Reliability for Engineers Training Course

Consultant/Trainer: Francisco Amarra

Unexpected equipment failures. Costly downtime. Maintenance decisions based on guesswork. Sound familiar? In today’s competitive industrial landscape, reliability isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

This course will equip you with the principles and modern techniques of maintenance and reliability, helping you shift from reactive fixes to proactive strategies. Learn how to extend equipment life, mitigate failures, and optimize maintenance costs using proven methodologies like RCM, IPF, and RBI.

Join industry experts with 30+ years of hands-on experience and gain the skills to transform your approach to reliability.

Participants

This course is ideal for engineers and professionals responsible for asset reliability, maintenance, and operational efficiency. Whether you’re a Reliability Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Asset Integrity Specialist, or Operations Engineer, you’ll gain practical insights to enhance equipment performance, reduce downtime, and optimize maintenance strategies.

Learning Objectives

As a participant, you’ll gain a solid understanding of reliability and maintenance fundamentals, learning how to apply Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) to optimize strategies and extend equipment life. You’ll analyze equipment failures with the P-F Curve, develop cost-effective maintenance policies, and improve turnaround and planning. The course also covers asset management and performance monitoring tools like FMEA and RBI to enhance reliability, reduce downtime, and ensure effective decision-making.
Day 1
  • Objectives & Premises
  • Building the Case for PM Tasks
    • Stages to Maintenance Excellence
    • Maintenance in the overall business process
    • Syndicate Session #1
  • Maintenance & Reliability Principles
    • Meaning of “Maintenance”
    • Need for Maintenance
    • Evolution of Maintenance
    • Equipment Life & Failure Patterns
    • Failure Pattern F: Infant Mortality

Day 2
  • Features of Poor Maintenance
  • Modern Reliability Views
  • Maintenance Options
  • Syndicate Session #2
  • Maintenance Policies
    • Stand-alone
    • Dedicated duty
    • Dedicated standby
    • Run-to-Failure
    • Hidden Failure
    • Syndicate Session #3

Day 3
  • Understanding the P-F Curve
    • Civil
    • Electrical
    • Mechanical
    • Tire Maintenance (example)
    • Cost Effectiveness of Maintenance
  • RCM Application
    • Benefits
    • IPF, RBI and RCM Development
    • Meaning of “Life”

Programme

Day 1
  • Objectives & Premises
  • Building the Case for PM Tasks
    • Stages to Maintenance Excellence
    • Maintenance in the overall business process
    • Syndicate Session #1
  • Maintenance & Reliability Principles
    • Meaning of “Maintenance”
    • Need for Maintenance
    • Evolution of Maintenance
    • Equipment Life & Failure Patterns
    • Failure Pattern F: Infant Mortality

Day 2
  • Features of Poor Maintenance
  • Modern Reliability Views
  • Maintenance Options
  • Syndicate Session #2
  • Maintenance Policies
    • Stand-alone
    • Dedicated duty
    • Dedicated standby
    • Run-to-Failure
    • Hidden Failure
    • Syndicate Session #3

Day 3
  • Understanding the P-F Curve
    • Civil
    • Electrical
    • Mechanical
    • Tire Maintenance (example)
    • Cost Effectiveness of Maintenance
  • RCM Application
    • Benefits
    • IPF, RBI and RCM Development
    • Meaning of “Life”