Maintenance and Reliability Centre

DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF NZ INDUSTRY

One, Three and Five Day Seminars 2012, Presented by industry experts.

LOCATION: Manukau Institute of Technology. All fees include morning/afternoon tea and lunch.

For more information, or to register please contact:

Cheryl McLeod
Senior Administrator
Phone: 09 968 8654 DDI
Email: cheryl.mcleod@manukau.ac.nz

Basic Principles of Lubrication

Duration - One Day

Content

• Oil/Grease types:
  • - Properties
  • - Additives
  • - Applications
• Automatic lubricators
• Specialist lubrication

Dates and Times

One Thursday
Thurs 1 March, 8.00am - 4.00pm

Fee
$395

Bearing Technology and Maintenance

Presented by SKF Australia and New Zealand

Duration - Three Days

Content

• Bearing basics
• Mounting and dismounting
• Fundamentals of lubrication
• Bearing failure causes and analysis
• Practical workshop using training workstations

Dates and Times

Three Days (Monday – Wednesday)
Mon 12 March to Wed 14 March, 8.00am - 4.30pm

Three Days (Monday – Wednesday)
Mon 12 November to to Wed 14 November, 8.00am - 4.30pm

Fee
$1,648.54

Introduction to Bearings

Duration - One Day

Content

• Identification
• Installation
• Disassembly
• Counterfeit bearings – it may be happening to you
• Troubleshooting and failures

Dates and Times

One Thursday
Thurs 15 March, 8.00am – 4.00pm
Thurs 15 November, 8.00am – 4.00pm

Fee
$395

Infrared Thermography

Duration - One Day

Content

• Basic thermal physics
• Basic heat transfer
• Electromagnetic radiation
• The infrared image
• Thermographic inspections

Dates and Times

One Thursday

Thurs 22 March, 8.00am - 4.00pm

Thurs 28 June 8.00am – 4.00pm

Thurs 13 September 8.00am – 4.00pm

Fee
$395

Introduction to Vibration Analysis

Presented by the Vibration Institute of Australia

Duration - One Day

Content

• Causes terminology used
• Detection
• Interpretation of results

Dates and Times

One Friday
Mon 2 April, 8.00am - 4.00pm

Fee
$395

Vibration Analysis Category 1

Presented by the Vibration Institute of Australia

Duration - Three Days (plus optional two hour exam)

Content

• Maintenance practices
• Condition monitoring
• Principle of vibration
• Data acquisition
• Equipment knowledge
• Basic vibration analysis

Dates and Times

Three Days (Tuesday – Thursday)
Tues 3 April to Thurs 5 April, 8.00am - 4.30pm

Fee
$2,472.00 (excluding exam)
$2,832.00 (including exam)

Root Cause Analysis

Duration - One Day

Content

• Frontline problem solving
• Problem identification
• Defining the problem
• Effective use of the 5 Whys
• Developing solutions

Dates and Times

One Thursday

Thurs 17 May, 8.00am - 4.00pm

Thurs 20 September 8.00am – 4.00pm

Fee
$750.00

Machine Condition Monitoring

Duration - One Day

Content

• Infrared thermography
• Ultrasonics
• Oil analysis
• Balancing
• Vibration

Dates and Times

One Thursday
Thurs 31 May, 8.00am – 4.00pm

Fee
$395

Machine Tool Alignment

Duration - One Day

Content

• Rotating equipment
  • Rim and face, reverse dial and laser
• Stationary machines
  • Importance of initial set up
  • Ongoing monitoring for machine efficiency

Dates and Times

One Thursday
Thurs 14 June, 8.00am - 4.00pm

Fee
$395

Essential Failure Knowledge for Mechanical Engineers

Duration - One Day

Content
A look at real material and human problems today.

• Material identification
• Failure analysis and prevention

Dates and Times

One Thursday
Thurs 26 July, 8.00am - 4.00pm

Fee
$395

Hydraulic Maintenance

Duration - One Day

Content

• Basic principles of hydraulics
• Filtration
• Cleanliness standards
• Flushing
• Maintenance of valves, cylinders, pumps, motors
• Fitting correct selection
• Fluids selection
• Commissioning

Dates and Times

One Thursday
Thurs 9 August, 8.00am - 4.00pm

Fee
$395

Pneumatic Maintenance

Duration - One Day

Content

• Basic principles of pneumatics
• Compressors
• Clean dry air
• Piping technology
• Fault finding
• Control of cylinders valves and sensors
• Leak detection

Dates and Times

One Thursday
Thurs 23 August, 8.00am - 4.00pm

Fee
$395

Machinery Vibration Analysis Category 2

Presented by the Vibration Institute of Australia

Duration - Five Days

Content

• Maintenance methods
• Principles of vibration analysis
• Understanding signals
• Data acquisition
• Signal Processing
• Fault Diagnostics
• Revision

Dates and Times

Five Days (Monday – Friday)
Mon 8 October to to Fri 12 October, 8.00am - 4.30pm

Fee
$3,225.00 (excluding exam)
$3,650.00 (including exam)

Efficient Use of Steam

Duration - One Day

Content

• Introduction to steam and steam quality
• Steam generation and types of boiler
• Boiler video
• Boiler water treatment
• Steam distribution
• Pressure reducing
• Steam trapping and air venting (including video)

Dates and Times

One Thursday
Thurs 29 November, 8.00am - 4.00pm

Fee
$395

Client Feedback

Rolling Mill, Pacific Steel Group

"Yesterday I had the privilege and pleasure of attending the Introduction to Condition Monitoring seminar held by Larry Wiechern. I would like to extend my thanks and compliments on a job well done! Larry is a very knowledgeable individual and extremely passionate about reliability and very willing to share information. The quality of the guest speakers was excellent with very rich, detailed amounts of information being shared! Please could you pass on my thanks to all involved for a fantastic day; catering too was outstanding! I will definitely be attending further seminars as I feel they are an invaluable tool to learning more about what industry has to offer! Once again many thanks!"

- Ian Hamilton, Electrical Reliability Engineer