Lubrication And Oil Analysis - Reliability Focus
IIR’s Lubrication And Oil Analysis course is designed to provide you with in-depth knowledge and practical solutions which will help you in your day-to-day role.
This course, written and presented by industry expert Martin Williamson, is targeted at helping you to lead your company’s reliability drive in the area of lubrication and oil analysis.
The course is broken down into three parts, covering the fundamentals, and providing best practice solutions to ensure you achieve world class status in your plant.
The first part will address lubrication, covering the basics of oil and grease, and helping you understand the selection of appropriate lubricants with an explanation on understanding the lubricant technical data sheet.
The second part covers oil analysis and addresses the reliability focus, as well as explaining best practice sampling, testing, setting alarms and limits, and data interpretation. This will include basic on-site testing and how to improve your relationship with a commercial oil analysis laboratory.
The third part will be of immense practical value, focusing on achieving success through contamination control and lubrication management. This will cover issues relating to machine specification and filtration, as well as best practice strategy on storage, handling and dispensing lubricants.
In addition, it will also cover the body of knowledge for the International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML) examination. You will have an option to take one of two exams, Oil Analysis (MLA1) or Machinery Lubrication (MLT1).
Each exam is three hours long and consists of 100 multiple choice questions. Full details of the two certified exams and their requirements can be found at www.lubecouncil.org
Whilst the exams are optional, the course will indeed provide you with the knowledge to take them and pass them! To help you prepare for the exam, the course leader has set aside one hour each day after the course to help you review the day’s training and have extra tuition.
The exam will not only benefit you, but benefit your company too by ensuring you are certified in Oil Analysis and Machinery Lubrication.<