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Essential Craft Skills II
Class
Number
Class
Dates
Time
Credit
Tuition
Essential Craft Skills II
TBD
TBD
4 CEUs
$1,395
Class Scope, Objectives, and Demonstrated Technical Skills
Building on the lessons taught in Essential Craft Skills I which created a precision approach to
the required essentials of machine assembly and installation, Essential Craft Skills II, provides
craft technicians with an analytical, application based approach to maintenance activities to
better recognize and significantly reduce common machinery problems and failures. This
session focuses on specific issues that surround the practices and components that commonly
fail in plants - namely bearings, lubrication, couplings and sealing systems. This unique
approach continues to raise the bar and help place the “craft” back in craftsman. The class
begins with learning correct ways to disassemble failed machines to effectively and efficiently
document failure symptoms and use those symptoms to assist in determining the root cause of
failure. Having correctly identified the source of failure, this seminar moves forward to provide
attendees with a real and working practical knowledge of various bearing applications,
identification, removal/installation techniques and tips, and interpretation of correct fit charts
with exercises. Focus then continues on the correct application of proven, essential lubrication
best practice skills (selection, properties, types, housing, delivery systems), with a particular
emphasis on the smaller “everyday” balance of plant machines that represent the majority of
the asset base. In the power transmission section, attendees are introduced to the correct
selection, installation, inspection and lubrication of commonly found couplings. The session
finishes with an introduction to various shaft sealing systems allowing attendees to better
recognize and field correct typical failure modes. Key elements of this seminar provide
attendees with real, practical, and immediately applicable knowledge and, best of all, “hands
on”, “performance based” class exercises. Where appropriate, these class exercises use
“working” and “dynamically running” demonstrators. System “performance” measurements are
completed in the classroom and provide technicians with an immediate feedback on the results
and application value of applied techniques. These hands-on exercises comprise approximately
50% of the class. The seminar is designed as a continuation of knowledge for past ECS I
attendees including craft technicians, maintenance and operations first line supervision,
engineers, reliability team leaders, and any others who have responsibility to improve site
reliability and manufacturing profitability.