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Lubrication and oil monitoring for railway applications / rail vehicles

Lubrication and oil monitoring for railway applications / rail vehicles - Seminar (2 days)

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Efficient lubrication and oil monitoring for maximum reliability of rail vehicles

Lubrication and oil monitoring are crucial factors for the longevity and operational safety of rail vehicles such as trains, trams and underground trains. In this seminar, you will learn how to use lubricants in a targeted manner and how to detect wear and contamination at an early stage through professional oil monitoring. This allows you to optimise maintenance intervals, reduce downtime and increase the availability of your railway applications. Particular attention is paid to the use of organic and synthetic oils and to the quality assurance of lubricants – important issues for sustainable and economical rail transport.

  • Understanding how lubricants work in rail vehicles
  • Selecting the right lubricants for different vehicle components
  • Knowledge of organic and synthetic oils and their advantages
  • Ensuring lubricant quality and its documentation
  • Implementation of effective oil monitoring for early detection of wear
  • Avoiding typical practical problems when handling lubricants
  • Increasing the reliability and availability of rail vehicles
  • Specialists and managers from the field of rail vehicle maintenance and repair
  • Technical advisors and sales representatives from lubricant and component manufacturers
  • Service and maintenance specialists in the railway sector

Seminar (2 days)

Content

How lubricating oils and hydraulic fluids work in principle

  • Viscosity and lubricant film formation
  • Influence of speed, temperature and pressure

Mineral oils and synthetic oils – the difference

  • Properties of mineral oils and their areas of application
  • Advantages and disadvantages of synthetic oils in mobile applications
  • Mineral oils or synthetic oils: what is used where and why

Engine oils

  • Basic properties and function
  • Characteristics for product description and selection
  • Neutral classification systems (API, ACEA) and OEM specifications
  • Consideration of engine type and exhaust gas aftertreatment

Hydraulic fluids

  • Tasks and requirements for hydraulic oils
  • Standardised hydraulic oil types and their area of application
  • Miscibility and compatibility
  • Parameter for oil aging

Special features when using organic oils

  • Properties and application of the individual types according to DIN ISO 15380
  • Requirements according to EU-Eco-Labelling
  • Compatibility with other oil types, colour coatings and elastomers
  • Oil aging and oil change interval

Gear oils for railway applications

  • Requirements depending on gearbox type, purpose and design
  • Standardized gear oil types
  • Miscibility and compatibility
  • Oil ageing

Compressor oils

  • Lubricating oils for air compressors
  • Refrigeration oils
  • Requirements, oil types and areas of application

Greases

  • Interaction of base oil, additives and thickener
  • Thickener types and their areas of application
  • Rolling bearing lubrication: From electric motors to wheel/axle bearings
  • Fat monitoring options

Radiator antifreeze

  • Basic structure and mode of operation
  • Types, additive systems and their areas of application
  • Mixability
  • Monitoring by laboratory analyses: scope of testing, practical examples

Oil monitoring

  • Application and oil type related aging parameters
  • Sampling and scope of analysis
  • Information on the oil sample
  • Laboratory report

Evaluation of oil and grease analyses using examples

  • Limit values and trend
  • Consideration of the fresh oil reference
  • Examples from the OELCHECK pool

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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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