Welcome to Targeted Training. Every week, we'll highlight a new training course from our Maintenance Management and Skills Training knowledge center. This week's training course is Bearing Maintenance and Technology from SKF.
Course description:
Bearing Maintenance and Technology uses a combination of hands-on training, audio visuals, lectures and discussion opportunities.
Specific topics include:
Bearing basics
- Learn the fundamentals of rolling bearing technology:
--Bearing types, nomenclature, bearing components, terminology, loads and lubrication - Factors effecting the performance of rolling bearings
--Bearing quality
--Operating environment
--Installation
--Maintenance practices - Gain a basic understanding of why bearings fail
Mounting and dismounting
- Study proper bearing mounting and dismounting procedures, and observe what happens as a result of careless handling, neglected maintenance and poor lubrication
- Participate in hands-on exercises using specialized tools to correctly mount and dismount ball and roller bearings
Fundamentals of lubrication
- How bearing lubrication works
- The importance of selecting the proper lubricant for an application
- Learn to maximize bearing life through an improved understanding of proper lubricating principles and functions
- How much and how often to lubricate rolling element bearings
Bearing failure causes and analysis
- Identify and interpret actual bearing damage