MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE TRAINING COURSE

COURSE 700: 4 DAYS: Max 4 Candidates

This course provides personnel with the necessary skills to perform mechanical maintenance, including the removal and replacement of equipment (pumps, gearboxes, motors and power transmission systems) and identification and rectification of bearing faults within these systems.

PARTICIPANTS

Designed to benefit anyone required to undertake mechanical maintenance on production and process equipment. This course is equally suitable for production operatives or for craft personnel already involved in maintenance activities. Importantly, the course also teaches the candidates how to isolate a machine so that is safe for them to work on it.

COURSE PRESENTATION

The course format is very much ‘hands-on’ – the emphasis being on the development of sound practical skills within the context of safe working practices.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

On completion of the course, participants will be able to

Successful completion of the course leads to the award of the Technical Training Solutions Certificate of Competence 700: Mechanical Maintenance Skills.

What do candidates on the Mechanical Maintenance training course actually do?

The mechanical maintenance training courses begins by providing the candidates with an understanding of fault diagnosis by analysing various symptoms. These symptoms include excessive heat, vibration, smell or changes in speed. The aim is to make the candidate aware of the possible outcomes if action is not taken once a fault has been discovered. Because safety is always of paramount importance within our training methods, candidates are taught to write their own method statements for working on moving machinery. The instructor works with the groups to ensure all instructions are clear, short, and safe.

Candidates are provided with comprehensive course notes, which include the important technical reference material:

Page 12 of the mechanical maintenance training courses notes, where we teach the candidates about faultfinding on industrial machines, thinking about symptoms, faults and causes Page 19 of the mechanical maintenance training courses notes, with information about the properties of oils used in industrial machinery Page 58 of the mechanical maintenance training courses notes covering the importance of setting the correct tension on chain drives, and how to make the necessary adjustments

Page 12 of the mechanical maintenance training courses notes, where we teach the candidates about faultfinding on industrial machines, thinking about symptoms, faults and causes

Page 19 of the mechanical maintenance training courses notes, with information about the properties of oils used in industrial machinery

Page 58 of the mechanical maintenance training courses notes covering the importance of setting the correct tension on chain drives, and how to make the necessary adjustments

Throughout the course the technical instruction is interspersed with many practical exercises. The first of these is the manufacture of gaskets to fit between machined faces. Candidates are shown the various techniques and materials used to produce engineering seals within the workshop.

A wide range of example bearings are provided for inspection of wear along with suitable lubrication regimes.

One of the demonstration ball bearings used on the mechanical maintenance training courses One of the demonstration tapered rolling bearings used on the mechanical maintenance training courses One of the demonstration linear bearings used on the mechanical maintenance training courses

One of the demonstration ball bearings used on the mechanical maintenance training courses

One of the demonstration tapered rolling bearings used on the mechanical maintenance training courses

One of the demonstration linear bearings used on the mechanical maintenance training courses

Candidates will practice removal and refitting ball races using pullers and correct engineering procedures.

Candidates use bearing pullers to remove faulty bearings from an assembly using approved methods on the mechanical maintenance training courses

Candidates use bearing pullers to remove faulty bearings from an assembly using approved methods on the mechanical maintenance training courses

The course includes valuable exercises on the recognition of common screw threads, thread repair techniques, removal of broken studs, dismantling of gearboxes and the manufacture of gaskets.

Candidates use thread repair tools on the mechanical maintenance training courses Candidates disassemble and re-assemble gearboxes on the mechanical maintenance training courses Candidates make gaskets on the mechanical maintenance training courses

Candidates use thread repair tools on the mechanical maintenance training courses

Candidates disassemble and re-assemble gearboxes on the mechanical maintenance training courses

Candidates make gaskets on the mechanical maintenance training courses

The following are some example pages from the course notes for this stage of the mechanical maintenance training courses, describing the common screw threads encountered on industrial machinery, how broken threads should be repaired and how drive shaft keyways should be fitted:

This is page 36 of the course notes for the mechanical maintenance training courses, describing the various screw threads commonly encountered on industrial machinery This is page 38 of the course notes for the mechanical maintenance training courses, describing how threads should be repaired This is page 39 of the course notes for the mechanical maintenance training courses, describing how drive shaft keyways work

Page 36 of the course notes for the mechanical maintenance training courses, describing the various screw threads commonly encountered on industrial machinery

Page 38 of the course notes for the mechanical maintenance training courses, describing how threads should be repaired

Page 39 of the course notes for the mechanical maintenance training courses, describing how drive shaft keyways work

With the emphasis on practical skills, candidates will use special rigs to practice the alignment of shafts, motors and pulleys. Because poor shaft alignment results in early bearing failure and cracked castings, candidates are taught to shim and align moving parts to a high accuracy using traditional engineering methods. Torque wrenches are used to tighten critical parts, as well as discovering what settings were used on existing component parts.

The Motor Shaft Alignment Exercise on the mechanical maintenance training courses.

Candidates insert shims and make adjustments to the bearing positions so that the line shaft is perfectly straight.

The Motor Shaft Alignment Exercise on the mechanical maintenance training courses. Candidates insert shims and make adjustments to the bearing positions so that the line shaft is perfectly straight.

As the candidates assemble the motor and shaft, they check using a dial gauge that it is aligned correctly.

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The Vee Belt Tension and Alignment Exercise on the mechanical maintenance training courses.

The candidates need to select the appropriate pulleys and fit them correctly to the drive shafts. Candidates use straight edges to test for alignment, straight edges and belt tension gauges to check for tension.

This exercise is completed for single belt drives, dual belt drives and timing belts.

The Vee Belt Tension and Alignment Exercise on the mechanical maintenance training courses. The candidates need to select the appropriate pulleys and fit them correctly to the drive shafts. Candidates use straight edges to test for alignment, straight edges and belt tension gauges to check for tension. This exercise is completed for single belt drives, dual belt drives and timing belts.

The Chain Drive Tension and Alignment Exercise on the mechanical maintenance training courses.

Candidates need to select the appropriate sprockets and fit them correctly to the drive shafts. They use straight edges to test for correct alignment and tension.

This exercise is completed for simplex chain drives and duplex chain drives.

The Chain Drive Tension and Alignment Exercise on the mechanical maintenance training courses. Candidates need to select the appropriate sprockets and fit them correctly to the drive shafts. They use straight edges to test for correct alignment and tension. This exercise is completed for simplex chain drives and duplex chain drives.

Candidates install the machine guard prior to energising the machine for safety reasons.



The Chain Drive Tension and Alignment Exercise on the mechanical maintenance training courses. Candidates need to select the appropriate sprockets and fit them correctly to the drive shafts. They use straight edges to test for correct alignment and tension. This exercise is completed for simplex chain drives and duplex chain drives.

The candidates utilise industry standard lock out tag out (LOTO) procedures to ensure safe isolation of the machine.



The Chain Drive Tension and Alignment Exercise on the mechanical maintenance training courses. Candidates need to select the appropriate sprockets and fit them correctly to the drive shafts. They use straight edges to test for correct alignment and tension. This exercise is completed for simplex chain drives and duplex chain drives.

Candidates practice adjusting the length of simplex and duplex chains by adding or removing links.

Candidates are provided with a range of chains - they insert or remove links using special tools on the mechanical maintenance training courses A range of sprocket drives, taper-lock bushes and pulleys are used to teach candidates how to detect for wear, how to ensure correct fitting, etc on the mechanical maintenance training courses

Candidates are provided with a range of chains - they insert or remove links using special tools on the mechanical maintenance training courses

A range of sprocket drives, taper-lock bushes and pulleys are used to teach candidates how to detect for wear, how to ensure correct fitting, etc on the mechanical maintenance training courses

Wheels and pulleys are fitted to shafts using keyways, taper-lock bushes and flanges. The correct methods of removal and refitting are demonstrated and candidates practice these skills to gain sufficient understanding.

Candidates are given a range of industrial pumps and gearboxes to examine and repair once faults have been diagnosed.

One of the pumps used by candidates to practice examination and repair of devices on the mechanical maintenance training courses

One of the pumps used by candidates to practice examination and repair of devices on the mechanical maintenance training courses

Once the above exercises have been completed, the candidates can explore how to replace, refit and re-track a conveyor belt. In order to do this, they have to complete a safe isolation procedure (for mechanical maintenance purposes) using a motor isolator in accordance with industry best practice.

The multi-function isolator used to explore the correct isolation procedures necessary for safety on the mechanical maintenance training courses The conveyor unit on which candidates practice the removal and replacement of belts, tracking and alignment etc on the mechanical maintenance training courses

One of the isolators used to explore the correct isolation procedures necessary for safety on the mechanical maintenance training courses

The conveyor unit used on the mechanical maintenance training courses

If you would like to see some of the equipment used on the mechanical maintenance training courses for yourself, then please call us to arrange a visit to our offices in Kent. Alternatively, we can visit you anywhere in the British Isles.

 

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