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MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST: PUMPS, COMPRESSORS & ROTATING MACHINERY

Location

Barcelona, Spain

Date

From Date: 16-Jun-2025
To Date: 20-Jun-2025

Duration

5 days

Language

ENGLISH

Discipline

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Introduction

This course provides comprehensive training on the maintenance, troubleshooting, and operation of critical rotating machinery, with a focus on pumps, compressors, and associated equipment. Participants will gain the skills needed to ensure the reliability and efficiency of machinery used in industrial operations.

Objective

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Understand the operating principles of pumps, compressors, and other rotating machinery.
Identify common failure modes and root causes of breakdowns.
Apply preventive and predictive maintenance techniques.
Perform alignment, balancing, and vibration analysis.
Read and interpret mechanical drawings and maintenance manuals.
Follow safety standards and best practices during maintenance procedures.

Audience

Mechanical maintenance technicians
Rotating equipment specialists
Plant engineers
Maintenance supervisors and planners

Content

Day 1: Introduction & Rotating Equipment Basics

Overview of rotating machinery in industrial applications
Basic mechanical concepts: torque, power, and motion
Types of pumps, compressors, and other rotating equipment
Components: bearings, seals, couplings, shafts
Maintenance strategies: preventive, predictive, and reactive
Mechanical safety procedures and standards

Day 2: Pumps – Types, Operation & Maintenance

Centrifugal pumps: principles, performance, and components
Positive displacement pumps: gear, screw, diaphragm, piston
Reading and interpreting pump curves
Common pump failures: cavitation, seal leaks, bearing wear
Pump maintenance procedures and troubleshooting

Day 3: Compressors – Operation & Maintenance

Compressor types: reciprocating, screw, centrifugal
Compression stages and cooling systems
Lubrication and sealing systems in compressors
Common failures: overheating, pressure loss, vibration
Compressor inspection, servicing, and diagnostics

Day 4: Condition Monitoring & Alignment Techniques

Introduction to condition monitoring techniques
Vibration analysis fundamentals
Oil analysis, infrared thermography, and ultrasonic testing
Shaft alignment: dial indicator and laser alignment methods
Balancing of rotating parts and coupling installation

Day 5: Troubleshooting & Final Assessment

Root cause failure analysis methods
Troubleshooting pumps and compressors: real-world case studies
Maintenance planning and documentation practices
Review session and participant assessment (written & practical)
Feedback, discussion, and certification ceremony

NOTE:

Pre & Post Tests will be conducted.

Case Studies, Group Exercises, Group Discussions, Last Day Review & Assessments will

be carried out.

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Certificate

Define Management Consultancy & Training Certificate of course completion will be issued to all attendees.

Methodology

A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information and knowledge transfer. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. You will also be encouraged to raise your own questions and to share in the development of the right answers using your own analysis and experiences. Tests of the multiple-choice type will be made available on a daily basis to examine the effectiveness of delivering the course.

All presentations are made in excellent colorful power point. Very useful Course Materials will be given.

30% Lectures
30% Workshops and work presentation
20% Group Work& Practical Exercises
20% Videos& General Discussions

Course Details