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.
Topic List:
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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
Who Should Attend:
Those purchasing, specifying, installing, or maintaining either existing or new condition monitoring systems or replacing obsolete systems supplied by any manufacture.
2008-2009 Schedule
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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 ext 226 with Credit Card or Company Purchase Order
Map:
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
