Update Seminar
Machinery Improvement®
Skills Enhancement Workshop II
Course Objective
To enable clients who already have Machinery Improvement
Skills experience to further improve their capabilities and to explore
key topics in greater depth.
Format
Summary
This sequel to our highly successful course, Machinery Improvement
Skills Enhancement Workshop I, was developed to meet the expanding needs
of machinery specialists in this rapidly evolving field. Subjects introduced
in the Skills I Workshop are given broader coverage, in further detail
and depth. Skills II also introduces entirely new material, and as always,
all topics are presented in the same practical manner that has become
Update's trademark.
Who Should Attend:
- Maintenance and Reliability Engineers
- Vibration Specialists and Analysts
- Advanced Mechanical Technicians
Course Prerequisite
Completion of Machinery Improvement Skills Enhancement
Workshop Level I is strongly recommended.
Course Content
Vibration analysis
Objectives: Overview of what falls in different areas of the frequency
spectrum and basic principles of analysis.
- Basics of frequency analysis
- Distinguishing between mechanical and electrical frequencies
- Frequency analysis exercise
Bearings II
Objectives: Be able to identify various bearing faults and their causes
to enhance analysis of machine failures.
- Identifying bearing faults
- Root cause failure analysis exercises
Belt driven machines
Objectives: Apply as much of the precision principles as possible to
belt driven machines.
- Vibration on belt driven machines
- Types of belts
- V-belt procedures and precautions
- Mounting, alignment and tensioning
- Positive drive belts procedures and precautions
Resonance II
Objectives: Learn what resonance is, it’s importance, how to
detect it and, in some cases, cure it.
- Foot related resonance
- Belt resonance
- Confirming resonance and temporary cures
- Overview of other techniques that can be employed
- Resonance case histories and exercises
Alignment with Thermal growth
Objectives: Learn measurement and calculation of thermal growth and
apply it to alignment calculations.
- Review alignment basics
- Thermal growth calculations
- Thermal growth measuring devices
- Alignment calculations with thermal growth on the “sight”
machine
- Alignment calculations with thermal growth on the “target”
machine
- Alignment calculations with thermal growth on both machines
- Calculating alternate moves on machines with thermal growth
- Hands-on alignment on practice units
- Aligning unusual machines (trains, jack shafts, etc.)
- Bolt-bound machines
- Can't move sight machine
- Pipestrain issues
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