STL USA'S EXCLUSIVE GEARBOX & BORESCOPE TRAINING
*Next Course Dates: July 1st, July 15th, July 22nd, July 29th 2024*
STL USA, in partnership with Evident Scientific, world-leaders in boroscope technology, are proud to be the ONLY training provider in the US to run this course for Gearbox and Borescope training course.
Run out of our world-class facilities in Abilene, TX, the Gearbox & Borescope training course is a 3-day training course designed to introduce the wind turbine gearbox and the use of a Boroscope. The course, which includes exclusive real-world equipment and skills training, 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 invaluable hands-on experience with a turbine gearbox and borescope through the course alongside theory modules.
What is a Borescope?
A borescope is an optical device consisting of a rigid or flexible tube with an eyepiece or display on one end, an objective lens or camera on the other linked together by an optical or electrical system in between. They are a vital piece of equipment for monitoring for wear and possible failure in hard to reach wind turbine gearboxes. Regular inspecition can highlight issues such as potential fractures, rubbing, corrosion and other defects early on, meaning they can be rectified, reducing downtime and extending the life of the gearbox.
Why do I need a borescope training course?
Borescopes are becoming more and more prevalent in wind turbine gearbox maintenance as a cost-effective way for companies and manufacturers to keep turbines spinning. Replacing a gearbox comes with huge financial burdens, not just the cost of the gearbox itself, but down time of the turbine as well as people and time resource to replace the gearbox. This course upskills Wind Technicians to competently be able to use borescopes to monitor gearbox health, making them highly desirable to employers.
Course availability
The first Gearbox and Borescope training course sold out almost immediately, such was demand by both wind techs and employers. The next course on the 17th June is already fully booked. After that there will be another course starting on the 1st July, so be sure to secure your place by registering your interest on attending the course.
Course overview
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/activity)
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