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CLS™ Development Series: Bearings

Facilitated 6 week online Bearings program.
Time commitment: about 2-4 hours week
CEU earned: 1.8

Working with industrial customers requires an understanding of bearings, from their design and physical composition to their care, trouble shooting and handling. In this program you will learn bearing basics plus proper ways to supply lubricant to bearings, how to analyzing and prevent common wear patterns and how to monitor bearing health.

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$695.00 STLE Members Only!
$850.00 per non-STLE member

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This series of programs is designed by certified learning and lubrication specialists to improve your professional standing.

A subscription purchase is NOT required!

Prerequisite: Participants must have access to The Lubrication Engineers Manual, 4th Edition

Who is it for: sales, technical, marketing, management, others who need a basic understanding of lubrication

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This program will cover many facets of Bearings, from their design and physical make-up to their care and proper handling. We will look at ways of supplying the proper lubricant to these bearings, preventing and analyzing wear patterns, as well as ways of monitoring your lubricant and health of your equipment.


Upon completion of this program, you will be able to:

  • Describe the design and physical make-up of bearings
  • List and identify the types of bearings
  • Explain lubricant selection for bearings and the methods of application
  • Discuss the preventive maintenance of bearings
  • Troubleshoot issues by identifying and analyzing warning signs and wear patterns

For a complete list of learning objectives for each course in this program, click here.

Curriculum & Topics

Design Considerations
  • Principles: Bearing Selection
  • Bearing Materials
  • Bearing Life
  • Mounting Bearings
Bearing Types
  • Plain Bearings
  • Grooving
  • Oil Film Bearings
  • Rolling Bearings
Lubricant Selection and Methods of Application
  • Fundamental Concepts and Practices
  • Lubrication Systems
  • Bearing Practices
Preventive Maintenance
  • Oil Analysis
  • Plant Lubrication Porgram
  • Failure Analysis
Bearing Practices
  • Troubleshooting
  • Warning Signs
  • Failures of Rolling Bearings in Bar and Rod Mills

Lubrizol is a STLE™ Education Partner.
*The CLS™ Development Series does not replace the CLS™ exam or guarantee you will pass the exam – that will depend on your lubrication experience and expertise. Participants are expected to have access to or purchase critical reference texts to participate in this series. STLE and CLS are registered trademarks of The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers.


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