Get your maintenance and operations teams trained with Gear 101: An Introduction to Gearing Concepts and Elemental Gearbox Operation.
Philadelphia Gear’s four-hour program provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of complex rotating equipment – and their foundational operating principles – that keep plants running smoothly.
The Gear 101 program simplifies training: You customize the topics you want to see covered. Then we bring the course to you, helping to schedule around your outages, shift changes, and existing training. It’s the smarter solution for educating your maintenance and engineering staff, all for one flat fee.
EXPLORE THE GEAR 101 COURSE CURRICULUM
- Types of gears
- Arrangement and geometry
- Mesh operations
- Heat treating techniques
- Gear ratings and quality
- Rolling element
- Fixed, floating, ball, etc.
- Hydrodynamic fluid film bearings
- Bearing configurations
- Operating characteristics
- Viscosity index and pour point
- Types of lubrication systems
- Thermal ratings
- Key lubricant characteristics
- Modes of lubrication failure
- Temperature
- Flow
- Pressure
- Vibration
- Noise
- Gear design and rating
- Rotor dynamics
- Bearing and shaft analysis
- Unbalanced response program
- Finite element analysis
- Spin testing
- Partial load testing
- Full load testing
- Full torque testing
- Post-test disassembly and inspection
- Pitting failures
- Overloading failures
- Tooth fractures
- Misalignment
- Abrasive wear
- Overheating
- Corrosion
- Scoring
- Slippage tracks
- Contamination
- Prime movers
- Driven equipment
- Couplings
- System arrangement
- Operating conditions
BRING GEAR 101 TO YOUR BUSINESSNo hidden fees. No hassle. At $3,895 for up to 10 participants, Gear 101 provides convenient, customizable training from an expert engineer. Upgrade your team’s training — talk to a Philadelphia Gear® salesperson today.
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No hidden fees. No hassle. At $3,895 for up to 10 participants, Gear 101 provides convenient, customizable training from an expert engineer. Upgrade your team’s training — talk to a Philadelphia Gear® salesperson today.
