Course Number: TMR-303
Course Description
How to quickly and accurately troubleshoot mechanical rotating equipment problems to avoid costly downtime. Attendees are taught the logic of troubleshooting based on the common components that make up a piece of equipment. The class covers details of basic mechanical applications, failures, life expectancy and maintenance of shafts, bearings, couplings, chains, sprockets, bushings, gears, belts, sheaves and machine components. How to find and fix the real problems with your equipment, and not just the symptoms. Objective and subjective reasoning techniques are used to pinpoint problems. This is our most attended and most talked about course.
Course formats:
MTI Training Center | On-Site
Additional Course Details
Each student will receive class books, work activity sheets, self-test progress evaluations, as well as questions from the instructor to make sure they understand the material presented. It is expected that an attendee will leave the class with the basic knowledge of the subject and possess new found skills to better equip them when they return to their job. A certificate suitable for framing will be issued to each attendee who successfully completes the course.
Hands-on activities:
65% or more hands-on activities
Free Materials included:
0-1” Vernier Micrometer ($54 value), 6” Bearing ID Scale ($11 value), Audel Mini-Ref ($30 value), Sheave Gauge ($24 value), V-Belt Tension Tester ($45 value)
Types of Equipment
- Electrical Power
- Electrical Control
- Mechanical Stationary
- Mechanical Rotating
Bearings and Bearing Life
- Plain Bearings
- Anti-friction Beaings
Bearing Identification
- Series numbers
- Calculating the ID from the number
- Identification of bearings
Use of Vernier Micrometers
- Reading a micrometer
- Getting a feel for taking a reading
- Shaft measurement
- Use of telescope gages
Bearing Fit Tables
- Learning to read the tables
- Short cuts for common machines
Shafting
- Fracture and fretting
- Shaft seat
- Making a shaft print
Bearing Removal and Installation
- Using a press
- Thermal methods
- Checking the shaft shoulder
- Bearing failure analysis
Housings
- Housing bores and proper fits
- Expected interference
Machinery Lubrication
- Oil or Grease?
- Calculation of amount of grease
- Calculation of frequency of re-lube
Couplings
- Elastomeric and Metal
- How to pick a coupling
- Slow-motion studies
- Use of the strobe light
V-Belt and Sheaves
- Classification
- Sheave inspection
- Tensioning
Positive Drives
- Timing belts and HTD belts
- Synchronous drives
Chain Drives
- Tooth and chain wear measurement
Gears and Gear Boxes
- Tooth inspection and measurement of backlash
Vibration Analysis
- Vibration severity and using The Rathbone Chart
- Determining machinery faults
- Velocity limits — 4 to remember
Acoustical Emission Analysis
- Shock pulse and SEg
- BDU using a TPI-9080
Infra-red Inspection
- Infra-red thermometers and infrared thermography
- Test strips
Oil Analysis
- Spectrographic techniques
- Ferrographic analysi
- Viscosity measurement
Dynamic Balancing and Shaft Alignment
- The need for technical maintenance
Pictures of past groups:
All unmasked photos taken before COVID
Course Features
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration - 3 days (8 hr/day)
- Skill level - All
- Language English
- Students 12
- Assessments Yes
