Machinery Lubrication Engineer
This course builds a strong foundation in asset management, reliability, and lubrication aligned with ISO 55000 and ICML 55. It covers lifecycle management, maintenance strategies, and condition-based monitoring technologies. Participants learn tribology, lubricant selection, contamination control, and oil analysis practices. The course also addresses risk, RCM, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement to enhance reliability and efficiency.
- Maintenance engineers and managers
- Lubricant engineers
- Reliability engineers
- Condition monitoring engineers
- Understand asset management fundamentals and ISO 55000 / ICML 55 requirements.
- Apply reliability principles to reduce lubrication failures and manage risk.
- Use lubrication and tribology basics to improve machine life and efficiency.
- Implement condition-based maintenance and lubrication best practices.
- Develop skills, metrics, and continuous improvement for sustainable reliability.
- The exam and the associated certification is provided by ICML. Baker Hughes can provide an proctored environment for the paper or online exam.
*ICML Partner
Duration: 5 days ILT, (35 hours) +1 day for the ICML exam
Candidates must have at least 5 years’ education (post-secondary) or on-the-job training in one or more of the following fields: engineering, mechanical maintenance, maintenance trades, lubrication, oil analysis and/or condition monitoring (mechanical machinery).
- Asset Management, ISO 55000, ICML 55
- Asset hierarchy & lifecycle management
- Reliability philosophies, culture, KPIs, OEE, risk & criticality
- Introduction to FMEA, RCA, FRACAS
- Maintenance management, PM optimization, EAM/ CMMS
- Planning, scheduling, shutdowns, TPM
- Condition‑Based Maintenance (CBM) concepts
- CBM technologies & applications (vibration, oil analysis, thermography)
- Friction, wear mechanisms & lubrication regimes
- Lubricant chemistry, base oils, additives, greases
- Lubricant properties, testing methods
- Lubricant selection by machine type
- Lubrication tasks, inspection & safety
- Lubrication support facilities & contamination control
- Oil analysis programs & condition monitoring
- Machine modifications for reliability
