🎯 Course Description:
This comprehensive 5-day program is designed to provide participants with in-depth knowledge of rotating equipment used in industrial facilities, including pumps, compressors, turbines, and motors. The course covers operational principles, maintenance strategies, condition monitoring, troubleshooting techniques, and reliability improvement.
Participants will engage in practical exercises and case studies to enhance their ability to optimize performance, reduce downtime, and extend equipment life.
👥 Who Should Attend:
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Maintenance Engineers and Technicians
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Reliability and Asset Management Professionals
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Operations and Process Engineers
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Equipment Inspectors and Condition Monitoring Specialists
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Plant Managers and Supervisors
🗓️ Day 1: Introduction to Rotating Equipment and Fundamentals
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Course Overview, Participant Introductions |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Types of Rotating Equipment – Pumps, compressors, turbines, motors |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Basic Operating Principles – Rotordynamics, shaft alignment, bearings |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Equipment Specifications and Selection Criteria |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Review and analyze equipment datasheets and manuals |
🗓️ Day 2: Operation and Performance Optimization
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Start-up and Shutdown Procedures – Best practices |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Performance Monitoring and Efficiency Analysis |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Common Operational Issues and Their Impact |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Case Study: Troubleshooting operational problems |
🗓️ Day 3: Maintenance Strategies and Reliability
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Techniques |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Condition Monitoring Tools – Vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Root Cause Failure Analysis for Rotating Equipment |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Develop maintenance plan for selected equipment |
🗓️ Day 4: Troubleshooting and Fault Diagnosis
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Common Failures in Rotating Equipment – Bearings, seals, shafts, impellers |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Vibration and Noise Analysis – Identifying fault signatures |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Lubrication and Its Role in Equipment Health |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Hands-on Workshop: Fault diagnosis using vibration data and case examples |
🗓️ Day 5: Advanced Topics and Continuous Improvement
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Advanced Rotordynamics and Balancing Techniques |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Asset Management and Reliability Centered Maintenance |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 03:00 | Group Exercise: Develop a reliability improvement plan for rotating equipment |
| 03:00 – 03:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:15 – 04:30 | Final Q&A, Feedback, Course Wrap-Up & Certificates |
📂 Course Materials Provided:
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Rotating equipment manuals and datasheets
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Condition monitoring and maintenance checklists
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Vibration analysis and fault diagnosis guides
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Case study compendium
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Templates for maintenance and reliability plans
