Technical Operator Training Part 2

Is it right for me?

This course was developed to enable machine operators with little or no technical background to carry out basic asset care.

What will I learn?

The course will cover mechanical theory, practical tasks and a series of competence assessments.  Content includes:

• Production of sheet steel component using hacksaw and file

• Use of drilling machine to produce holes

• Tapping threads

• Blind riveting

• Basic theory of pneumatics

• Basic pneumatic components

• The effect of changing the flow rate and pressure on circuits

• Pressure and flow regulators

• Boyles Law

• Similarities and differences between pneumatics and hydraulics

• Different types of valves and methods of operation

• Valve components

• Valve identification and practical inspection

• Building and operating pneumatic circuits

• Basic fault finding

The benefits?

• Improved teamwork between production and maintenance

• Higher production efficiencies/plant reliability

• More motivated and higher skills operators

• Standard working introduced

• Safer working Environment