Basics of Lubrication: Module 1what challenges are you facing? Are you facing challenges like:

• Frequent equipment downtime
• Equipment failure
• Improper lubrication practices
• Increased maintenance budget 
• Poor maintenance culture

What will you learn in this course?

• Build safe and effective lubricant storage and handling program
• The most effective lubrication methods for more reliable machinery
• Industry’s best procedures for greasing electric motor bearings
• Rate filters and select the right filtration for the job
• Get the right lubricant in the right place at the right time and in the right amount

You have come to the right place. Our training exposes professionals, whether at entry or higher levels, to theory and practical knowledge thereby improving their engineering skills. This course trains team members and adds value by educating and building confidence. It helps them understand what to focus on reliability and cost reduction. The students can move away from the old school methods of vague, non-specific lubrication procedures and implement an excellent lubrication program in any industrial workplace. This training is designed to provide lubrication analysts, condition monitoring experts, and predictive maintenance specialists with a greater understanding of fundamental concepts of lubrication. Course content: In this training, we will be reviewing in detail the following topics on the foundation of lubrication:

• Maintenance Strategies: Identify the four machine maintenance philosophies, describe the resources and financial impacts of optimal lubrication practices, define the Pareto principle as it applies to maintenance and machine reliability, explain the transformation an organization must go through in order to achieve improvements in their maintenance, reliability and lubrication program.
• Tribology: Define tribology, describe the types and results of friction, list the three types of lubricant films, list the six functions of lubricating oil, describe the different lubrication regimes and when they occur, define and explain the differences between hydrodynamic and elastohydrodynamic lubrication, understand Strobeck curve.
• Base oil fundamentals: List the three types of base oils, describe the properties of base stocks, describe the difference between a synthetic oil over mineral oil, explain the desirable qualities of a synthetic base stock, describe how service temperature ranges impact base oil selection, understand and explain API base oil categories and their use.
• Viscosity: Define viscosity and identify the two methods of measurement, define viscosity index (VI) and how temperature affects viscosity, compare the various classification methods (ISO VG, SAE Engine, SAE gear, and AGMA), use the viscosity-temperature chart to identify lubricants based on temperature, viscosity index, and other minimum viscosity requirements, describe the relationship that speed and load have upon lubricant selection.
• Additives: What is an additive? What are its purpose and function? what are the different additive types? explain the oxidative cycle and the impacts on lubricant health, how do antioxidants contribute to the oxidative stability property of a lubricant, list and describe the polar mechanisms for additives, list and describe pro-oxidants, what is the most commonly used antioxidant/antiwear additive, what is the most commonly used EP additive?
• Lubricant fundamentals grease: Define the composition and functions of grease, how are grease properties (physical, chemical, and performance) important to application needs? what is the purpose of NLGI grease consistency grading? explain grease dry out and its causes, list some of the advantages and disadvantages of grease lubricant, who is the NLGI, and what is their function?
• Lubricant failure: What are the types of exposure which lead to a need to change or lubricant failure? what is the oxidative process and how does it change the lubricant? what is the difference between thermal and oxidative lubricant failure? what are the three methods of additive depletion? what risks are associated with mixing lubricants? which tests identify oxidation? explain the oxidative cycle and the impacts on lubricant health, define and explain the purpose of AN and BN, when can lubricants get mixed?

Benefits:

• Skilled workers
• Increased equipment uptime and availability
• Best practices for lubrication management
• Maintenance culture change

Results:

• The results of these training impact key performance indicators (KPIs)
• The best practices, various methodology, case studies, etc discussed in this training will allow you to build a solid foundation for world-class lubrication if they are practiced and implemented by you.

This course is not for USA, Canada, and European audiences/students.