Course Description
This intensive 5-day course focuses on advanced techniques for optimizing rotating equipment performance and implementing continuous reliability improvement (CRI) strategies. Participants will gain in-depth knowledge of reliability concepts, failure analysis, and maintenance optimization methods to enhance equipment uptime and reduce operational costs.
Learning Objectives
- Apply proven methodologies for rotating equipment optimization
- Implement effective reliability improvement strategies
- Analyze failure modes and develop targeted maintenance plans
- Optimize maintenance decisions using condition monitoring techniques
- Develop a continuous reliability improvement process
Course Modules
Day 1: Fundamentals of Reliability and Equipment Performance
- Introduction to reliability concepts and metrics
- Understanding the strategic importance of reliability
- Assessing current equipment performance
- Making informed strategic maintenance choices
Day 2: Reliability Modeling and Analysis
- Basic reliability modeling techniques
- Deterministic and probabilistic models
- Markov chains and Monte Carlo simulations
- Case studies in reliability modeling
Day 3: Failure Analysis and Maintenance Strategies
- Understanding failure modes and patterns
- Weibull analysis for failure prediction
- Developing effective maintenance tasks
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Day 4: Maintenance Optimization and Cost-Effectiveness
- Risk assessment and equipment criticality
- Functional failure analysis
- Maintenance task selection and optimization
- Creating practical maintenance plans
Day 5: Continuous Reliability Improvement Implementation
- Establishing a CRI process
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for reliability
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA) techniques
- Developing a reliability improvement action plan
Practical Wins for Participants
- Ability to reduce equipment downtime and maintenance costs
- Skills to implement data-driven maintenance strategies
- Techniques to optimize resource allocation for maintenance activities
- Methods to establish a culture of continuous reliability improvement
Credits: 5 credit per day
Course Mode: full-time
Provider: Blackbird Training Centre
