Course Description

This 5-day intensive training course is designed to provide maintenance professionals, reliability engineers, and technical managers with the tools and techniques necessary to diagnose, prevent, and resolve machinery failures. The course emphasizes practical methods of failure analysis, identifying root causes, implementing preventive measures, and applying effective troubleshooting techniques across various types of industrial machinery—pumps, compressors, turbines, gearboxes, and motors.

The training combines theory with real-world case studies and hands-on analysis to ensure participants can return to their roles with actionable insights to enhance equipment reliability and reduce downtime.

Course Objectives

Upon the successful completion of this course, each participant will be able to:

  • Identify common types and causes of machinery failures
  • Apply systematic failure analysis techniques (RCA, FMEA, 5 Whys)
  • Interpret failure modes of rotating and static equipment
  • Use vibration, thermography, and oil analysis in diagnostics
  • Implement corrective and preventive maintenance strategies
  • Improve reliability and performance of critical machinery
  • Troubleshoot equipment issues using structured methodologies

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for Maintenance Engineers and Technicians, Reliability Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Plant and Facility Managers, Rotating Equipment Specialists, Condition Monitoring Technicians & Asset and Operations Managers.

Course Agenda

Day 1

Registration, Welcome & Introduction

Pre-Test

Introduction to Machinery Failures

  • Importance of failure analysis in maintenance strategy
  • Types of machinery failure: mechanical, electrical, thermal, operational
  • Overview of root cause analysis tools (RCA, 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagram)
  • Failure vs breakdown: proactive vs reactive maintenance
  • The failure curve and PF interval
  • Case study: Simple failure analysis walkthrough

Day 2

Failure Modes and Causes in Rotating Equipment

  • Vibration, misalignment, imbalance, and soft foot
  • Bearing failures: fatigue, contamination, lubrication issues
  • Seal and coupling failures
  • Shaft deflection and rotor dynamics
  • Failure modes specific to pumps, compressors, and motors

Day 3

Diagnostic Tools and Condition Monitoring

  • Vibration analysis: interpreting frequency spectra
  • Infrared thermography for thermal failure detection
  • Ultrasonic leak and fault detection
  • Lubricant and wear particle analysis
  • Monitoring tools integration in predictive maintenance

Day 4

Preventive Measures and Reliability Strategies

  • Preventive vs predictive vs proactive maintenance
  • Equipment redesign and retrofits to prevent failure
  • Criticality analysis and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM)
  • Maintenance planning and scheduling practices
  • Use of CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems)

Day 5

Troubleshooting and Application

  • Structured troubleshooting methodology
  • Problem-solving frameworks in maintenance (Kepner-Tregoe, DMAIC)
  • Communicating failure findings: documentation and reporting
  • Case studies of catastrophic and chronic failures

Post-Test

End of the Course

Assessment Methodology

All courses conducted by EdTech will begin with a Pre-evaluation and end with a Post-evaluation. The instructor will evaluate the knowledge and skills of the participants according to the feedback given by participants. This will help to recognize the benefits and the level of knowledge gained by participants through the course.

Training Methodology

Facilitated by a highly qualified specialist, who has extensive knowledge and experience; this program will be conducted using extensively interactive methods, encouraging participants to share their own experiences and apply the program material to real-life work situations in order to stimulate group discussions and improve the efficiency of the subject coverage.

Percentages of the total course hour classification are:

  • ​40% Theoretical lectures, Concepts and approach
  • 20% Motivation to develop individual skill and Techniques
  • 20% Case Studies and Practical Exercises
  • 20% Topic General Discussions and interaction

Course Manual

Participants will be provided with comprehensive presentation material as reference manual. This presentation material is a compilation of core valuable information, references, presentation methods and inspiring reading which will be used as a part of the material guide.

Course Certificate

At the completion of the course, all participants who successfully accomplished the required contact hours will receive an EdTech Training Participation Certificate as a testimony to their commitment to professional development and further education.

Why Edtech ?

  • Industry Experienced; Internationally Qualified Trainers
  • Hands-on Practical Sessions & Assignments
  • Intensive Study materials
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Realistic training methodology
  • High-Quality Training in Affordable Course Fees
  • Achievement Certificate, as approved by the Ministry of Education (Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education Training - ACTVET), HABC, AWS, IAOSHE, SHRM, etc.