This 2-day (12-hour) seminar is targeting industry professionals who are in charge of operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting hydraulic systems. This seminar is also a great learning source for mechanical engineers and service manuals technical writers. The seminar presents more than 40 troubleshooting charts to cover system-level and components-level troubleshooting including hydraulic fluids, pumps, motors, valves, cylinders, accumulators, reservoirs, transmission lines, heat exchanges, filters, and sealing elements. The seminar also presents proposed inspection sheets for the aforementioned components and investigations for the typical types of failures for each component.

Program Overview:

Date: March 6-7, 2025
CEUs: 1.2 | PDHs: 12
Cost: $800 per person.

Who Should Attend:

Mechanical and industrial engineers. Hydraulic system operators, servicers, troubleshooters. Technical manual editors.

Course Material: 

• Hydraulic Systems Volume 6: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis
• Workbook 6: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis

Upon successful completion, you will be able to: 

• Identify the best method to troubleshoot hydraulic components and systems.
• Apply troubleshooting charts for common hydraulic components.
• Apply logic fault detection to hydraulic systems.
• Recognize failure of common hydraulic components due to cavitation, particulate contaminations, overheating, overpressure, etc.

Course Outline:

• Chapter 01: Hydraulic Systems Troubleshooting Logic Methodology
• Chapter 02: Basic Troubleshooting Equipment
• Chapter 03: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Sealing Elements
• Chapter 04: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Pumps
• Chapter 05: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Motors
• Chapter 06: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Cylinders
• Chapter 07: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Valves
• Chapter 08: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Accumulators
• Chapter 09: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Reservoirs
• Chapter 10: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Transmission Lines
• Chapter 11: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Heat Exchangers
• Chapter 12: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Filters
• Chapter 13: Hydraulic Systems Troubleshooting
• Chapter 14: Examples of Hydraulic Systems Troubleshooting  

Agenda:

• Days 1-2: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Lunch: noon to 1 p.m.  

Continental breakfast and lunch will be served daily. Beverages/Snacks are provided throughout the day.  

Instructors:

• Dr. Medhat Khalil – Director of Professional Education & Research Development, Applied Technology Center^TM, Milwaukee School of Engineering.
• Kerrigan Tim – Director of Fluid Power Institute, Applied Technology Center^TM, Milwaukee School of Engineering.