Reliability CBM, Condition Monitoring & Asset Health

This course is also part of the Maintenance & Asset Management Training Cycle. 

• Concept of condition monitoring vs. predictive maintenance
• What Condition Monitoring techniques exist and what are they applicable to?
• Inspections  
  • Sensory
  • Qualitative vs. quantitative
• Ultrasonic analysis
  • Working principles
  • Manual input and analysis
  • Online monitoring with sensors and applicable algorithms 
  • Possible applications: some practical cases
• Infrared thermography analysis
  • Working principles
  • Manual acquisition and analysis
  • Online monitoring with sensors and applicable algorithms 
  • Possible applications (mechanical, electrical)
• Oil analysis
  • Working principles
  • Manual collection and analysis
    • Points of attention for correct sampling
      Interpretation of an oil analysis report
  • On-line monitoring by means of sensors and applicable algorithms 
    Possible applications
• Vibration analysis
  • Working principles
  • Manual input and analysis
  • Online monitoring with sensors and applicable algorithms 
  • Possible applications
    • Vibration analysis on standard machines (pumps, fans...)
    • Vibration analysis on more complex machines (gearboxes, low speed applications, ...)
    • "Motion Magnification, ODS, ...
• Analysis of electric motors
  • Principles of operation
  • Manual input and analysis
  • Online vs. Offline (MCSA - MCA)
  • Possible applications (mechanical, electrical)
• Asset Health
  • Good practice
  • Coverage rate
  • Health status measurement
  • Progression to maturity
• Industrie 4.0 / IIoT / Digitalisation
  • Basic concept
  • Maturity
  • Applications

• Understand the different CBM techniques
• Understand how they can be applied
• Identify the technology to be used according to the situation
• Apply the right maintenance concept / find a balance between different types of maintenance
• Have practical examples of often abstract concepts

This trainings aims to provide you with the essential basic principles, good practices in maintenance and associated methodologies, in order to make a sustainable start in your role. This 4-hour training course is aimed at:

• Maintenance Engineers with little or no background and knowledge ;
• Technicians called upon to take charge of reliability projects;
• Production Managers who wish to become Maintenance Managers.

Pierre Colon  has been working in the field of predictive maintenance for over 12 years. After several years in the field as a service engineer in vibration analysis and thermography, Pierre has taken on the role of in-house trainer and has also been involved in the distribution and development of new in-house equipment in close collaboration with customers and field services!