Open Registration For Bearing, Filter & Synthetic Fundamentals Webinars

In February (and into March), we'll be focusing on fundamentals - including bearings, filters and synthetics. Be sure to keep an eye on our upcoming events for other events of interest.

Bearing Fundamentals
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 6, 2013; 12-1 pm CST (with additional time for Q&A from 1-1:30)
Instructor: Dr. Robert M. Gresham, Director of Professional Development, STLE
Overview: This basic webinar is designed for those new to the industry or at least new to the subject of bearings. The webinar will cover the 20 types of plain, rolling element and miscellaneous types of bearings showing what they look like and describing their primary design function.Then, we'll move on to general bearing lubrication including a very brief review of lubrication methods for bearing lubrication.
Cost: $39 for members; $59 for non-members
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Fundamentals of Filters & Filtration
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 13, 2013; 12-1 pm CST (with additional time for Q&A from 1-1:30)
Instructor: Dr. John K. Duchowski, Director of Technology Development, HYDAC
Overview: The webinar will cover the fundamentals governing the process of filtration of hydraulic and lubricating fluids in industrial applications. Differences among various filtration media will be compared and contrasted. Various factors required to be taken into consideration during filter cartridge construction will be delineated and their impact on performance characteristics of filter elements will be described.
Cost: $39 for members; $59 for non-members
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Next month's topics:

• Basic Synthetics with instructor Dr. Robert M. Gresham, STLE
• Heavy Duty Engine Oils, Evolution & Status, with instructor Hind Abi-Akar, CAT

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Registration Open for January Webinars: Engine Oils & Piston Rings

Join us this month as we kick off a new year of webinar programming! If you're interested in the archive, you may want to check out our posts: Best of 2012 Education, and Suggestions for You (webinars grouped by topic to make them easier to find).

Component Performance in Formulating Engine Oils
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 23, 2013; 12-1 pm CST (with additional time for Q&A from 1-1:30)
Instructor: Don Smolenski, Evonik
Overview: This presentation will begin with a discussion of how engine oils are formulated from base oils and several types of additives. Relevant engine oil specifications (ILSAC, API and dexos), including engine and bench tests, to which these formulations will be qualified, will then be covered.  Each of the tests will in turn be reviewed as to their appetite for additives and/or base oils.  There will also be discussion of expected future needs, and how these will likely impact engine oil formulation.
Cost: $39 for members; $59 for non-members
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Piston Ring Conformability
Date/Time: Thursday, January 31, 2013; 12-1 pm CST (with additional time for Q&A from 1-1:30)
Instructor: Val Dunaevsky, VVD Engineering
Overview: The piston ring is one of the most tribologically intensive and functionally important parts of the reciprocating engines and compressors. The purpose of the seminar is to focus predominantly on the issue of conformability of the piston rings, which is defined by rings’ design and cylinder bore distortions. The conformability is one of the major mechanisms affecting piston rings’ performance.
By attending the webinar, one will be able to learn about the factors influencing the rings conformability and how to estimate conformability.
Cost: $39 for members; $59 for non-members
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Next month's topics:

• Challenges in Using Environmentally Friendly Fluids, with instructor Neil Canter
• Fundamentals of Filters & Filtration, with instructor John Duchowski

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