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Gearbox &

borescope Training

technical training facility

Skills and competence - Gearbox and Borescope overview

*Courses run weekly Monday through Wednesday*

STL USA’s Gearbox & Borescope Overview course is a 3-day training course designed to introduce the wind turbine gearbox and the use of a Borescope. The course covers gearbox fundamentals, the use and management of the borescope as a diagnosis tool, and troubleshooting basics across a range of scenarios. 

Course attendees will get hands-on with a turbine gearbox and borescope through the course alongside theory modules. This course is run in partnership with Evident Scientific the leader in borescope technology.

5 Star Reviews

– Great facilities and awesome staff of instructors! Convenient and easy to find location for high-quality wind industry safety training. These folks make it fun and engaging.

– Learned a lot here! Polite and helpful staff. Such a comfortable environment to learn! They have a variety of up to date equipment and all instructors are very knowledgeable in their respective trades. If you need GWO (BST, ART, or BTT), this is the place to go!

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Course Options

Gearbox & Borescope

Training time: 3 days

Class size: Max 5

Course content:

Basic Wind Turbine Gearbox overview:

  • Gearbox purpose & safety
  • Drive train configurations
  • Gearbox types
  • Gearbox stages
  • Gears & bearings
  • Lubrication, filtration, and cooling systems
  • Condition monitoring systems
  • External inspections
  • Internal inspections
  • Forms of damage
  • Reporting

Basic Borescope device training:

Based on Evident Olympus IPLEX G Lite-W Ultra-Portable Videoscope for Wind Energy Technology and Evident Olympus IPLEX GT

  • Menus
  • Specifications
  • Reporting
  • Images
  • Maintenance and care
  • Operation
  • Hands-on use (exercise/activ

Course Locations

STL USA
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Office