DAY 1 Introduction to Rotating Equipment and Machinery Reliability: 1. THE CAUSES OF ROTATING MACHINERY FAILURES 1.1. True Cost of Failure
•Financial impact of downtime
•Understanding risk and consequence
•Preventing defects and failure 1.2. Know the Process, Physical, Chemical Properties and Characteristics
•Process condition disruptions and process effects on components
•Corrosion, erosion and wear
•Material and product internal build-up Exercises & or Case Studies 1 (Equipment material of construction selection exercise) 1.3. Supporting Structure, Foundations, Strength, Rigidity
•Attenuation of vibration
•Dissipating operating loads and forces
•Preventing equipment deformation Exercises & or Case Studies (1 Removing soft-foot activity) 1.4. Fatigue and Failure Modes
•Ways shafts fatigue and their causes
•Ways bearings fail and their causes
•Ways seals fail and their causes 1.5. Bearing Failures
•Fluctuating loads and forces
•Lubrication condition
•Tell-tale bearing failure signs Exercises & or Case Studies (1 Bearing failure case study)

3. 2. PRECISION MAINTENANCE FOR ROTATING EQUIPMENT AND MACHINES 2.1. Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Safety (RAMS)
•Impact of special and common cause variation on RAMS
•Precision maintenance for rotating equipment Accuracy Controlled Procedures 2.2. Balanced Shafts, Balancing Standards
•Causes of out-of-balance
•Engineering standards and limits for balancing
•Mechanical balancing Exercises & or Case Studies (1 In-situ shaft balancing case study) 2.3. Shaft Alignment
•Effects of shaft misalignment
•Standards and limits for alignment
•Methods of precision shaft alignment Exercises & or Case Studies (1 Shaft alignment case study) 2.4. Rotating Equipment Vibration
•Allowable vibration severity
•Bearing vibration causes
•Machinery vibration isolation 2.5. Lifting Maintenance Performance (To have additional focus)
•Measuring maintenance outcomes and KPIs
•Maintenance Quality Systems for RAMS
•Using visual management to control performance

4. 3. Optimizing Reliability – Fundamentals of Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance: 3.1. Condition Monitoring Methods for Rotating Equipment
•Tribology and lubrication analysis
•Thermography
•Rotating equipment non-destructive testing
•Operating performance monitoring 3.2. Bearing Vibration Analysis
•Vibratory condition based monitoring
•Vibration signatures
•Vibration analysis Exercises & or Case Studies (1 Bearing vibration signature analysis case study ) 3.3. Tribology and Lubrication Overview
•Wear particle analysis
•Properties of lubricants
•Sustaining lubricant health 3.4. Thermography
•Temperature signature analysis
•Mechanical equipment
•Electrical equipment 3.5. Maintenance Strategy Mix (To have additional focus)
•The PM - PdM - Breakdown mix
•Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Operator driven reliability
•Precision Maintenance Exercises & or Case Studies (1 Select a maintenance strategy mix activity) DAY 2 Rotating Equipment and Machinery Reliability Continuous Improvement: 1. Design of Rotating Equipment and Machines 1.1. Strength of Materials for Shafts and Rotors
•Metallurgy - stress and stress raisers
•Metal fatigues
•Bending and deflection of shafts 1.2. Horizontal Shaft Design, Vertical Shaft Design
•Axial and radial loads
•Shaft and equipment expansion considerations
•Shaft manufacture, diameter and tolerances Exercises & or Case Studies (1 Design a shaft)

5. 1.3. Bearing Design and Selection, Radial and Axial Bearings
•Roller bearings and plain bearings – uses and limitations of each
•Bearing lubrication and selection
•Bearing housings and construction Exercises & or Case Studies (1 Select a bearing for the shaft exercise) 1.4. Lubrication Selection
•Properties of lubricants
•Lubricant operating environment
•Lubricant life-extension additives 1.5. Shaft Seals – Methods, Types, Designs, Process Effects
•Seal design overview
•Seal failure modes
•Seal selection 1.6. Vibration Prevention and Isolation (To have additional focus)
•Basics of spring/damper systems
•Natural frequency
•Machinery vibration isolation Exercises & or Case Studies (1 Perform a simple vibration isolation calculation) 2. Root Cause Failure Analysis Procedure 1.7. Root Cause Failure Analyses (RCFA)
•RCFA fundamentals
•The RCFA process
•Developing and implementing solutions 1.8. Finding the Evidence and Proof
•What specifically will be covered?
•Operating and maintenance records and analysis
•Creative disassembly
•Importance of keeping accurate records and history 1.9. Applying RCFA in the Workplace
•What specifically will be covered?
•Cross-functional teams
•The 5 Whys method
•Operator and maintainer buy-in for improvement Exercises & or Case Studies (1 RCFA exercise)

6. DAY 3 3. Design Screening (Component Function) Examples 1.10. Design, Operation and Cost Total Optimisation Review
•What specifically will be covered?
•Life cycle operating cost
•Cost impact calculations
•Design review and optimisation 1.11. Risk Reduction Strategies in Design
•Understanding and measuring risk
•Chance vs. consequence risk reduction methods
•Applying risk reduction during design 1.12. Lifting Lifetime Reliability (to have additional focus)
•Equipment reliability overview
•Measuring reliability: for components – Weibull; for systems - Crow/AMSAA
•RCM/FMEA fundamentals 4. Management of Rotating Equipment and Machines 1.13. Reliability of Systems
•What specifically will be covered?
•Series and Parallel systems
•Implications for series systems
•Implications for parallel systems 1.14. Instigating Rotating Equipment Operational Excellence
•Necessary Asset Management systems
•Documentation requirements
•Training and up-skilling of personnel 1.15. Rotating Equipment Integrity Management
•Statutory, Safety, Operating and Maintenance Standards
•Documentation and Record Keeping requirements
•Auditing and Analysis of operating management systems 1.16. Rotating Equipment Reliability Improvement Strategy
•Setting Equipment Performance Specifications
•Selecting best practice methods to achieve the performance objectives
•Developing and managing workplace best practice processes

7. The Witbank Institute of Technology Pty Ltd (WIOT) is a world classes IT and business skills development Company based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was established in 2009. We are accredited with MICT SETA. (Accreditation number: ACC/2010/07/059) Our aim is to deliver superior quality training solutions that produce tangible results. We want to build confidence in our learners so that they can utilize their newly acquired skills to improve their performance on the job and provide their company with a meaningful return on investment (ROI). We offer a wide range of internationally recognized qualifications and skills programmers across South Africa and the continent.
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