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3-Day Machine Condition Monitoring Seminar |
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STI’s 3-Day Machinery Condition Monitoring Seminars are held in League City,
Texas. Emphasis is placed on machinery condition monitoring and machinery
protection systems. Basic vibration theory and machinery diagnostics are
also included.
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Condition Monitoring Basics
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Basic Rotating Machinery
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Basic Vibration
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Transducer Theory of Operation
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Vibration Transmitters 4-20mA
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Monitoring Parameters
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Sensor Installation
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Monitoring Systems
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Industrial Networking
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Field I/O
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HMI Systems
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Monitoring System Selection
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Monitoring System Installation
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System Calibration and Startup
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Application Examples
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Basic Diagnostics
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Rolling Element Bearings
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Basic Balancing
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Case Histories
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Demonstrations and Open Labs
Are Provided For All Topics
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Who Should
Attend:
Those purchasing,
specifying, installing, or maintaining either existing or new condition
monitoring systems or replacing obsolete systems supplied by any manufacture.
2005/2006
Schedule:
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November 15 –
17, 2005
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February 21-23,
2006
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May 16-18, 2006
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August 15-17,
2006
Tuesday through
Thursday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Local
Attractions: (Click Here)
Pricing:
Seminar price is
$995.00 and includes daily lunch and refreshments. Each attendee will also
receive a seminar binder and CD containing application notes and other
useful tools.
Travel:
When traveling to
League City to attend from out the area either Houston Hobby or Houston
Intercontinental Airports can be used. Hobby is about 30 minutes travel time
and Intercontinental 60 minutes.
To Register:
Call 281/334-0766
with Credit Card or Company Purchase Order
Map:
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Daily Schedule:
- Day 1, Tuesday:
C1. Condition
Monitoring Basics:
Topics Include:
Maintenance Methods, Justification for Vibration Monitoring, Monitoring
Classifications, Monitoring Methods, Monitoring System Users, Machine
Categories, and What Makes a Monitoring System Successful.
C2. Basic
Rotating Machinery:
Topics Include:
Journal Bearings, Rolling Element Bearings, Bearing Failure Modes, Shaft
Nodes, and Critical Speeds.
C3. Basic
Vibration:
Topics Include:
F=MA, Measurement Types, Transducer Conventions, Why X&Y, and Comparing
Measurements.
C4. Transducer
Theory of Operation:
Topics Include:
Accelerometers, Piezo-Electronic Velocity, Mechanical Velocity, And
Non-Contacting Pickup Proximity, Shaft Riders, ABS (shaft absolute
measurement), Temperature Sensors, and 4-20 mA Velocity Transducers.
Demonstration
C5. Vibration
Transmitters 4-20mA:
Topics Include:
4-20 mA Signals, Why 4-20 mA, 4-20 mA Compliance, 2-Wire and 3-Wire
Systems.
Demonstration
and Hands On Lab
C6. Monitoring
Parameters:
Topics Include:
Rolling Element Bearing Parameters, Journal Bearing Parameters, Common
Parameters, and Special Monitoring Parameters.
C7. Sensor
Installation:
Topics Include:
Accelerometers, Velocity Sensors, and Eddy Probe Systems (Proximity
Probe).
Demonstration and Hands On Lab
- Day 2, Wednesday:
C8. Monitoring
Systems:
Topics Include:
Monitor Types, Alarm Types, Fault Detection Circuits, Startup Run/Off
Circuits, Relay Outputs/Voting, and Monitor System Demonstration.
C9. Industrial
Networking:
Topics
Includes: Communication Modes, 2-Wire RS-232, RS-485 Multi-Drop, Wireless,
Cat-5 and Fiber. Communication Protocols, Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, Ethernet
TCP, IP Addressing and Pinging.
Demonstration
C10. Field I/O:
Topics
Includes: Analog to Digital Converters, Field IO, Acquisition Speed,
Mounting Location Considerations, Wiring and actual setup of both RS-485
and Ethernet Analog to Digital Converters.
Demonstration
C11. HMI
Systems:
Topic Includes:
HMI Systems using Wonderware Intouch 9.0 as an example, Tags, Scripts,
Mimics, Trends, Real Time Trends, and IO Drivers.
Demonstration
C12. Monitoring
System Selection:
Topics Include:
Monitoring System Objectives, Transducer Selection, and Proper Monitor
Selection.
C13. Monitoring
System Installation:
Topics Include:
Transducer Installation Considerations, Field Wiring Installation, and
Project Scheduling.
C14. System
Calibration and Startup:
Topics Include:
Transducer Calibration, Monitor Calibration, Scheduled Calibration,
Setting Alarm Set-points, and Commissioning.
Demonstration and Hands On Lab
- Day 3, Thursday:
C15.
Application Examples:
Topics Include:
Both Journal Bearing and Rolling Element Bearing Machines including,
Turbines, Compressors, Fans, Motors, Pumps, Speed Increasers/Decreasers,
Cooling Towner Fans, Reciprocating Compressors, Turbine Generator Sets,
Hydro-Turbine Generators, and Paper Machines.
C16. Basic
Diagnostics:
Topics Include:
Both Frequency Domain and, Time Domain including Steady State Information,
Transient Data Information, and Journal Bearing “Orbit” Diagnostics.
Demonstration
and Hands On Lab
C17. Rolling
Element Bearings:
Topics Include:
Mechanical Properties, Acceleration Enveloping, Failure Recognition, and
Stages of Failure.
Demonstration
C18. Basic
Balancing:
Topics Include:
Moving Protractor vs. Fixed Protractor Methods, Using Once Per Turn
Reference, Time Base and Orbit Method using an Oscilloscope.
Demonstration
and Hands On Lab
C19. Case
Histories:
Topics Include:
Cooling Towers, TSI (Turbine Supervisory Systems), Coal Crushers, Rotary
Screw Compressors, And Industrial Gas Turbines.
Open
Laboratory:
Attendees Choice: Sensor
Calibration, Sensor Installation, Monitor Calibration, Balancing, HMI
Setup, ADC Setup and 4-20 mA circuits
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