This seminar is geared towards individuals who have regular contact with equipment in their facility and have influence over the condition of lubricants and hydraulic fluids in use. These individuals will be directly involved in their company’s oil sampling program and are required to routinely troubleshoot lubricant related problems identified by oil analysis reports and field lubricant inspections.
Topics covered in this seminar include the “Best Practices” methods for - installation of sampling hardware, securing consistent, representative oil samples and preparing them for analysis, and new oil delivery inspections and procedures. Prime candidates for this training would include individuals with titles of Oiler, Lube Technician, Lubricator, PM or PdM Technician, Millwright, Reliability Technician, etc.
COURSE OUTLINE
Lubricant Roles and Functions
- Base oils
- Lubrication regimes
- Additive functions
- Synthetic lubricants
Oil Analysis Maintenance Strategies
- Fundamental aspects of RCM
- Fundamental aspects of CBM
Oil Sampling
- Objectives for lube oil sampling
- Sampling tools
- Test port installation methods
- Equipment specific sampling
- Sampling methods
- Case study
- Managing interference
- Sampling process management
Lubricant Health Monitoring
- Lubricant failure mechanisms
- Testing for wrong or mixed lubricants
- Fluid properties test methods and measurement units
Lubricant Contamination Method and Control
- Particle contamination
- Moisture contamination
- Glycol coolant contamination
- Soot contamination
- Fuel contamination
- Air contamination
Wear Debris Monitoring and Analysis
- Common wear mechanisms
- Detecting abnormal wear
GET CERTIFIED!
 The Lubricant Analysis Technician course is designed based on the International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML) Level I MLA body of knowledge. If you are interested in the MLA I certification with Trico’s Lubricant Analysis Technician training course please contact Trico at 800.558.7008 or custserv@tricocorp.com.
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