Short Course

Oil-Free Machinery® Short Course

Based on the Turbomachinery Symposium (TPS) content. Given remotely or on-site.

Design and Test for conventional and oil-free turbomachinery

Course Overview

Our Oil-Free Bearings for Turbomachinery Short Course is based on the Turbomachinery Symposium (TPS) content — the same course offered to our customers and presented at TPS for several years.

This is ideal for a company starting an oil-free foil bearing program, so that all of the engineering and management are on the same page with a shared knowledge base on the subject.

The course is given remotely or on-site, and can be customized to your team's specific needs and background.

Turbomachinery symposium conference engineering presentation

What's Covered

Overview of oil-free bearing technologies

Foil bearing fundamentals and design principles

System integration for Oil-Free Machinery®

Mass production considerations and lessons learned

Rotordynamics for oil-free systems

Testing and development best practices

Failure modes and risk mitigation

Case studies from commercial programs

Course Materials

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Remote or On-Site Delivery

Remote training is completed over Teams or your preferred video conference service, spread over several weeks to match your schedule.

On-site delivery is available at your facility anywhere in the world. We bring the course to you, with hands-on demonstrations and direct Q&A with your team.

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Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for companies starting an oil-free foil bearing program. It aligns engineering and management on a shared knowledge base, reducing miscommunication and accelerating program timelines.

R&D Engineers

Program Managers

Manufacturing Engineers