Turbomolecular pumps: principles and maintenance

Technologie du vide
MS123 - 14 hours

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Operating principles of turbo molecular pumps
Maintenance schedule
Diagnosis of the most frequent failures.

 

WHO WILL BENEFIT MOST?

Maintenance staff and users.

 

INNOVATIVE TEACHING RESOURCES

This training will enable you to solve the most common failures on this type of equipment and increase their lifespan. During this training, AMPS (Advanced Maintenance Procedures System) will be used as an interactive training tool, to carry out maintenance. The instructor will use various multimedia tools to help you understand the technology further.

 

PRICE per person

Please, contact us.

 

DATES & LOCATION

Training Department : +33(0)4 76 84 40 30

Can be also held in your premises for a specific training.

 

MAIN TRAINER

Pierre-Aimé BOISSON: Maintenance Engineer, used to solve maintenance and productivity issues on vac-uum pumps.

 

PROGRAM

1. The Physics of vacuum
General familiarisation on the production of vacuum - notions on pressure

2. Operating principles of turbo molecular pumps
Turbo pump overview
Design and Operation
Recovering the vacuum parts from contamination
Vibration measurement

3. Operation and use of turbo molecular pumps
Electronic Drive controllers
Rear panel connectors and installation
Contamination

Demonstration

4. Troubleshooting
Controller failure, electric cable failure, turbo pump failure.
Air- cooler, heater,
Inability of the turbo pump to reach nominal speed, abnormal noise, Air leak

Hands-on exercises

5. First level Maintenance
Maintenance frequency
Ball bearing lubrication
Commissioning

Hands-on training: lubrication and operation

According to the customer’s need, a tailored training session can be organized.