November Webinars & Upcoming Regional Education Courses

This month for webinars, we continue our Condition Monitoring series along with three other events focusing on hydraulic fluids and bearings. Registration is now open for all events. You can also get a preview of upcoming education courses below, including our Metalworking Fluid Management Certificate Course (registration now open) and the courses that will be offered at the 2013 Annual Meeting in Detroit, MI. Scroll down for more details.

Webinars
Classification and Testing of Industrial Fire-Resistant Hydraulic Fluids
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 7, 2012; 12-1pm CT with additional Q&A time from 1-1:30pm
Instructor: John Sherman, Technical Manager, Fuel and Lubricant Solutions, BASF Corporation
Overview: Fire is a major hazard of many industrial applications requiring the use of fire-resistant hydraulic fluids. This STLE Webinar will review the types of fire-resistant hydraulic fluids currently used for general industry, their classification and protocols for certification including specific test requirements.The properties of the types of fire-resistant fluids as well as aspects of their condition monitoring  will also be reviewed.
Fee: $39 for members; $59 for non-members
Registration Deadline: Monday, November 5
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Additional Testing: FTIR, AN, BN, and Particle Counts (fifth event in the Condition Monitoring Data Interpretation Series)
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 14, 2012; 12-1pm CT with additional Q&A time from 1-1:30pm
Instructor: Evan Zabawski, Editor of TLT
Overview: The fifth module of this series will wrap up the individualized parameter review by discussing interpretation of results such as particle count, optical particle classification, acid number and base number.
Fee: $39 for members; $59 for non-members for this event; $210 for members and $330 for non-members for the series.
Registration Deadline: Monday, November 12
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Bearing Damage Analysis, Part II - Going Beyond Rolling Element Bearings
Date/Time: Thursday, November 15, 2012; 12-1pm CT with additional Q&A time from 1-1:30pm
Instructor: Dr. Paul Shiller, Professor, University of Akron
Overview: The purpose of this webinar is to help identify some of the more common types of non-rolling element bearing damage, explain possible causes, and discuss corrective actions. Damage will be discussed in four areas; mechanical, chemical, thermal, and electrical and will cover these and other topics: wear from foreign material, fatigue, overload, handling and installation damage, misalignment, corrosion and inadequate lubrication. Discussion areas on "non-rolling" elements will include plain bearings, journal bearings and sliding contact bearings.  The discussion may also include other lubricated contact applications: sliding guides, shafts, seals, and ball joints.
Fee: $39 for members; $59 for non-members
Registration Deadline: Monday, November 12
[Click here] to purchase Part I: Bearing Damage Analysis in Rolling Element Bearings
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FREE Webinar: Rolling Element Bearing Test Program Development & Data Analysis for OEM Engineers
Date/Time: November 30, 2012, 12-1pm CT
Presenter: Chris Napoleon, President & Chief Engineer, Napoleon Engineering Services (NES)
Overview: This webinar will focus on different bearing testing strategies and how the data is analyzed to provide a design or test engineer with information that supports the qualification process of rolling element bearings.  We'll look at the logic tree associated with bearing qualification then focus on the dynamic tests that can be done, test plan development and methodology, data analysis and comparison of test data to field data.  This webinar is ideal for those individuals who are trying to understand or develop a rolling element bearing qualification program for new product development or negotiating through the global supply chain.
Fee: FREE to attend for STLE members and non-members
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[Click here] to download Chris' previous presentation, The Value of Inspection and Testing on Global Bearing Sourcing

Upcoming Local Education Courses
Metalworking Fluid Management Certificate Course
Date/Time: 2 1/2 day course held February 19-21, 2013 (Tues-Thurs)
Location: Hampton Inn at the Airport, 8600 Bartram Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153
Instructors: Dr. Neil Canter and Dr. Frederick Passman
Overview: This course provides a comprehensive overview of metalworking fluids, and is led by industry-renowned experts. The course is tailored to provide you with a comprehensive look at the latest techniques and practices that are sure to improve your metalworking fluid operation. The course gives you the opportunity to review the various operations that use metalworking fluids, explore the fundamentals of fluid and additive chemistry, analyze factors that affect the quality of metalworking fluids and the work environment, learn about the unique aspects of metalworking fluid microbiology and toxicology, and review a broad range of condition monitoring tests, learning how to use condition monitoring to manage metalworking fluids in individual sumps and large central systems.
Course Fee: $600 for STLE members; $735 for non-members (includes 1 year of free membership)
Inclusions: Course book/materials, lunch on full course days, breaks, additional resources
You can also sample the local Philadelphia Section's monthly technical meeting on February 21. Click here for details.
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Annual Meeting Education Courses
We took your feedback from last year and have added or changed the following elements:

• We revamped those courses that received constructive criticism from the previous year.
• We've added two entirely new courses - including a new bearings course from ABMA and a co-hosted course with ASM International addressing corrosion.
• We're offering 12 courses this year, including 2 more course options than ever before, which means more choice for you, so you can find a course that matches your professional development needs.
• All education courses come with a boxed lunch and coffee (set up before the course starts, so you can get the most out of the morning and afternoon!).

Course dates have now been assigned, and courses will take place on either Sunday, May 5 or Wednesday, May 8, 2013. You can get more detail on each course as it's posted on our 2012 Annual Meeting page:

Sunday, May 5

• An Introduction to Corrosion - NEW (co-hosted with ASM International)
• Basic Lubrication 101 
• BioFuels & Lubes
• Condition Monitoring 301: CM in the 21st Century
• Metalworking 105: Metal Forming Fluids
• Synthetic Lubrication Overview
• Grease and Rolling Element Bearings - NEW (co-hosted with ABMA)

Wednesday, May 8

• Basic Lubrication 102
• Advanced Lubrication 301
• Automotive Lubrication - Gasoline
• Hydraulics
• Metalworking 250: Understanding and Controlling Metal Removal Fluid Failure

If you have any questions, contact Kara Sniegowski at klemar@stle.org or contact us at (847) 825-5536.

Will you be attending any of our upcoming events? Which course and why that one?
If you're not attending anything, what would you like us to offer that you don't see offered?

2012 IJTC Keynote Summary

If you missed this year's IJTC, or if you missed the keynote while you were there, you may be interested in taking a look at this one-of-a-kind presentation now.

Frankie Flood, professor at University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and this year's keynote presenter, was kind enough to provide a copy of his presentation, and a link to the video that was also played during the presentation - The Making of a Medallion.

The talk features multiple projects, provides some great insight into UMW's programs and conveys the overall theme of the talk entitled Material, Form and Function: The Art of Tribology. You can get more information at Flood's website, his blog, or read our pre-conference interview with him. Enjoy!


The Making of a Medallion from frankie flood on Vimeo.

Presentation Summaries from IJTC 2012

We're looking to provide some more information post-conference for those who attended the 2012 IJTC. To that end, if you're a presenter and would like to provide an executive summary of your presentation, or you attended a session(s) that you'd like to write about, just let us know. Below you will find two presentations that were given by STLE member, Chad Chichester.

Not All Silicone Fluids are Created Equally

Silicone fluids have been used for decades as lubricants in severe duty applications.  Their extremely high viscosity indices and high onset oxidation temperatures, perform well in applications in extreme environments and conditions, specifically where operating temperatures are very low and/or very high.  However, silicone lubricants often fall under scrutiny and are incorrectly criticized for having lower load carrying capacities, resulting in higher equipment wear rates.  This assertion is not necessarily accurate for all silicone fluids used in lubricant formulations.

This presentation provided an initial overview of basic silicone molecular structure, including pendent structures of dimethyl siloxane, phenylmethyl siloxane, and trifluoropropyl siloxane, as well as alkyl and alkoxy end group structures. Lubrication characteristics of dimethyl, phenyl methyl, and trifluoropropyl silicone fluids used as lubricants were discussed and compared to some organic base fluids.  Lubricant test results, like viscosity index, SRV, and 4-ball wear scar comparing various silicone fluids to organic fluids were also shared.  Furthermore, test results from newly synthesized silicones were provided showing improved load carrying and wear properties.  This information supports the statement that not all silicone fluids are created equally, and that some may provide as good, or in some cases superior lubricant performance compared to existing organic lubricating fluids.

Reliability and Maintainability of Wind Machines Through Proper Lubrication

Generally speaking, large wind energy applications combine low (rotor) speeds and high (generator) speeds for geared turbines, as well as high loads.  Wind equipment is expected to operate for twenty years in remote locations, under extreme environmental conditions (wind, sun, rain) that lead to high and low temperatures, and humidity.  These challenges translate to difficult maintainability and ultimately unsatisfactory reliability.

This presentation explored benchmark results used in developing unique solid lubricant packages used in lubricant grease and anti-seize paste formulations.  These solid lubricants contribute to reduced wear and friction and decreased equipment failure (ex. main rotor bearing wear, pitch bearing riffeling, and threaded connector seizure and galling).  To conclude, an executive summary of Department of Energy Award Project DE-EE0001364, which focused on alternative lubricating fluid chemistries intended to be used as “lifetime” wind turbine gearbox lubricants was presented.  The intended outcome is to provide the audience with the knowledge to apply the aforementioned lubricant technologies, with the aim of improving reliability and maintainability to better optimize utilization of wind machines.

Your Post-Conference To-Do List

Here is a quick list of things you should do once you get back from any industry conference - once the jet lag or the gallons of coffee wear off...

1. Sort through business cards you got at the event. Hopefully, you made notes on the back of each card to make the next step easier. Put them into piles - those that require immediate attention and those you can wait a day or two to follow up with.
2. Send some emails and connect online with those you met at the conference. You should include some of the items you discussed or at least where you met. Make it personalized so that person feels like the interaction was important. Use business cards to find these folks online - via LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.
3. Follow up on action items - chances are you added some to-dos to your list while at the conference, so be sure to make good on what you promised.
4. Review your notes and share what you learned - organize and start to create a report for yourself on what you attended, what you learned, what you'd like to learn more about, and so on. Some supervisors ask that you create a report of the event, but even if they don't, consider copying them anyway. It never hurts to provide some tangible ROI (in preparation for next year), and you can send notes to your colleagues to share ideas and information from the meeting. You may also consider posting your summaries, photos and other media on a blog or on STLE's blog to share with other conference attendees - it's a great way to maintain the dialogue and make new contacts. If you want to be a conference blogger, just let me know via email klemar@stle.org. We'd love to have your perspective! 
5. Search for blogs and other items published by fellow attendees - make comments and follow up with their input - you may make even hear about something you missed.
6. Start planning for next year - if you are considering presenting, attending or participating in some other way, start planning for it now. You'll have an advantage when your work starts to pile up later in the year.
7. And, if you feel like it, unpack somewhere before or between steps 1 and 6.

What's on your list? What do you traditionally do after a conference to get the most out of the experience?

Metalworking Fluid Management Certificate Course to be held in Philadelphia, PA



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The Metalworking Fluid Management Certificate Course is back for 2013, and registration is now open!

Course Details 

Date/Time: 2 1/2 day course held February 19-21, 2013 (Tues-Thurs)

Location: Hampton Inn at the Airport, 8600 Bartram Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153

Instructors: Dr. Neil Canter and Dr. Frederick Passman



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Overview: This course provides a comprehensive overview of metalworking fluids, and is led by industry-renowned experts. The course is tailored to provide you with a comprehensive look at the latest techniques and practices that are sure to improve your metalworking fluid operation. The course gives you the opportunity to review the various operations that use metalworking fluids, explore the fundamentals of fluid and additive chemistry, analyze factors that affect the quality of metalworking fluids and the work environment, learn about the unique aspects of metalworking fluid microbiology and toxicology, and review a broad range of condition monitoring tests, learning how to use condition monitoring to manage metalworking fluids in individual sumps and large central systems.

Course Fee: $600 for STLE members; $735 for non-members (includes 1 year of free membership)
Inclusions: Course book/materials, lunch on full course days, breaks, additional resources

You can also sample the local Philadelphia Section's monthly technical meeting on February 21. Click here for details. Please note: registration for the meeting is separate from the course. You'll need to register through the Philadelphia Section.

[Click here] for course details
[Click here] to register - registration deadline is January 16, 2013 (deadline is for course registration, hotel booking and CMFS exam sitting).

Benefits

• Actively participate in case studies, quiz balls, open panel discussions and more - giving you an opportunity to apply and discuss the concepts you've just learned
• Grow your network during lunch by interacting and having discussions with course participants and instructors
• Solve common MWF problems and challenges - including those you've experienced on a daily basis
• Stay up-to-date with an overview of hot topics in the industry and how they apply to you and your work
• Document what you've learned with an optional post-course exam (different from the CMFS exam sitting)
• Maximize your time by attending training and taking the CMFS exam in one fell swoop (exam is offered only if requisite attendance is met, and is separate from the course post-exam; the sitting will take place on Thursday afternoon, after the course has concluded).

Testimonials
“Having little experience with Metalworking Fluids, this course appeared to be a great opportunity to learn about different aspects of these products, without having a lean towards one manufacturer or type of product. The presenters appeared very informed on their topics, and the case studies were a good way to help observe how to investigate different issues tied to metalworking fluids. I also appreciated the electronic copies of the presentations to have as references. I would recommend this course to people in a position such as myself, where one has some familiarity with Metalworking Fluids, but does not have intricate knowledge of them.”  -Mitchell Hunt, John Deere

 

"I learned more than I thought I would and I have a greater appreciation for formulators and troubleshooters in Metalworking Fluids." - Course Attendee

"I took this course in order to increase my knowledge of the metalworking fluid market. As an additive supplier I wanted to gather insight on the issues my customers face with their own customers. What I received was my expectations and more. I not only learned problem solving for a machine shop but learned more about microbiology and ways to combat it with metalworking fluids. I thought the instructors were very knowledgeable and were able to reach a diverse audience with both basic terminology and also expanding the terminology for those who were advanced. The information presented at this course is so good, I believe I will take the course in the future to help review the topics presented and I am sure I will pick up new ideas.”  -Jason Pesek, Polartech

 

"The course is taught by industry veterans whose insight and experience is both enlightening and intriguing to anyone with basic knowledge of the field and seeking to further develop their skills." - Course Attendee

"STLE's Metalworking Fluids Management Certificate Course is a keystone for any one involved in the business. The instructors and staff are very informed and helpful." - Tim Harris, Chrysan Industries

 

"The course was hugely beneficial. Lots of info I didn't know I was missing. Course material will be useful for me and other people in the lab." - Lina Nashif, Lube-Tech

Will you be attending the 2013 MWF Management Certificate Course? If so, what would you like to learn?