XPS, Expert Process Solutions, is pleased to offer a course on “Operation and Maintenance of Industrial Pumps” in Sudbury, ON, Canada. In recent years, the course was attended by participants from Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations, Kidd, Vale, Bestech, Goldcorp, Barrick, AuricoGold, Imerys Talc, IFC Pumps, MIRARCO and others. Our last course was at Kidd, in Timmins (January 2016).

This Course will develop your skill-set to diagnose process pumping problems and optimize control.

Whether you’re a Mechanical or Process Engineer, Operator or a Maintenance Technician in the Mining, Paper, Power, Petrochemical, Food or Pharmaceutical Industries, you can benefit from a Pump Course from XPS. We work with some of the best expert instructors in the world to bring best practice to pump design, operation and maintenance to key members of your site’s team.

Larry Bachus, better known as “The Pump Guy”, travels all over the world both as a pump consultant and a seminar presenter. He is an inventor, writer and a lecturer based in Nashville, Tennessee. Larry’s training has helped develop our skill-set in the diagnosis of process pumping problems and control. A couple of his reference books are: “Everything You Need to Know About Pumps,” published by Bachus Company, Inc. and “Know and Understand Centrifugal Pumps,” published by Elsevier Science (ISBN# 1856174093).

Course Duration: 2 1⁄2 days
Learning outcomes: The course combines practicality with theory in such a way that any pump user can prevent pump failure and reduce the cost of pump ownership.

A good fit for: Operations & Maintenance personnel; Supervisors, Reliability Engineers, Process Metallurgists, EITs and Mechanical Engineers.

Sample course content (not a complete list):
▪ Pump Principles, Curves, NPSH
▪ Pump and Motor Alignment
▪ Bearings
▪ Mechanical Seals
▪ Cavitation
▪ Piping

▪ Pump Shaft Packing
▪ Failure Analysis of Mech. Seals
▪ Avoiding Wear in Pumps
▪ Common Sense Failure Analysis
▪ Troubleshooting, OP. Procedures
▪ 1/2-day Refurbishment discussion

Course takeaways: Learn how to separate symptoms from problems.
Learn how to design to avoid problems.
Learn how to operate and maintain to avoid problems.
Course Workbook, a valuable reference.
Make Industry contacts.

Course Fee: CDN $2,500 (2 and 1/2 days). The course fee covers lunch.
Course Dates and Location: October 23rd– 25th, 2019.

XPS Expert Process Solutions, Falconbridge, Ontario
Registration: Seats are limited, so please register as early as possible.
To register send an email to Ron Bose at ron.bose@xps.ca .