By the end of this course delegates will be able to:
The course is intended for individuals directly involved in the machinery lubrication process whose job titles may include Lubrication Technician, PM Technician, Mechanic, Operator, etc..

• Mechanical Engineers, Superintendents, Supervisors, Foremen & Technicians
• Machinery Engineers, Superintendents, Supervisors, Foremen & Technicians
• Plant Engineers, Superintendents, Supervisors, Foremen & Technicians
• Maintenance Engineers, Superintendents, Supervisors, Foremen & Technicians

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

Day 1
1. Lubrication Theory
• Introduction
• Purpose of a Lubricant
• Functions of Lubricating Oil
• Tribology & Friction
• Coefficient of Friction
• Metal-to-Metal Contact
• Dynamic Clearances in Design of Components
• Lubricant Film Types
       • Boundary Lubrication
       • Mixed Film Lubrication
       • Hydrodynamic Lubrication

2. Lubricant Types
• Introduction
       • Lubricant Composition
       • Base Oils
       • Base Stock Quality
• Mineral Lubricants
• Synthetic Lubricants
• Vegetable Lubricants
• Greases
• Solid Lubricants

3. Lubrication Applications
• Introduction
     • Selecting a Lubricant Delivery System
     • Lubricant Delivery Options
• Manual Lubrication
• Natural Delivery Methods
• Oilers
• Pressure Delivery Methods
• Centralized Lubrication

DAY 2
4. Lubrication Additives
5. Grease types
6. Oil Analysis
      • What Oil Analysis Can Tell You
      • On-Site Analysis versus Lab Analysis
      • Oil Analysis monitors three conditions:
      • The Benefits of Oil Analysis
      • Lubrication Properties
      • Water Content
      • Rules for Oil Sampling
      • Wear Particle Analysis
      • Wear Particles AnalysisCase Study

Day 3
• Introduction to Bearings
     • What is the Function of the Bearings?
     • Friction
     • Comparison Between Friction Types
     • The Forces Acting on the Shaft
     • Classification of Bearings
• Anti-Friction Bearings
     • Advantages
     • Disadvantages
     • Types of Rolling Elements:
     • Bearing Loads
     • Bearing Arrangement
     • Anti-friction Bearing Materials
• Identification of Anti-Friction Bearings
      • ISO Identification of Anti-Friction Bearings
      • ISO Bearing Standards
      • Non-ISO Standards and Codes
      • ISO Bearing Type and Size:
      • Generic Supplementary Designations
      • Bearing clearance
      • How to Get the Correct Bearing for each of the Operating Conditions

DAY 4
• Anti-friction Bearing Failure

• Wear Marks
• Normal Fatigue Failure
• Misalignment
• Damage Caused by Incorrect Fitting
• Loss of Bearing Clearance
• Loose Fits
• Tight Fits
• Brinelling and False Brinelling
• False Brinelling
• True Brinelling
• Lubrication Failure
• Contamination
• Excessive Loads
• Overheating
• Reverse Loading
• Corrosion

DAY5

• Fluid Film Bearing

• Friction Bearings (Sliding Friction)
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Sliding Surface Bearings (Plain Bearings)
• Types of Plain Bearings
• Plain radial bearings
• Thrust plain bearings
• Tilting-pad Bearings
• General Requirements for Bearing Materials
• Materials Types (Plain Bearings)
• Large Babbitt or White-Metal Lined Bearing
• Plain (Journal) Bearing Materials
• Classification of Sliding Surface Bearings
• Classification of Sliding Surface Thrust Bearings
• Bearing Clearance
• Hydrodynamic Bearing Failure Analysis
• Fatigue Failures
• Bearing Metal Wear
• Corrosion
• Effect of Hard Particles on Bearing
• Effect of Lubrication
• Effect of Overloads
• Assembly Deficiencies
• Electrical Discharge Damage
• Design-related Failures

• Maintenance

• Preventive maintenance
• Reliability-centered maintenance
• Combination of condition-based and preventive maintenance
• Maintenance activities

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing a minimum of 75% of the total course duration