Bearing Damage Analysis and Root Cause Course

Name: Advanced Bearing Damage Analysis and Root Cause Training Course
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Classify rolling-bearing damage, integrate operating evidence, test causal hypotheses, and document corrective actions.

Bearing Damage Analysis and Root Cause Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Jakarta, Prague, Muscat, Vienna, Baku, Frankfurt and more
Next session: 9 – 13 November 2026, Jakarta
Average fee: 7,500 €

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Advanced Bearing Damage Analysis and Root Cause Training Course

Overview

Advanced Bearing Damage Analysis and Root Cause Training Course is a one-week advanced course for reliability, rotating-equipment, maintenance, condition-monitoring, and bearing-service teams who leave with a Bearing Damage Investigation Report. Participants apply ISO 15243 bearing failure classification, bearing damage analysis, load path analysis, lubricant contamination analysis, and rolling bearing root cause analysis to separate primary mechanisms from consequential damage and define corrective actions. Agile Leaders Training Center develops bearing failure investigation capability.

Who Should Attend

Reliability functions responsible for recurring equipment failures and asset performance
Rotating-equipment functions responsible for bearing condition and machinery integrity
Maintenance functions responsible for inspection findings and corrective work
Condition-monitoring functions responsible for vibration, temperature, and lubricant evidence
Bearing-service functions responsible for teardown inspection and technical reporting

The course assumes participants already inspect rotating machinery and interpret maintenance evidence, and it leaves bearing selection calculations, mounting practice, and laboratory metallography outside its scope.

Departments and Industries

The course supports departments and industries that investigate bearing damage and prevent recurrence.

Reliability engineering and asset management
Mechanical maintenance and rotating equipment
Condition monitoring and predictive maintenance
Power generation, utilities, and water operations
Manufacturing, mining, and process industries

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Apply ISO 15243 terminology to visible bearing damage.
Analyze load paths and operating evidence.
Diagnose fatigue, wear, corrosion, erosion, deformation, and fracture.
Compare primary mechanisms with consequential damage.
Evaluate lubricant, contamination, fit, alignment, and electrical evidence.
Build a defensible investigation report and corrective-action plan.

Course Agenda

Day 1: Frame the Bearing Investigation

ISO 15243 Damage Classification Map
Bearing Evidence Preservation Checklist
Machine History and Event Timeline
Normal and Abnormal Load Path Diagram
Primary and Consequential Damage Logic

Day 2: Classify Surface Damage

Subsurface and Surface Fatigue Feature Matrix
Abrasive and Adhesive Wear Comparison
Moisture and Frictional Corrosion Decision Guide
False Brinelling and Fretting Evidence Test
Surface Photograph and Morphology Log

Day 3: Diagnose Electrical and Mechanical Damage

Electrical Erosion Pattern Assessment
Overload and Particle Indentation Analysis
Forced, Fatigue, and Thermal Crack Comparison
Fit, Alignment, and Housing Condition Review
Failure-Mode Confidence Rating Scale

Day 4: Integrate Root Cause Evidence

Lubricant Condition and Contamination Evidence Grid
Vibration and Temperature Trend Correlation
Cause-and-Effect Hypothesis Tree
Evidence Sufficiency and Escalation Criteria
Corrective Action and Verification Matrix

Day 5: Practice Bearing Damage Investigation

Suggested Exercise: Classify an ISO 15243 Damage Set
Suggested Exercise: Reconstruct a Bearing Load Path
Suggested Exercise: Test Competing Root Cause Hypotheses
Suggested Exercise: Prioritize Corrective and Verification Actions
Capstone Exercise: Complete a Bearing Damage Investigation Report

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities based on anonymized pump, motor, gearbox, conveyor, and process-equipment cases.

Suggested activity: preserve and record visual, dimensional, operating, and lubricant evidence from a damaged bearing case.
Suggested activity: classify visible features while separating initiating mechanisms from damage created later in service.
Suggested activity: correlate load path, vibration, temperature, contamination, fit, alignment, and electrical evidence.
Suggested activity: defend a root-cause conclusion and corrective-action plan against alternative hypotheses.

FAQs

Who suits advanced bearing damage analysis training, and what does it assume?

Advanced bearing damage analysis training suits reliability, rotating-equipment, maintenance, condition-monitoring, and bearing-service teams. It assumes practical experience with rotating machinery inspection and maintenance records.

How does bearing damage analysis differ from bearing mounting training?

Bearing damage analysis investigates in-service evidence, classifies damage mechanisms, tests causes, and defines corrective actions. Bearing mounting training focuses on preparation, tools, fits, handling, installation, removal, and verification.

How does ISO 15243 support rolling bearing root cause analysis?

ISO 15243 supports rolling bearing root cause analysis by providing common terms, visible characteristics, failure-mode classifications, possible causes, and corrective-action examples. Investigators still integrate application and operating evidence before concluding a cause.

Why must bearing failure investigation distinguish primary and consequential damage?

Bearing failure investigation must distinguish primary and consequential damage because later deterioration can obscure the initiating mechanism. Separating the sequence prevents teams from treating a visible end state as the original cause.

Conclusion

Participants take back a Bearing Damage Investigation Report. It combines preserved evidence, ISO 15243 classification, load paths, condition trends, causal hypotheses, confidence ratings, corrective actions, and verification steps. The report changes bearing investigations from appearance-based judgments into traceable engineering decisions that support recurrence prevention.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Jakarta	Week 46, 2026 9 – 13 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Prague	Week 47, 2026 16 – 20 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€7,500
Muscat	Week 47, 2026 22 – 26 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Vienna	Week 49, 2026 30 November – 4 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€7,500
Baku	Week 50, 2026 7 – 11 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Frankfurt	Week 51, 2026 14 – 18 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Phuket	Week 51, 2026 20 – 24 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Bangkok	Week 52, 2026 27 – 31 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Kuwait	Week 53, 2027 3 – 7 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€7,000
Montreux	Week 02, 2027 11 – 15 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Barcelona	Week 03, 2027 18 – 22 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Geneva	Week 03, 2027 24 – 28 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Nairobi	Week 04, 2027 31 January – 4 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Toronto	Week 05, 2027 7 – 11 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
Munich	Week 07, 2027 15 – 19 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Chicago	Week 08, 2027 28 February – 4 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
Bali	Week 09, 2027 7 – 11 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Dubai	Week 11, 2027 15 – 19 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Addis Ababa	Week 11, 2027 15 – 19 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Cairo	Week 12, 2027 22 – 26 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,200

Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewAdvanced Bearing Damage Analysis and Root Cause Training Course is a one-week advanced course for reliability, rotating-equipment, maintenance, condition-monitoring, and bearing-service teams who leave with a Bearing Damage Investigation Report. Participants apply ISO 15243 bearing failure classification, bearing damage analysis, load path analysi…

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Yes. Available dates and destinations are listed in the course dates section on this page.

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Bearing Damage Analysis and Root Cause Course