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Lubrication and oil monitoring for gearboxes

Lubrication and oil monitoring for gearboxes - Seminar (3 days)

13.01.2026 09:00
15.01.2026 16:30
Brannenburg
On-siteGerman
1,290.00 € plus VAT
13.01.2026 09:00
15.01.2026 16:30
Live video stream
OnlineGerman
1,150.00 € plus VAT
Appointment on request
Location as desired
In-HouseGerman
7,900.00 € plus VAT

Practical knowledge on lubrication and oil monitoring for long-lasting and efficient gearboxes

Gears are central components in many machines and systems, transmitting and converting energy, movements and forces. Proper lubrication plays a crucial role in the performance, reliability and service life of the gearboxes and the connected units. In our seminar, Rüdiger Krethe will provide you with practical knowledge about the lubrication of industrial gearboxes, roller and plain bearings, motor vehicle gearboxes and circulation systems.

You will learn how operating conditions affect lubricants, what wear mechanisms and typical gear damage can occur, and how to detect them at an early stage. There is a particular focus on lubricant analysis: learn how condition-based oil change intervals can reduce costs and increase the availability of your equipment. We also demonstrate the use of online sensors and on-site measurements for continuous oil condition monitoring to effectively identify contaminants and wear particles.

Take advantage of this seminar to deepen your expertise in lubrication and oil monitoring, thereby sustainably increasing the operational safety and efficiency of your gearboxes.

  • Reliable selection of the optimum gear oil for various applications
  • Reduction and simplification of lubricant types in operation
  • Extension of oil change intervals through condition-based analyses
  • Early detection of unusual wear and potential malfunctions
  • Analysis and investigation of causes of damage following failures
  • Professional extraction and evaluation of meaningful oil samples
  • Integration of oil analyses into proactive maintenance
  • Interpretation of analysis results to prevent machine damage
  • Definition and application of warning values for assessing oil condition
  • Skilled employees and executives working in the field of maintenance
  • Mechanics and service technicians of gear and machinery producers
  • Technically skilled employees working in construction, serive and sales
  • Sales engineers and sales people of lubricant proucers und their resellers
  • Technical purchasers for lubricants and operating fluids
  • Application engineers working in mobile labs as well as for on-site condition monitoring and fluid management
  • Appraisors and surveyors for damage analysis and machine malfunction
  • Technically interested employees who want to extend their knowledge in the areas lubrication techniques and tribology
Seminar (3 days)

Content

Lubrication, Friction and Wear

  • Lubrication and Formation of lubricating film
  • Hydrodynamic and hydrostatic lubrication
  • Importance of viscosity and temperature
  • Mechanisms of wear and their causes

Fundamentals of lubricants

  • Mineral oils, partially synthetic and synthetic oils in comparison
  • Charactersitics and areas of application of Mineral oils, hydrocrack, PAO, Ester oils and polyglycols, especially in the area of greases
  • Types, active principle and application of lubricants addtives
  • Grease thickener: Soap based and soap-free thickener, characteristic and important applications of particular thickener
  • Requirements of the food and animal feed industry
  • Environmental relevance of lubricants

Gear oils

  • Requirements and characteristics
  • Characteristic values and their meaning
  • Standardized gear oil types and their area of application

Lubricating oils for slide and anti-fricition bearings

  • Lubrication requirements in comparison to interdigitation
  • Characteristics and characteristic values of lubricating oils for bearing lubrication
  • Testing procedures that got included into the gear oil norm for bearing lubrication and their influence
  • Differences of typical gear oils used in the industry and circulating lubricating oils

Gear and circulating lubricating oils in specific areas of application

  • Wind energy
  • Cement industry
  • Paper machines
  • Railway
  • Tool machines
  • Food industry

Gear oils for vehicles

  • Requirements and specifications overview
  • Manual, automatic and duplex transmission
  • Power shift transmission
  • Axle gears, self-locking differentials, final drives
  • General purpose oil for construction vehicles, tractors and agricultural equipment

Operational alterations of lubricating oils

  • Application-specific strain and oil aeging
  • Oil oxidation, hydrolysis and cracking
  • Reduction of antioxidants and other additives
  • Contamination through water, dust and external oils
  • Air content and foam formation
  • Diesel effect and cavitation
  • Cloudiness, contamination and phase separation

Wear mechanisms and gear tooth damages

  • Fundamental wear mechanisms
  • Wear mechanisms and forms of wear
  • Typical gear tooth damages and their causes
  • Impact of the lubricating oil in use

Oil analysis for industrial facilities

  • Why, when, how, how often, how many?
  • Methods and devices for sampling
  • Required data, grease sampling datasheet
  • Online portal: lab report, data entry, enquiries
  • Data migration into a maintenance program

Analysis techniques

  • Analysis sets, areas of application and explanatory power
  • Identification of wear characteristic values: element analysis, PQ-Index, optical particle analysis
  • Characteristic values for oil condition: viscosity, oxidation etc.
  • Reduction of additives: antioxidants, FT-IR and RULER, BN and AN
  • Contamination: water and particles, purity level, soot, mud, external oils, intermixture
  • Air separation capacity and foam formation
  • Water separation capacity, demulsifying behavior
  • Optical particle counting
  • Analytical ferrography
  • Mechanical test methods (Brugger, VKA, FZG, SRV)
  • Control analyses for incoming goods

Oil analyses to clarify the causes of damage

  • Recognizing the causes of wear and damage
  • Reasons for vibrations (noise) or high temperature
  • Increased foam formation
  • Turbidity, dark coloration
  • Deposits, sludge formation
  • Shortened filter service life and filter blockages

Evaluation of laboratory results

  • Warning/limit values and trend evaluation
  • Damage analyses: complexity and pattern recognition
  • Detection of ambient conditions
  • Consideration of the application-specific specifications
  • Group work, exercises with lab reports
  • Dealing with typical external and internal queries

Online sensors and on-site measurements

  • Online, on-site or external
  • Sensors for monitoring the oil condition
  • Sensors for wear particles and contaminants
  • Advantages and disadvantages of each method
  • Overview of available sensors and sensors under development

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Seminar price includes:

  • Participation in the seminar
  • Hot lunch
    on all days *
  • Coffee/tea and snacks*
  • Water and juices
  • Detailed seminar documents
  • Certificate of participation
    (*with presence in Brannenburg)

Live-Video-Stream:

  • via Microsoft Teams
  • You will receive the access data
    by email

    you need:
  • PC / Notebook
  • Headphones or speakers
  • optional: camera
  • stable internet connection

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