Products & Services
STLE-Approved Condition Monitoring Training Seminars
Our condition monitoring training modules are well-crafted presentations with in-depth text notes that are delivered to attendees via an electronic form. These seminars are taught either onsite or offered at a designated location several times a year for your convenience. The onsite workshops can be tailored with example cases from your organization or modified to meet your specific training needs.
The team at CMI offers training for all aspects of fluid analysis for private onsite training from 1-4 days—dependent on specific needs. Currently, we are not offering public courses. For a quote, please indicate your goals and requirements, including the number of people attending and the number of days—we can help you assess that if necessary—and we will gladly provide you with an estimate. Thank you for your interest.
We Offer Several Modules, including These Primary Seminars:
Oil Monitoring Analysis – OMA 101 – 2 Days
This introductory oil analysis course draws from various topics and references to the STLE OMA body of knowledge. This course is designed to provide helpful information and definitions for the following types of students: an oiler or person securing the sample, a person preparing to become a data evaluator, a person receiving oil analysis reports, and those in similar positions. Much of the information covered deals with practical information, recommended tests, and standard techniques for sampling—including proper sample information.
Oil Monitoring Analysis – OMA 201 – 2 Days
This is an advanced course designed for evaluators—or the person whose job is to provide recommendations or prepare work orders for the monitored machinery. During this course, the purpose and application of various tests are discussed in-depth for various component types. Understanding data values, sensitivity, and movement (trends) is also thoroughly discussed, as well as the ultimate goal of oil analysis—the delivery of practical assessments of the machine and oil condition.
Numbers of examples are provided throughout the course to demonstrate the thinking and reasoning that should be applied toward arriving at logical and defensible conclusions when rendering commentary. CMI also introduces a chapter on the changing role of oil analysis in terms of holistic machine monitoring.
The advent of dependable lube properties sensors, coupled with evermore sophisticated, portable, onsite analytical instrumentation, propels oil analysis into parity with vibration and all other non-destructive testing (NDT). This provides long-awaited real-time, site-direct machine assessment and protection.
Equipment Lubrication – 2 Days
Nowhere are best practices more important in machinery maintenance than proper equipment lubrication. CMI’s course covers basic and advanced lubrication principles, as well as lubricant and filter selection and maintenance. Storage and delivery considerations are also an essential part of the lubrication program and are correspondingly fully addressed during the course.
Customized Training Programs
CMI is proud to offer individually tailored training at customer sites. These programs are based on topics of particular interest to you and your employees. Please let us know your needs, and we can offer programs of 1-3 days for any number of people (though we recommend limiting classes to 40 people).
Comprehensive Fluid Analysis & Condition Monitoring Training
When it comes to fluid analysis (Fa) no tool is quite as effective as CMI’s Prescient®. Fa laboratories emphasize instrumentation, response time, and software for distributing reports and managing data, and that is fine. However, there is less emphasis on the quality and specificity of the commentary, if any, on the report. Missing in this evolving process is continuous improvement in evaluating the test data toward appropriate maintenance management action. Yet, that is the entire goal of Fa!
The success of a fluid analysis program depends upon its ability to deliver the analyses to the customer in an intuitive, accessible, and easy-to-use form. That is why Prescient® delivers results to your Web browser in a series of views designed by evaluation experts to provide the presentation of information for each customer and each purpose. Whether you are looking for a quick overview of equipment status or a detailed drill-down into a particular sample and analysis, Prescient® provides the correct information quickly and concisely.
For more information about adding Prescient® to your oil analysis system, please contact us at sales@conditionmonitoringintl.com.
Laboratory Audits & Consulting
CMI is a consortium of experts in condition monitoring—particularly oil analysis—as well as domain experts in the field of oil analysis evaluation. The company is led by Jack Poley, a world-renowned expert and veteran of nearly 60 years in condition monitoring and the architect of Prescient®—CMI’s acclaimed oil analysis management tool. Below you will find Jack’s resume. CMI offers the highest levels of experience and knowledge, covering every aspect of condition monitoring, including program design and management, laboratory test facilities installations, lubricants, and lubrication training and audits.
Jack has a B.S., Chemistry and B.S., Management from University of California [Berkeley] and New York University School of Commerce, respectively, with nearly 60 years of experience and service in Condition Monitoring and ISFA (In-Service Fluid Analysis, a.k.a. Fluid Analysis (Fa) and Oil Analysis).
A member of ASTM & STLE for nearly 60 years, Jack co-founded STLE’s Condition Monitoring Technical Committee and founded the Condition Monitoring Education Course. Jack also co-founded STLE’s successful Oil Monitoring Analyst (OMA) Program. He is an STLE Fellow.
Jack has authored numerous chapters for various publications and writes a variety of articles and papers regularly. He has presented hundreds of papers and >150 seminars worldwide on condition monitoring. Jack is managing general partner of Condition Monitoring International, LLC (CMI), a company specializing in helping others implement condition monitoring (CM) programs, including the use of an intelligent agent, Prescient®, which Jack designed for auto-evaluation of FA and other CM test data.
Jack Poley
Managing General Partner, Condition Monitoring International, LLC
Contact:
Jack Poley, Managing Partner6619 S Dixie Hwy, Unit 303Miami, FL 33143(305) 669-5181jpoley@conditionmonitoringintl.com
LabTrak – Laboratory Information Management System
As a LIMS, LabTrak is purpose-built for use in oil analysis for small to mid-sized lab operations. This impressive system seamlessly integrates with Prescient's® full knowledge and expertise to deliver reliable, detailed, and expert analysis of oil samples. Features of LabTrak include:
Customer Accounts
Your account includes individual report recipients designated to receive emailed or printed reports. These accounts can be easily merged, edited, or moved as your organization changes.
Equipment & Components
The richly defined equipment and components of LabTrak enable an informed analysis of samples and provide detailed reporting. Information includes such identifiers as type, manufacturer, and application.
Sample Entries
Available with an intuitive user interface to simplify the entry of sample information.
Test Packages
Easily defined and applied to components to streamline the entry process and guarantee the correct tests are performed.
Sample Management
Provides oversight of the status of a sample, review of data, and entry of non-automated test data.
Data Analysis & Evaluation Comments
An analyst can easily create their own table of sample flagging levels and library of coded comments.
Reports
Can be created with a commercial report generator to provide professional quality reporting via email or print.
Usability Features
Your LabTrak comes equipped with flexible searches, intelligent auto-completion during data entry and a tab-oriented user homepage.
Prescient® Compatibility
Add the Prescient® option to your LabTrak for expert data analysis and assessment automatically performed on every sample. This provides you and your customers with sound, relevant, detailed mechanical, diagnostic, and lube condition comments.
LabTrak uses open-database technology that supports multiple users with transition available to a user database, such as an SQL Server or Oracle. LabTrak is compatible with Windows 7/8/NT/XP, Macintosh OS X, and Linux.
Address
6619 S Dixie Hwy, Unit 303Miami, FL 33143