Maintenance & Reliability Centre

Introduction

Local industry will benefit from training offered at Manukau Institute of Technology, with the purpose built Maintenance and Reliability Centre.

MIT is offering short courses to train staff to repair and diagnose faults, as well as ensuring the overall reliability of machinery. The training is vital for the manufacturing industry where machinery breakdowns cost companies huge dollars in labour and replacement parts. When trained staff are available to find faults and fix them, the downtime for machinery or a production line is reduced, which increases overall productivity.

Through this training MIT hopes to promote proactive approaches to maintenance engineering and plant reliability to improve efficiency and reduce the costs for New Zealand companies.

Customised Training for Industry

Participants are trained on state-of-the-art equipment, with practical hands-on work, using on-site machinery that is stripped down and reassembled - an extremely valuable educational tool.

Seminars for 2012

Presented by industry experts, the seminars will cover topics ranging from mechanical transmission elements, gaskets and seals, machine tool alignment, engineering material awareness, vibration analysis, computerised maintenance management, accountancy for engineers to infrared thermography. See below for upcoming seminars available in 2012.

For more information or to register for any of the following seminars 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