Archive for the ‘Mechanical Training’ Category

Mechanical Training

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Since the industrial revolution, our society has becomes more and more dependent upon the use of machinery to power and operate our plants and factories. Today, there is an even greater dependency upon those individuals that are skilled at keeping those machines running smoothly. It’s the mechanics, hydraulics technicians, electricians, and operators who are the unsung heroes that keep everything from the power plant machines to electrical systems running smoothly. What would we do without them? The good news is that we’ll never have to find out.

In fact, ITC Learning offers a wide range of mechanical training courses to keep industrial companies staffed at all times. By utilizing our training courses, your employees will learn about the different elements necessary for them to do their jobs. The courses will also teach them how to maintain, modify, and fix different types of equipment at their plant. Regardless of the complexity of your employee’s mechanical jobs, ITC Learning has the mechanical training classes to suit your company’s needs.

By utilizing ITC Learning’s training program, even if you have only one trained mechanical professional on staff during each shift they should be able to fix any small or large problems that may arise. In today’s economic market, a well-trained employee is important to the continued success of your organization. This is one place where not providing adequate mechanical training can be detrimental to your company. So regardless of the mechanical task, as long as there is technology and machinery, there will be a need for well-trained mechanical employees.

Training for Simple Mechanical Skills

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Hand tools are commonly used in everyday life by everyone. We use them to change a flat tire, repair the sink drain, and put the bookcase together. But this doesn’t mean that your employees don’t require mechanical skills training. Some of the hand tools used by mechanics in an industrial setting are used in a different capacity and are even held differently. A few of the topics covered by ITC Learning’s mechanical training courses include clamps, vises, pliers, screwdrivers, wrenches, and mallets.

Even though many of your new and current employees might feel they don’t require mechanical training, they will be pleasantly surprised about how differently hand tools are used in a manufacturing facility or plant. While a screwdriver and a wench can be used for many jobs, in a manufacturing plant not just any hand tool will do. You don’t want your employee to use the wrong tools resulting in costly repairs to your equipment. With our mechanical training courses in place, your employees will learn how to properly hold the tool, choose the correct tool for the job, inspect the tool for damage, ensure the tool is in good working order, and follow safety procedures. Once your employees are fully trained, you can count on them to use these hand tools without worrying that they will damage your more precious equipment. Training for simple mechanical skills is a wise way to ensure that your employees know how to accurately do their jobs.

Pneumatic Mechanical Training

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

An incredible amount of manufacturing systems use the force and power of air to run their machinery, which is why pneumatic mechanical training is so important. In pneumatic training, employees are taught to understand the system operation as a whole to determine how the different components affect the system. Because all pneumatic systems have a common basic function, our curriculum teaches employees the skills to deal with any pneumatic equipment. It’s important for employees to know that pneumatic systems receive energy from the prime mover and transfer that energy as air pressure and flow which then uses the energy to produce mechanical motion.

Understanding the operations of pneumatic instruments, the importance of filters in a pneumatic system, and how temperature and pressure affects the dew point are just few of the other topics that will be addressed in our pneumatic training course.  Our training curriculum will ensure that your employees will understand the fundamentals of air pressure, which does the work faster and more efficiently than when it is done by hand.  Plus, our course will ensure that your employees have the ability to troubleshoot problems on any pneumatic system. Your employees will also learn that the first step in the troubleshooting process is to determine the operating characteristics of the operating system as a whole. Participants of the pneumatic training program will be exposed to both basic and complex pneumatic systems. At ITC Learning, we know that it will benefit your company to take the time to ensure that pneumatic operators are fully trained, certified and are able to perform their jobs properly.

Hydraulic System Training

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

All industrial companies need excellent maintenance personnel to ensure that their hydraulic systems are running in perfect condition. A comprehensive mechanical training program about hydraulic systems is needed to ensure that your employees understand the proper maintenance techniques to use. ITC Learning offers these classes to educate your employees about the basics of hydraulic systems, pressure controls, troubleshooting techniques, and many other subjects.  Your employees will need to know how to drain and replace the hydraulic fluid when required as well as provide proper maintenance. They will also learn about hydraulic filters, fluids, and reservoirs, which are an important part of keeping the machines running properly.

ITC Learning’s mechanical training course will help your employees to eliminate hydraulic failure rather than to simply prepare for failure.  Most companies don’t plan or have good procedures, and “allow” the hydraulic system to control the maintenance on them, which makes it more costly to fix. But when you have a trained mechanic monitoring the hydraulic system, problems can be predicted and fixed before they develop into major issues. Our comprehensive mechanical training is the ideal way to prepare your employees to perform their jobs properly. Don’t let the lack of maintenance to hydraulic systems cause component and system failure because your personnel don’t understand the proper maintenance techniques.  ITC Learning can effectively train your employees in everything hydraulic.

Creating Training Materials

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Training materials are an important part of any industrial training, maintenance training, manufacturing training, mechanical training, or plant training course. By providing your employees with training materials, you are giving them the information they need to become better workers as well as show them what is expected of them.

We are experts at creating industrial training, maintenance training, manufacturing training, mechanical training, and plant training materials for your company. When you work with us, we’ll work closely with you to assess your company and the type of equipment you use and the products you manufacture. Once this has been completed, we’ll collaborate with you to decide what things are should be included and which ones you might want to do without. For instance, we’ll include information on the type of protective clothing to wear and the procedures to use when operating or repairing machinery. Our training materials will also include diagrams of certain machines that might be hard to understand. This will help employees to see how certain machines are put together and how they work. We can also create a step by step guide on training for the machines your company uses. This will help your employees understand what machine does what and what training is needed to operate different machines.

We can also create training materials on the actual programs that you use to operate the different machines. And if you have programs that operate different machines, we create training materials for those programs, so your employees know how to operate the different programs. This is important because if you have a machine that goes down they can also check the systems to make sure that everything is running correctly in them as well as everything on the machine. At ITC Learning, we are experts at designing and developing training materials for your online classes.

Custom-designed training classes

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

If you’ve uncovered specific training needs that generic training programs are unable to meet, we can custom-design an online training program for your employees. Regardless of whether you’re an industrial company, maintenance company, manufacturing company, mechanical company, or plant, we can create a program for you. We will collaborate with you to identify the subjects that we’ll need to create an online training program for. We will tailor the content and the length of the training to suit your company’s needs.

ITC Learning’s custom-designed online training programs will help your employees to:

  • Learn unique skills and knowledge to perform their jobs correctly
  • Operate equipment or use a process that gives your company a competitive edge in the marketplace
  • Perform a particular job consistently at different locations throughout the company

We can design and develop a single training program or an entire curriculum for your company. ITC Learning can turn your company’s processes and procedures into well-organized materials that can be easily administered by your training manager or selected employee.

Our courses will deliver relevant and the most modern concepts and techniques as well as use methodical testing to foster your employees understanding. We are experts at helping companies accomplish the learning objectives and exceed their expectations. We have previously custom-designed:

  • Industrial training programs
  • Maintenance training programs
  • Manufacturing training programs
  • Mechanical training programs
  • Plant training programs
  • Multimedia courseware
  • Training analysis
  • And print-based courseware

We can also create a program to assess the effectiveness of your training course to evaluate the programs strengthens and weaknesses. Our trainers are professionals with a proven track record of expertise in their field. Our training programs will help your company reduce training costs and time.  When a company needs to develop a training program that will teach their employees about the products they provide and the equipment they use, we can help.

Mechanical Maintenance Training

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

In today’s competitive marketplace, a company with reliable equipment and well-trained mechanical maintenance employees will have a competitive edge. By training your employees to understand the different predictive maintenance measures, they will have the tools needed to prolong your equipment and prevent major problems.

ITC Learning’s predictive maintenance program is designed for both maintenance personnel and equipment operators. Our predictive maintenance program involves key topics such as vibration analysis, lubricant and trend analysis, techniques for extending bearing life and much more. These classes will show your employees how to assess the equipment maintenance needs based on quantifies materials and equipment condition.

We understand that a well-orchestrated predictive maintenance program will enable you to eliminate most catastrophic equipment failures. In addition, parts or equipment will not need to be ordered ahead of time to support anticipated maintenance needs. This will also allow your equipment to be operated at an optimal level, which will also save energy costs and increase plant reliability.

By training your employee to become knowledgeable and skilled at predicative maintenance, your company will reap newfound efficiency and ultimately deliver greater profitability. We have an excellent track record when it comes to performance improvement.  We can help!

View our Mechanical Skills Series

Providing proper safety training skills

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Safety is a paramount concern for all industrial, mechanical, and manufacturing personnel. Poorly trained employees are more likely to have accidents unlike those that have proper safety training. We know that keeping your employees safe will reduce absenteeism, injuries, worker’s compensation claims, and lawsuits. These issues can negatively impact your company’s bottom line. To prevent this, managers and employees should know what precautionary measures to take as well as what to do when mechanical and manufacturing safety issues arise.

ITC Learning carries a wide variety of safety courses available on CD-ROM and online to educate workers about the safety risks and inform them of some best practice safety procedures. Regardless of whether you’re looking for industrial safety training, mechanical safety training, or manufacturing safety training classes, ITC Learning can help you find the right ones for your company. Our safety training courses include respiratory protection, first aid/CPR, confined space entry, crane safety, and asbestos awareness. These courses will enlighten both beginners and veterans on the procedures they should follow to ensure a better and safer workplace. We always keep our training materials up-to-date on the latest safety training rules to ensure that you are following the right procedures.

Regardless of whether you’re a manager in the industrial, mechanical or manufacturing industry, safety procedures should always be followed to ensure that all possible injuries and accidents are prevented to the best of everyone’s ability. Two ways to reduce accident is to educate your staff and schedule regular equipment maintenance. In addition, by scheduling 1 to 2 hours out of the week for a manufacturing safety training course, you can save your company time and money. This is a smart investment in your company’s future.

Developing your employees maintenance and industrial skills

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Companies that need to develop or improve their employee’s industrial maintenance training knowledge are often unsure of where to start. Well, ITC Learning has the answer to that question. Our online skills based assessment tools will evaluate your employee’s skills to accurately identify the areas that need to be improved or refreshed. This is a simple and easy process. The online skills based assessment will provide each of your employees with an individualized maintenance training and industrial training curriculum focused on mechanical and electrical maintenance. ITC can provide the assessment for one or several employees, a department, or your entire company.

We have developed a maintenance training and industrial training program delivered via multiple methods; CD-ROM, DVD/Video and/or online classes. As the manager, you have the ability to set the pace of the course and you decide when to and where to utilize our course materials. Each lesson in the maintenance training and industrial training skills courses will provide educational information, real life examples, eye-catching graphics, quizzes and interactive media to make the learning process interesting and effective. For instance, the Distributed Control series in our Mechanical Maintenance training program is an eight part lesson that trains participants about maintaining:

  • Distributed Control Fundamentals
  • Maintaining Distributed Control Systems
  • Electronic Maintenance
  • Pressure and Temperature Transmitters
  • Flow Transmitters
  • Level and Weight Transmitters
  • Transducers, Recorders, and Annunciators
  • Electronic Controllers

After completing our program, your maintenance personnel and plant managers will be equipped to handle and solve all forms of maintenance and industrial issues. ITC Learning’s training courses are designed to help you create a competent, qualified and efficient workforce.