Pump Reliability seminar
About the program
The most common machine to be driven by an electric motor is a pump. Centrifugal pumps are by far the most common device for moving industrial liquids of all types. A thorough understanding of the design, implementation and maintenance of centrifugal pumps is essential for those working in the electric motor repair industry. This seminar provides the practical knowledge service center personnel need to address customers’ pump-related motor issues, and the broader opportunities for pump maintenance, system optimization and energy savings.
Seminar highlights
- Understanding pumps and systems
- Centrifugal and PD pump types
- Easy fluid mechanics
- Basics of pump and system curves
- Cavitation explained
- How to improve pump efficiency
- Repairs
- Disassembly, inspection and repair
- Pump seals function and repair
- Pump testing
- Installation
- Piping concerns
- Foundations and alignment
- Startup procedures
- Troubleshooting
- Startup testing
- Low pressure, low flow – causes
- Failure analysis
- High noise and vibration
Who should attend
This seminar will be useful to supervisors, mechanics, application engineers, field service technicians, customer service reps, and outside salespersons. In short, it will benefit anyone involved with or interested in the design, maintenance and repair of centrifugal pumps and other pump-related motor issues.
What to bring
Instructional items will be provided. You should need only note-taking materials.
Seminar hours
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Registration fees include lunch both days, coffee/soda breaks, and instructional materials. Travel, lodging and other expenses are the responsibility of attendees.
Location
Hotel reservations can be made by calling 800-465-4329. Rate: $92. Use reference EAS or Electrical Apparatus Service Association.
Gene Vogel
EASA Pump & Vibration Specialist
Before joining EASA as Pump and Vibration Specialist, Gene Vogel operated his own business, General Maintenance Equipment/Engineering, Inc. (GME), a marketing, service and training organization for industrial maintenance and related technologies. Among other courses, he taught a "Pumps and Pump Systems" seminar for American Trainco. He also has an extensive background in vibration and dynamic balancing, and chaired the St. Louis Chapter of the Vibration Institute from 1993-2000.
314-993-2220, Ext. 3321
gvogel@easa.com
Refunds for seminar cancellations will be made only if requested from EASA Headquarters no later than 60 days after the close of the seminar. Charges for seminar cancellations will be made on the following basis:
| Notice before seminar | Service charge |
| Greater than 3 weeks | No charge |
| 1 to 3 weeks | 30 percent |
| Less than 1 week | 50 percent |
As mentioned above, EASA reserves the right to cancel seminars for which enrollment is insufficient. Consequently, EASA advises against making non-cancelable airline reservations unless and until you are notified that the seminar will definitely be held.
If insufficient enrollment makes it necessary to cancel a program, EASA will notify registrants at least 14 days in advance.
If you have not received confirmation of your registration from EASA Headquarters, be sure to call EASA before traveling to the seminar site.
EASA reserves the right to provide a substitute instructor if the scheduled presenter is not available due to unforeseen circumstances. Note: Some instructors are independent contractors and not employees of EASA. The accuracy of the advice and representations rendered by these instructors cannot be confirmed nor necessarily endorsed by EASA.