Purpose of this Training Course:

Leading industrial organizations are moving away from reactive (“fix-it-when-it-breaks”) maintenance into predictive and preventive maintenance (“anticipating, planning, and fix-it-before-it-breaks”) as part of a life cycle focused Asset Management approach. This evolution requires well-planned and executed actions on several fronts. Advanced Maintenance Management provides great opportunities to optimize the performance of your assets and maintenance processes to achieve maximum return on investment (ROI). By reducing costs and downtime, while achieving high levels of safety and quality you will be able to get the best out of your assets.

This Certificate Course in Advanced Maintenance Management training course introduces participants to the skills and knowledge areas of essential advanced maintenance management technologies and methodologies. It demonstrates both the background to each technology, and its practical application to achieve the best bottom-line results.

This SHALE training course will highlight:

• Asset Management: a business-like approach of maintenance management
• Using KPI’s and the balanced scorecard to measure performance
• Assessing Asset Management maturity and determine the roadmap for improvement
• The business case for Asset Management improvement - cost/benefit thinking
• Understanding risk and an introduction to a Risk Based Maintenance approach
• Life Cycle Management with aspects like Systems Engineering and RAMS requirements
• Life Cycle Costing
• The latest concepts and techniques of Predictive and Smart Maintenance

Objective:

By the end of the Certificate Course in Advanced Maintenance Management training course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the basic principles of Asset Management as a framework for managing and optimizing maintenance
• Identify common maintenance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and develop the maintenance department scorecard
• Assess the organizational Asset Management maturity and develop a roadmap for improvement
• Examine the organizational and managerial considerations for highly effective Risk Based Maintenance
• Understand Life Cycle Management and the way Systems Engineering and RAMS could support this
• Determine the Life Cycle Costs of an asset
• Demonstrate the latest concepts and techniques with regard to Predictive and Smart Maintenance

Who is this Training Course for?

This SHALE training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals involved in the area of Advanced Maintenance Management, but will greatly benefit:

• All professionals involved in Maintenance Management
• Professionals involved in work planning &control
• Maintenance supervisors
• Maintenance engineers
• Maintenance team leaders and managers
• Operations team leaders and managers

How will this Training Course be Presented?

The Certificate Course in Advanced Maintenance Management training course will be conducted along interactive training principles. There will be a variance of lectures and practical individual and group exercises. Experiences from different areas will be discussed. There will be many opportunities for discussion and sharing experiences. At the end of the training course we will execute a group wise maintenance assessment resulting in a jointly developed shortlist of improvement actions.

Purpose of this Training Course:

Whether you are new into maintenance planning or you have been doing maintenance planning scheduling for a while, this SHALE training course will give you new knowledge, insights, and skills that are of great value to your maintenance career and income earning potential.

Maintenance planning plays a critical role within the overall physical asset management processes yet, many organisations are still struggling to get it implemented properly and reap the benefits that it brings. By understanding the fundamental processes behind this operational level strategy, you will be able to identify what is missing in your personal skill set and in your organisation. As a result of your participation in this Certificate Course in Maintenance Planning, you will also identify the responsibilities you will need to embrace to establish an effective maintenance planning function.

This Certificate Course in Maintenance Planning places the emphasis on the key processes and techniques of maintenance planning that are necessary to sustain the reliability of our assets.

This SHALE training course will highlight:

• Planning work for quality and efficiency
• The building blocks of an efficient planning function
• A fast-track programmed maintenance development process
• Generating performance indicators that pinpoint problems and opportunities
• Scheduling work in a manner that ensures the continuity of operations
• Gaining the commitment of operations to the maintenance plan and schedule
• Eliminating equipment defects through detection, disclosure, planning, scheduling, and execution

Objective:

At the end of this Certificate Course in Maintenance Planning training course, you will learn to:

• Set up master data to support asset maintenance
• Facilitate the development and implementation of programmed maintenance
• Develop task plans and procedures that meet safety, quality and efficiency criteria
• Initiate the acquisition of logistics to enable execution of backlog work
• Compile a work schedule for a forthcoming period in consultation with stakeholders
• Produce performance indicator-based reports that expose problem areas

Who is this Training Course for?

This SHALE training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Planners
• Maintenance and Reliability Engineers
• Planning engineers
• Maintenance supervisors
• Maintenance engineers
• Maintenance team leaders and managers
• Operations team leaders and managers
• Technical Support Staff

How will this Training Course be Presented?

The Certificate Course in Maintenance Planning training course is delivered by means of a combination of instructor-led topic areas and class discussions. The training course is further enhanced using case studies, examples and practical exercises that are pre-loaded onto a tablet for each delegate. The templates, case studies, examples and exercises are subsequently available to each delegate after the training course as a reference for further study, research or practice. This ensures a high level of knowledge and skill retention

Purpose of this Training Course:

This course will provide a comprehensive understanding of equipment operating characteristics. It will introduce delegates to essential types of mechanical equipment, including positive displacement and dynamic pumps and compressors, motors and drives and their associated systems and components. The applications of these equipment will be discussed along with their suitability for different operational duties and selection criteria. In addition, the seminar will focus on associated equipment including packing, mechanical sealing systems, bearings and valves.

The course will focus on maximising the efficiency, reliability, and longevity of this equipment by providing a thorough understanding of the characteristics, common problems, condition monitoring and maintenance criteria related to machinery and equipment operation.

This course will feature:

• Pumps and pumping systems
• Compressors and compression systems
• Motors and Variable Speed Drives
• Discussion of associated equipment such as mechanical seal design, bearings, & valves
• Condition monitoring and Predictive Maintenance techniques

Objective:

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

• Identify the different types of pumps & compressors, & learn about selection, operation & maintenance strategies
• Operate pumps & compressors as close as possible to the design efficiency & monitor their availability & reliability
• Identify & learn about associated components such as mechanical seals & bearings & identify their failure mechanisms
• Condition, monitor and troubleshoot pump and compressor problems
• Specify, operate and maintain fluid movers (Motors) and drivers (Variable Speed Drives)

Who is this Training Course for?

This course is suitable to those who wish to update themselves on mechanical equipment including pump and compressor technology, judge the suitability of different types of pumps and compressors, drive equipment and associated components for their needs, and learn how to operate and maintain them for the benefit of their organisations.

This course is suitable to a wide range of Technical professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Professionals in Maintenance, Engineering and Production
• Those with little or no prior formal background who function as Managers, Planners, Inspectors, Designers, Researchers, Investors or Procurers
• Those who are or will become involve at any stage in project applications and applicable maintenance technologies

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes workshop principles with formal lectures, Videos and animations, question &answer sessions, case studies and interactive worked examples. Relevant case studies will be provided to illustrate the application of each tool in an operations environment. There will be ample opportunities for discussion and sharing.

Purpose of this Training Course:

This is an intensive, highly practical, and useful five-day training course on Mechanical Seals. The participant will gain up-to-date information and practical understanding of the basics, applications, troubleshooting and failure diagnosis, installation, and maintenance of mechanical seal. Mechanical seal for pump and compressor applications will be addressed. Recent design like dry mechanical seal will also be addressed.

The highlights of this Mechanical Seals training course are as follows:

• Lubrication and sealing concepts
• Mechanical Seal and Dry Gas Seal design
• Different arrangements of mechanical seals
• Optimal selection of seals and flush plans
• Failure diagnosis and troubleshooting

Objective:

At the end of this SHALE training course, participants will:

• Understand the different types of seals
• Have learned about selection, operation, and maintenance strategies
• Be able to troubleshoot seal problems
• Understand how seals are fitted
• Understand how seals are tested
• Understand API flush plans

Who is this Training Course for?

This SHALE training course is directed towards:

• Supervisors
• Team Leaders in Maintenance, Engineering and Production

This training course on Mechanical Seals will also benefit anyone who wishes to update themselves on Maintenance Engineering Technologies, judge the suitability of these technologies for their needs, and learn how to implement them for the benefit of their organizations.

Purpose of this Training Course:

Pipelines, given the tremendous quantity of transported products, are among the safest mode of commodity transport. However, unplanned commodity loss, due to breaches in pipeline integrity, does occur and is a very undesirable side effect of transporting oil and gas by pipeline.

This Pipeline Leak Detection training course mainly focuses on leak detection technology, so that operators can detect when pipeline failures occur so that these operators can respond in a timely manner. It also focuses on pipelines used by the petroleum industry. However, many aspects of this course are applicable to other pipeline infrastructures.

This SHALE Pipeline Leak Detection training course will highlight:

• Threats to pipelines that may cause leaks.
• Pipeline leak detection methods.
• Pipeline leak detection installation and testing.
• Risk Based Integrity Management with links to pipeline leak.
• Case studies and some special cases.

Objective:

This Pipeline Leak Detection training course will help participants understand the main problems that causing pipeline leaks and different technologies used to detect these leaks in whether for oil pipelines or gas pipelines. Participants on this course will understand how these technologies are implemented.

By the end of this Pipeline Leak Detection training course, delegates will be able to:

• Understand the main problems causing pipeline leaks.
• Appreciate different techniques for pipeline leak detection.
• Learn about some special cases and case studies of pipeline leak detection.
• Understand the pipeline risk management and how to link this with pipeline leak.
• Appreciate how to improve the monitoring systems of oil and gas pipelines.

Who is this Training Course for?

This Pipeline Leak Detection training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Pipeline Engineers who want to expand their knowledge in the pipeline industry
• Engineers working in oil &gas integrity departments
• Project Engineers
• Operation and Maintenance Engineers and Technicians
• Engineers from all disciplines who are new to the pipeline industry
• Managers and executives who are new to the pipeline industry

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This Pipeline Leak Detection training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented including:

• Course manual
• PowerPoint presentations,
• Videos
• Competency assurance tests including pre-assessment and post-assessment tests

The Pipeline Leak Detection training course will be highly interactive and participative. This involves regular discussion of applications as well as hands-on exposure to techniques using examples from case studies and real projects. Delegates are strongly encouraged to bring and share their own experiences and lessons learnt from the work domain. This adds greater relevancy to the content.

Purpose of this Training Course:

This course is designed to provide practical aspects of the mechanical design of pressure vessels, storage tanks, thermal equipment, piping systems and fluid transport machinery. The course will discuss the performance of these components under various operating conditions including in-depth explanation on the process of material degradation such as corrosion, erosion, fatigue and others that may lead to component failure.

Several examples and case studies included in the workshops and will demonstrate the application of Fitness for Service (FFS) assessment method that enables quantitative evaluation of the remaining life in service of any component of equipment. Failure prevention methods will also be discussed and explained.

The course will feature:

• Explanation of mechanical design of pressurized equipment according to ASME Code
• Consideration of best operating conditions: Integrity Operating Window and MOC
• Analysis of damage and degradation mechanisms that affect process equipment and piping
• Guidance for selecting the most appropriate inspection method based on API code guidelines
• Procedure for assessing the existing flaws and defects in the given component

Objective:

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

• Understand the safe design and operation of pressurized process equipment
• Follow the procedure for inspection and testing of process equipment
• Apply the fundamental concepts and strategies to prevent failures
• Use the best practices of FFS to estimate the remaining life of operating equipment
• Select the methods of repair and alteration of pressurized process equipment

Who is this Training Course for?

This course is designed to benefit all levels of Technical Personnel in the oil and gas industry as well as in chemical and process industries but will greatly benefit:

• Process, Mechanical and Chemical Engineers
• Operation and Maintenance Engineers
• Project Engineers
• Supervisors and Managers
• Technical Personnel involved in inspection

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes formal lectures and interactive worked examples with active contribution of all delegates during discussions and team work. Real life examples (i.e. case studies) will be selected to illustrate the procedure for carrying out typical equipment failure analysis.

The emphasis in the entire course will be on the explanation of equipment failure causes and safety operation system as well as providing answers to problems that is encountered in everyday practice. There will be ample opportunities for open discussion and sharing professional experiences on existing and new technologies.

Purpose of this Training Course:

This course will introduce delegates to different types of pumps, compressors, turbines and associated equipment, such as bearings, seals, filters, separators, etc. The focus in the course will be on the start-up and operation of these machines and their optimal maintenance, diagnostics and troubleshooting techniques.

Likewise, efficient and trouble-free operation of pumps, compressors and turbines will be discussed in depth along with their ability to control the main operational parameters and will include emphasis on physical principles and clear technical reasoning.

The course will feature:

• Principles of pump, compressor and turbine start up and operation
• Best practices for maintenance and repair
• Measurement and control of performance of these machines
• Inspection and diagnosing the root cause of problems
• Troubleshooting techniques for operational problems of pumps, compressors and turbines

Objective:

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

• Understand different types of pumps, compressors and turbines.
• Operate pumps, compressors and turbines close to the design efficiency.
• Monitor pump compressor and turbine reliability and availability and cost effectiveness
• Select the best operation and maintenance strategy
• Troubleshoot pump, compressor and turbine problems

Who is this Training Course for?

This course is designed to benefit all levels of Technical Personnel in the oil and gas industry as well as in chemical and process industries but will greatly benefit:

• Technical Personnel in charge of production
• Maintenance and Operation Engineers
• Operators
• Supervisors
• Engineering Managers

This course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes lecture with active delegate participation including discussions and workshops. Real life problems and case studies will be worked out and discussed.

Through an active participation in the group work and class discussions, the delegates will be a lot of opportunity to increase their experience and knowledge of techniques available for equipment troubleshooting