Program
Mechanical Maintenance Technician
Keeping rotating equipment and valves running. You learn pumps, valves, bearings and lubrication, mechanical seals, shaft alignment, vibration analysis and reliability.
- Courses
- 7 courses
- Self-paced
- 44h 44m
Courses in this program
This is the order we suggest. You can start with any course.
- 1Online, self-pacedMechanical Engineering
Centrifugal Pumps: Operation and Maintenance
How centrifugal pumps work, why they fail, and how to operate and maintain them well. Covers hydraulic principles and the pump curve, NPSH and cavitation, operating away from best efficiency point, alignment and…
5h 55mFree - 2Online, self-pacedMechanical Engineering
Industrial Valves: Selection and Maintenance
The valves that make up a process plant: gate, globe, ball, butterfly, plug, check and relief. Covers how each type works and where it belongs, pressure and temperature ratings, actuation, and the inspection, testing…
3h 56mFree - 3Online, self-pacedMechanical Engineering
Bearings and Lubrication
Rolling element and plain bearings, how they carry load, and why lubrication decides their life. Covers bearing types and selection, grease and oil fundamentals, correct mounting and handling, and the failure modes a…
5h 54mFree - 4Online, self-pacedMechanical Engineering
Mechanical Seals and Sealing Systems
How mechanical seals work, why they fail, and how to select and support them. Covers seal construction and the fluid film, single and dual arrangements, API seal flush plans, gaskets and static sealing, and diagnosing…
5h 56mFree - 5Online, self-pacedMechanical Engineering
Shaft Alignment and Balancing
Two of the highest-return skills in rotating equipment maintenance. Covers misalignment types and their cost, pre-alignment checks including soft foot and pipe strain, dial indicator and laser methods, thermal growth…
5h 57mFree - 6Online, self-pacedMechanical Engineering
Vibration Analysis and Condition Monitoring
Detecting machine faults before they become failures. Covers vibration measurement and units, the frequency spectrum and what each peak means, fault signatures for unbalance, misalignment, looseness and bearing defects,…
9h 32mFree - 7Online, self-pacedMechanical Engineering
Reliability Engineering Fundamentals
The core methods of reliability engineering for maintenance, reliability and asset engineers in oil and gas, petrochemical and heavy industry. Learn to calculate MTBF, MTTR and availability, read failure patterns and…
7h 34mFree
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