Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• Maintenance and Reliability Engineers
• Maintenance Supervisors and Planners
• Operations and Production Personnel
• Plant Engineers and Asset Management Professionals
• Engineering Technicians and Maintenance Staff
• Anyone responsible for maintenance strategy, planning, or equipment care

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

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

• Understand preventive and predictive maintenance concepts and differences
• Develop structured preventive maintenance programs
• Apply condition monitoring techniques in predictive maintenance
• Identify failure modes and select the right maintenance strategy
• Optimize maintenance activities for cost, reliability, and safety
• Measure maintenance performance using KPIs and reliability metrics

DAY 1

Introduction to Maintenance Strategies

• Welcome and Introduction
• Pre-Test
• Maintenance Strategy Overview: Corrective, Preventive, Predictive
• Importance of PM & PdM in Asset Reliability
• Failure Behavior, Failure Modes, and the PF Curve
• Understanding Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
• Exercise

DAY 2

Preventive Maintenance (PM) Planning and Execution

• Principles and Benefits of Preventive Maintenance
• Identifying PM Tasks and Developing Procedures
• PM Optimization and Interval Selection
• Planning Resources, Materials, and Tools
• Preventive Maintenance for Mechanical and Electrical Equipment
• Managing PM Work Orders and Documentation
• Exercise

DAY 3

Predictive Maintenance (PdM) and Condition-Based Monitoring

• Fundamentals of Predictive Maintenance
• Condition Monitoring Technologies:

• Vibration Analysis
• Thermography
• Oil and Wear Particle Analysis
• Ultrasound Testing
• Motor Current Analysis

• Interpreting Condition Data and Identifying Trends
• Integrating CBM with PM Programs
• Exercise

DAY 4

Maintenance Optimization and Reliability Tools

• Selecting the Right Strategy: PM, PdM, or Run to Failure
• Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) Basics
• Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Criticality Analysis and Prioritization
• Maintenance Cost Analysis and Optimization
• KPIs: MTBF, MTTR, Availability, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Exercise

DAY 5

Program Evaluation, Continuous Improvement and Course Wrap-up

• Developing a PM & PdM Improvement Roadmap
• Measuring Effectiveness of PM & PdM Programs
• Maintenance Audits and Performance Review
• Linking Maintenance to Operational and Business Goals
• Post-Test
• Certificate Ceremony