Course Outline

2.5 Days

9 Core Modules

World-Class Maintenance Philosophies

  • Five prevailing features of world-class maintenance programs
  • The 80:20 rule for maintenance
  • Three successful elements of a CBM program

Introduction to Machinery Lubrication

  • Oil formulation and its importance in effective machinery lubrication
  • Six key functions of lubricating oils
  • Three primary lubrication regimes
  • Introduction to base oils and additives
  • Choosing the correct base-stock
  • Conditions that dictate use of synthetic oils
  • Antioxidant additives and their role in oil life
  • Dispersants and detergents – the key to controlling soot
  • Controlling wear with additive chemistry

Oil Analysis Fundamentals

  • Interpreting the language your oil is speaking
  • Prevailing myths about oil analysis
  • Common applications for sampling and analysis
  • Three categories of oil analysis

Oil Sampling Best Practices

  • 11 elements for a successful oil analysis program
  • How to find the best sampling locations
  • Sampling valves and hardware recommendations
  • A quick method for optimizing sampling intervals
  • The importance of primary and secondary sampling points
  • How to properly sample circulating systems
  • Safe, effective high-pressure sampling from hydraulic systems
  • Best practices for sampling splash-, collar-, and ring-lubricated systems

Fluid Properties Analysis

  • Four common root causes of oil degradation
  • Recognizing and controlling oil oxidation
  • Monitoring lubricant degradation using acid number
  • Monitoring lubricant health using FTIR
  • Determining oil life using RPVOT
  • Recognizing and controlling thermal failure
  • How to recognize additive depletion or degradation
  • Using paper chromatography (blotter spot test) to detect additive and base oil degradation
  • Four ways to detect the addition of wrong oil

Contamination Control and Proactive Maintenance

  • Seven common contaminants
  • Oil cleanliness and oil life extension benefits
  • Using the ISO Solid Contamination Code
  • Case studies for proactive maintenance
  • Oil filter and breather recommendations
  • Portable filtration carts - three ways to use them
  • Setting targets for oil cleanliness
  • Detecting and controlling moisture contamination
  • Selecting moisture removal/filtration methods
  • The effects of heat on lubricants
  • Controlling air entrainment and foam
  • Glycol contamination
  • Dealing with soot
  • Understanding fuel contamination

Fault Detection and Wear Particle Analysis

  • How wear metals are measured using RDE and ICP spectrometers
  • Measuring larger particles with Rotrode Filter spectroscopy
  • Using ferrous density to determine the severity of a wear problem
  • Using analytical ferrography for advanced fault detection
  • Using ferrography for root cause analysis
  • Four primary sources of friction in lubricated machinery
  • The 10 wear mechanisms that reduce machine life
  • The most common wear modes in plain, rolling, and thrust bearings
  • Understanding gear wear
  • Understanding wear in hydraulic systems

Instrument-Free On-Site Tests

  • How to inspect vents and breathers
  • Tips for effective sight glass inspection
  • Getting valuable information from used filters
  • Inspecting reservoirs for clues about lube trouble
  • Scenting lubricants to find problems
  • Getting visual clues from the oil sample before mailing it out
  • Getting into particle analysis for under $100
  • Turn your kitchen blender into a test for demulsibility and foam tendency
  • How an unwanted business card can reveal oil degradation

Interactive Case Studies Workshop

  • Individual and group participation in problem-solving exercises
  • Exercises in how to read an oil analysis report

Overview

Who should attend

Course Objectives

Certification with ICML

Snapshot

World-Class Maintenance Philosophies

Introduction to Machinery Lubrication

Oil Analysis Fundamentals

Oil Sampling Best Practices

Fluid Properties Analysis

Contamination Control and Proactive Maintenance

Fault Detection and Wear Particle Analysis

Instrument-Free On-Site Tests

Interactive Case Studies Workshop

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Your Instructors

Shane Scriven

Shane Scriven

Practical Lubrication Specialist, Data Scientist, Reliability Engineer, AI/ML

Asset Management Consultant

With 20 years of practical, hands-on experience, Shane combines his knowledge of lubrication with cutting edge technology and holistic asset management approaches to deliver well-rounded solutions.

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Michael Hooper

Michael Hooper

Tutor, Analyst and Technical Author

Noria Corporation

40 years lubrication & oil analysis expert across multiple continents. Noria Services Training Consultant. Managed labs & LIMS development. Author & presenter on lubrication & analysis.

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Lubrication School Level 2

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Perth WA
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2025-11-17
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19 Nov
2025
2695
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Perth WA
Instructor-led, classroom learning
2026-11-23
Nov 23
25 Nov
2026
3195
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