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Mechanical Training Seminars
Industrial Trainers of America, Inc. specializes in hands-on on-site industrial technical mechanical maintenance training seminars tailored to meet the needs of your particular plant or facility.
To further satisfy the requirements of our clients, Industrial Trainers of America, Inc., is uniquely willing to provide custom development and writing of training materials.
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M400 Achieving Excellence In
Maintenance Management
The purpose of this course is to present the maintenance
professional with a solid resource of information that will enable
him or her to better manage, maintain, and improve the operation of
their maintenance department.
Details
M401 Environmental Compliance
This general course heading includes training ranging from Asbestos,
and Lead, to OSHA regulations regarding Hazardous Waste.
Details
M402 Confined Space Entry
This course covers the OSHA guidelines for confined space entry
safety. Details
M500 Basic Shop Math Refresher
This course is designed to refresh the student's math skills so that
they can perform calculations related to maintenance in industry.
Details
M501 Mechanical Troubleshooting
Techniques
This course is designed to teach the student techniques to become a
better troubleshooter. They learn the correct use of instruments and
devices to diagnose problem areas.
Details
M502 Bearings
This course covers the various types of bearings and their
applications. Reasons for bearing failure and how to apply the
principles of preventive and predictive maintenance are discussed.
The principles and techniques of bearing lubrication are also
covered. Details
M503 Lubrication
This course is intended to teach the student to distinguish between
when it is appropriate to use grease and when it is appropriate to
use oil when lubricating machinery. The different types of
lubricants will be discussed. Several lubrication techniques will be
covered. Details
M504 Mechanical Drives
This course covers the different mechanical components that drive
machinery. It includes gears, chain drives, v-belt drives, types of
couplings, and their proper applications. Troubleshooting and
preventive and predictive techniques are discussed. Sizing of
drives, gear tooth forms, and speed ratios are also covered.
Details
M505 Precision Alignment
This course stresses the importance of shaft alignment. Students are
taught how to use correct, accurate methods to achieve precision
shaft alignment. This course includes how to use dial indicators
with the rim and face technique and explains the reverse dial
method. This is a hands-on course where the student actually aligns
mock-up drives in the classroom.
Details
M506 Centrifugal Pumps and Sealing
Methods
This course teaches the student the basic principles of centrifugal
pumps. Theory is taught and then applied to troubleshooting by
checking measurable parameters such as discharge pressure, suction
pressure, and amperage. Sealing methods are covered. Packing and
several types of mechanical seals are discussed.
Details
M507 Fans and Blowers
This course explains the basic operating principles of fans and
blowers and how to apply them to troubleshooting and predictive
maintenance techniques.
Details
M508 Vibration Analysis
This course teaches the student the importance of identifying the
source and/or cause of vibration in machinery. Devices and
techniques for performing vibration analysis are covered.
Details
M509 Air Compressors
This course covers the principles of air compressors. The different
applications for air compressors are also discussed. Proper
maintenance is stressed.
Details
M510 Precision Measurement
This course stresses the importance of precise measurements in the
industrial environment. Students are taught how to use a variety of
instruments and devices used in precision measurement applications.
Details
M511 HVAC
This course covers the principles and applications of heating,
ventilating, and air conditioning. The methods of maintaining HVAC
systems is also covered, as well as the environmental laws that
control these methods.
Details
M512 AC&R
This course covers the principles and applications of air
conditioning and refrigeration. The methods of maintaining AC&R
systems is also covered, as well as the environmental laws that
control these methods.
Details
M513 EPA Preparatory/Certification
Course
This course is designed to prepare the student for their Type I,
Type II, and/or Type III certification in refrigerant purchase and
handling. Upon completion of the course work,, the student is
offered the opportunity to sit for the EPA (Environmental Protection
Agency) Exam administered by Industrial Trainers of America, Inc.
Actual certification is granted by ESCO INSTITUTE.
Details
M514 Boilers This course is designed to familiarize the student with the different types of steam boilers and systems. It covers the equipment and accessories, instruments, water treatment, operation and maintenance of boilers. Details
M515 Welding This course is designed to familiarize the student with different types of welding, their processes, and safety issues regarding welding. The basics of metallurgy, welding and cutting processes, the physics of welding, variations of weld joints and positions, and welding safety will be covered. Details
M516 Pneumatics This course is designed to familiarize maintenance personnel with pneumatics as they relate to industrial machinery. Students will learn how and why pneumatic components work and how to properly maintain pneumatic systems. Details
M517 Hydraulics This course is designed to familiarize maintenance personnel with hydraulics as it relates to industrial machinery. Students will work with fluid power principles and experience the functional characteristics of hydraulic components. Proper maintenance and troubleshooting of hydraulic systems will be covered. Details
M518 Pipefitting This course is designed to provide the maintenance mechanic with the information to safely complete the repair procedures on fuel gas, steam, condensate, stock, air, hydraulic, fire, city and mill water piping systems. Details
Course Description Details
M400
Achieving Excellence In Maintenance Management
Seminar Code: M400
Seminar Duration: 3 Days
The purpose of this seminar is to present the maintenance professional with a solid resource of information that will enable him or her to better manage, maintain, and improve the operation of their plant or facility through the effective and efficient use of their maintenance department resources, both human and material.
Some of the key topics covered are:
- The process of effective and efficient Management
- The art of being a successful Leader
- The 10 Keys to a successful Maintenance department
- Proper and effective Preventive Maintenance programs
- How to Optimize PM efforts, and measure their effectiveness.
- Predictive Maintenance programs, how and when to use this technique.
- Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, how to choose and use.
- Storerooms that make “cents”
- Realistic budgeting, the use of Contractors and much, much more!
Seminar Code: M401
Seminar Duration: 3 Days
This general course heading includes training from Asbestos and Lead, to OSHA regulations regarding Hazardous Waste. A variety of subjects include:
- OSHA Hazardous Waste Training
- Lead Abatement
- Asbestos Handling
Seminar Code: M402
Seminar Duration: 3 Days
This course covers the OSHA guidelines for confined space entry safety. Some of the key topics covered are:
- Hazards
- Types of Confined Spaces
- Reasons for Entering Confined Spaces
- Flammable Atmospheres
- Toxic Atmospheres
- Irritant (Corrosive) Atmospheres
- Asphyxiating Atmospheres
- General Safety Hazards
- Mechanical
- Communication Problems
- Entry and Exit
- Physical Hazards
- Thermal Effects
- Noise
- Vibration
- General/Physical
- Scaffolding
- Surface Residues
- Structural Hazards
Seminar Code: M500
Seminar Duration: 3 Days
This course is designed to refresh the student’s math skills, so that they can perform calculations related to maintenance in industry. Some of the topics include:
- Working with Positive and Negative Integers
- Fraction/Decimal Conversions
- Order of Operations
- Angles
- Working with a Calculator
- Temperature Conversions
- Formulas
M501 Mechanical Troubleshooting Techniques
Seminar Code: M501
Seminar Duration: 3 Days
This course is designed to teach the student techniques to become a better troubleshooter. They learn the correct use of instruments and devices to diagnose problem areas. Some of the topics covered include:
- Bearings Basics
- Lubrication Basics
- Basics of Drive Systems
- Components
- V-belts
- Chain drives
- Coupling types
- Electric motors
- Applications
- Proper installation
- Preventative Maintenance Techniques
- Root Cause Failure Analysis
- Predictive Maintenance Techniques
- Ultrasonics
- Vibration Analysis
- Thermography
Seminar Code: M502
Seminar Duration: 1 Day
This course covers the various types of bearings and their applications. Reasons for bearing failure and how to apply the principles of preventive and predictive maintenance are discussed. The principles and techniques of bearing lubrication are also covered.
Bearings #502 is a one-day course, but is usually coupled with Lubrication #503 and presented as a two-day seminar. Some of the topics include:
- Bearing Construction
- Application
- Proper Maintenance
- Precision Measuring of Bearing Housings and Fits (Hands-on)
- Bearing Numbering Systems
- Failure Analysis
- Proper Maintenance Techniques
Seminar Code: M503
Seminar Duration: 1 Day
This course is intended to teach the student to distinguish between when it is appropriate to use grease and when it is appropriate to use oil when lubricating machinery. The different types of lubricants will be discussed. Several lubrication techniques will be covered. Some of the topics include:
- Lubrication Types
- Applications
- Proper Schedules
- Failure Analysis
- Lubricant Oil Analysis
- How the Lubrication Plan for a Machine can Increase its Reliability
Seminar Code: M504
Seminar Duration: 3 Days
This course
covers the different mechanical components that drive machinery.
It includes gears, chain drives, v-belt drives, types of
couplings, and their proper applications.
Troubleshooting and preventive and predictive maintenance
techniques are discussed.
Sizing of drives and increasing reliability of drive
components are covered in detail.
Some of the key topics covered are:
- Basics of
- Bearings - types, numbering, installation, and maintenance.
- Couplings - types, purpose, and applications
- Gear Drives - types, ratios
- V-Belt Drives, types, sizing and alignment
- Chain Drives - design, types, and maintenance
- Proper Lubrication Techniques
- The Importance of Proper Alignment - the Four Step Method of Precision Alignment is demonstrated.
Seminar Code: M505
Seminar Duration: 2 Days
This course
stresses the importance of shaft alignment.
Students are taught how to use precise, accurate methods to
achieve precision measurements and thereby increase equipment life.
This course
includes how to use dial indicators, micrometers, Vernier calipers,
and other precision tools necessary to measure and compare fits and
tolerances of machine components with the proper measurements
necessary for effective, reliable repair.
The 4-Step Rim
and Face technique is practiced and perfected.
The Reverse Dial and Laser methods are also explained and
discussed.
This is a
hands-on course where the student actually aligns mock-up drives in
the classroom. It is a
lot of fun and the key to all successful mechanical repairs.
This class is
sure to add reliability and reduce mechanical breakdowns.
According to an ITTT study, as many as 43% of all mechanical
failures are the direct result of the misalignment of mechanical
components.
Some of the key topics covered are:
- Precision Measurement Methods
- Reading Micrometers
- Reading Vernier Calipers
- Dial indicators
- Fits and Tolerances
- Basic Math Refresher
- Alignment - The Four Step Method (hands-on), Reverse Dial Method, and Laser
Seminar Code: M506
Seminar Duration: 2 Days
This course
teaches the student the basic principles of centrifugal and positive
displacement pumps.
Theory is taught and then applied. Troubleshooting is taught by
checking measurable parameters such as discharge pressure, suction
pressure, and amperage.
Performance of the pump is then matched to design limits and the
Pump Curve becomes a valuable troubleshooting tool.
Proper application and maintenance are stressed.
Various sealing methods are covered, and several types of
packing and mechanical seals are discussed.
All
topics are discussed in simple, easy to understand and apply
language.
Proper
maintenance techniques and lubrication are covered in detail; along
with basics of electric motors, bearings, seals, and alignment.
Cavitation, Recirculation, Net Positive Suction Head and Vibration
are discussed and defined.
This
course is bound to add reliability to your pumping systems.
Some of the key topics covered are:
- History of Pumping
- Theory of Centrifugal and Positive Displacement Pumps
- Proper Application of Pumps
- Pump Curves
- Troubleshooting Pumps and Systems
- Pump Affinity Laws
- Understanding NPSH (Net Positive Suction Head)
- Proper Installation
- Vibration Analysis as a Valuable Tool
- Proper Maintenance Techniques
- Basics of Proper Alignment
- Cost of Pumping
- Variable
Seminar Code: M507
Seminar Duration: 1 Day
This course explains the basic operating principles of fans and blowers and how to apply them to troubleshooting and predictive maintenance techniques. Fans and Blowers #507 is usually combined with Air Compressors #509 for a 2-day session that would include the following:
- Basic Theory
- Fan Laws
- Air Density and Temperature Relationships
- Efficiency
- Energy Requirements
- Applications
- Recommended Maintenance Practices.
- Includes both preventative maintenance and predictive maintenance in the form of vibration analysis, balancing, and oil analysis.
Seminar Code: M508
Seminar Duration: 1 Day
This course teaches the student the importance of identifying the source and/or cause of vibration in machinery. Devices and techniques for performing vibration analysis are covered. Topics include:
- Vibration Analysis as an Effective Predictive Maintenance Tool
- Devices
- Techniques
Seminar Code: M509
Seminar Duration: 1 Day
This course covers the principles of air compressors. The different applications for air compressors are also discussed. Proper maintenance is stressed. Air Compressors #509 is usually combined with Fans and Blowers #507 for a 2-day session that would include the following:
- Basic Theory
- Fan Laws
- Air Density and Temperature Relationships
- Efficiency
- Energy Requirements
- Applications
- Recommended Maintenance Practices.
- Includes both preventative maintenance and predictive maintenance in the form of vibration analysis, balancing, and oil analysis.
Seminar Code: M510
Seminar Duration: 1 Day
This course stresses the importance of precise measurements in the industrial environment. Students are taught how to use a variety of instruments and devices used in precision measurement applications. Topics include:
- History
- Vernier Calipers
- Micrometers
- Dial Indicators
M511 Air Conditioning and Heating Basics (HVAC)
Seminar Code: M511
Seminar Duration: 5 days
This is a five-day intensive course designed to teach the maintenance professional the basic thermodynamic principles of air conditioning and heating. It is also designed to familiarize the student with the operation and maintenance of various air conditioning and heating systems and system components.
This course additionally teaches the student the safety and environmental aspects of working with refrigeration gasses. It includes training to prepare the student to take the EPA test for Refrigeration Technician certification, which is also offered as part of this course.
Some of the key topics covered are:
- Working with Refrigeration Systems - tools, practices, soldering, brazing principles
- Basic Thermodynamic Principles
- Temperature and Pressure
- The Refrigeration Cycle
- System Components
- Refrigerants - blends
- Refrigerants - recovery and recycling
- Troubleshooting Refrigerant Problems
- Compressors - flow controls, lubrication
- Basic Electrical Controls
- Basics of Gas Heat with Air Conditioning
- Basics of Oil Heat with Air Conditioning
- Basics of Electrical Heat with Air Conditioning
- Heat Pumps
M512 Air
Conditioning and Refrigeration
Seminar Code: M512
Seminar Duration: 3 Days
This course covers the principles and applications of air conditioning and refrigeration. The methods of maintaining AC&R systems is also covered, as well as the environmental laws that control these methods.
This course additionally teaches the student the safety and environmental aspects of working with refrigeration gasses. It includes training to prepare the student to take the EPA test for Refrigeration Technician certification, which is also offered as part of this course. Topics include:
- Working with refrigeration systems, tools, practices, soldering, brazing principles
- Basic thermodynamic principles
- Temperature and pressure
- The refrigeration cycle
- System components
- Refrigerants - blends
- Refrigerants – recovery and recycling
- Troubleshooting refrigerant problems
- Compressors, flow controls, lubrication
- Basic electrical controls
- Basics of gas heat with air conditioning
- Basics of oil heat with air conditioning
- Basics of electrical heat with air conditioning
- Heat pumps
Seminar Code: M513
Seminar Duration: 3 Days
This course is designed to prepare the student for their Type I, Type II, and/or Type III certification in refrigerant purchase and handling. Upon completion of the course work, the student is offered the opportunity to sit for the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Exam administered by Industrial Trainers of America, Inc. Actual certification is granted by ESCO INSTITUTE. Topics include:
- Types of Refrigerants
- Applications
- Refrigerant Recovery
- Safety
- Federal Clean Air Act
Seminar Code: M514
Seminar Duration: 3 Days
This course is designed to familiarize the student with the different types of steam boilers and systems. It covers the equipment and accessories, instruments, water treatment, operation and maintenance of boilers. Topics include:
- Steam Boilers
- Fittings and Accessories
- Basic Boiler Room Systems
- Fuel Burning Equipment
- Draft
- Combustion
- Instruments
- Boiler Water Treatment
- Operation
Seminar Code: M515
Seminar Duration: 3 Days
This is a three-day course designed to familiarize maintenance personnel with different types of welding, their processes, and safety issues regarding welding.
Some of the key topics covered are:
- Introduction to Welding
- Basics of metallurgy
- Welding and cutting processes
- The physics of welding
- Variations of weld joints and positions
- Welding safety
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- SMAW welding equipment and supplies
- SMAW welding equipment adjustment and assembly
- Welding electrodes
- What process and technique to use and when
- Hands-on setup and practice exercises, and fabrication using several techniques
- Oxyacetylene
Processes
- Oxyacetylene setup and safety
- Equipment and supplies
- Assembly and adjustment
- Welding and cutting techniques
- Welding joints, and positions
- Brazing
- Oxyacetylene cutting
- Hands-on projects and fabrication exercises
- Tungsten Arc Gas Welding-TIG,Heliarc
- TGAW welding safety
- TGAW welding theory
- TGAW welding equipment/materials
- TGAW uses and techniques
- Hands-on practice exercises and fabrication projects
Seminar Code: M516
Seminar Duration: 3 Days
This is a three-day course designed to familiarize maintenance personnel with pneumatics as they relate to industrial machinery. Students will learn how pneumatic components work and how to properly maintain pneumatic systems.
Some of the key topics covered are:
- Force Transmission Through a Fluid
- Energy Transmission Using Pneumatics
- Control of Pneumatic Energy
- Compressor Types
- Air Distribution Systems
- Operation of Pneumatic Components - cylinders, etc.
- Directional Control Valves
- Flow Controls
- Regulators
- Various Hands-On Exercises to Demonstrate Principles
Seminar Code: M517
Seminar Duration: 3 Days
This is a three-day course designed to familiarize maintenance personnel with hydraulics as it relates to industrial machinery. Students will work with fluid power principles and experience the functional characteristics of hydraulic components, which include pumps, flow control valves, pressure valves, directional control valves, cylinders, etc. Proper maintenance of hydraulic systems along with troubleshooting techniques will be discussed.
Some of the key topics covered are:
- Hydraulic Transmission of Force and Energy
- Hydraulic Fluids
- Operation of Hydraulic Pumps
- Hydraulic Actuators – cylinders, motors
- Control of Hydraulic Pressure
- Check Valves, Flow Control Valves
- Directional Control Valves
- Pilot Operated Control Valves
- Reservoirs, Coolers, Filters
- Various Hands-On Props and Exercises to Demonstrate Principles
Seminar Code: E518
Seminar Duration: 3 Days
This course is designed to provide the maintenance mechanic with the information to safely complete the repair procedures on fuel gas, steam, condensate, stock, air, hydraulic, fire, city and mill water piping systems. Topics include:
- History
- Systems
- Maintenance
- Repair
- Safety
Quick Reference
Mechanical Training Seminars
M400 Achieving Excellence in
Maintenance Management
M401 Environmental Compliance
M402 Confined Space Entry
M500 Basic Shop Math Refresher
M501 Mechanical Troubleshooting Techniques
M502 Bearings
M503 Lubrication
M504 Mechanical Drives
M505 Precision Alignment
M506 Centrifugal Pumps and Sealing Methods
M507 Fans and Blowers
M508 Vibration Analysis
M509 Air Compressors
M510 Precision Measurement
M511 HVAC
M512 AC&R
M513 EPA Exam Preparatory Course
M514 Boilers
M515 Welding
M516 Pneumatics
M517 Hydraulics
M518 Pipefitting