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Introduction to Reliability for Engineers

Consultant/Trainer: Francisco Amarra

Unexpected equipment failures. Costly downtime. Maintenance decisions based on guesswork. Sound familiar? In today’s competitive industrial landscape, reliability isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

This course will equip you with the principles and modern techniques of maintenance and reliability, helping you shift from reactive fixes to proactive strategies. Learn how to extend equipment life, mitigate failures, and optimize maintenance costs using proven methodologies like RCM, IPF, and RBI.

Join industry experts with 30+ years of hands-on experience and gain the skills to transform your approach to reliability.
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Pricing

Location

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dates

TBD

About the Trainer

With over 40 years of global experience in maintenance and reliability, Francisco (Frat) Amarra has led major initiatives across the oil, gas, petrochemical, and industrial sectors. A former Principal Consultant at Shell Global Solutions and KBC Advanced Technologies, he is an expert in Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) and has trained professionals in over 50 companies.

Frat’s hands-on expertise in asset integrity, failure analysis, and turnaround optimization makes him the ideal guide to help you master reliability engineering and optimize maintenance strategies.

Participants

This course is ideal for engineers and professionals responsible for asset reliability, maintenance, and operational efficiency. Whether you’re a Reliability Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Asset Integrity Specialist, or Operations Engineer, you’ll gain practical insights to enhance equipment performance, reduce downtime, and optimize maintenance strategies.

Learning Objectives

As a participant, you’ll gain a solid understanding of reliability and maintenance fundamentals, learning how to apply Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) to optimize strategies and extend equipment life. You’ll analyze equipment failures with the P-F Curve, develop cost-effective maintenance policies, and improve turnaround and planning. The course also covers asset management and performance monitoring tools like FMEA and RBI to enhance reliability, reduce downtime, and ensure effective decision-making.
Day 1
  • Objectives & Premises
  • Building the Case for PM Tasks
    • Stages to Maintenance Excellence
    • Maintenance in the overall business process
    • Syndicate Session #1
  • Maintenance & Reliability Principles
    • Meaning of “Maintenance”
    • Need for Maintenance
    • Evolution of Maintenance
    • Equipment Life & Failure Patterns
    • Failure Pattern F: Infant Mortality

Day 2
  • Features of Poor Maintenance
  • Modern Reliability Views
  • Maintenance Options
  • Syndicate Session #2
  • Maintenance Policies
    • Stand-alone
    • Dedicated duty
    • Dedicated standby
    • Run-to-Failure
    • Hidden Failure
    • Syndicate Session #3

Day 3
  • Understanding the P-F Curve
    • Civil
    • Electrical
    • Mechanical
    • Tire Maintenance (example)
    • Cost Effectiveness of Maintenance
  • RCM Application
    • Benefits
    • IPF, RBI and RCM Development
    • Meaning of “Life”

Programme

Day 1
  • Objectives & Premises
  • Building the Case for PM Tasks
    • Stages to Maintenance Excellence
    • Maintenance in the overall business process
    • Syndicate Session #1
  • Maintenance & Reliability Principles
    • Meaning of “Maintenance”
    • Need for Maintenance
    • Evolution of Maintenance
    • Equipment Life & Failure Patterns
    • Failure Pattern F: Infant Mortality

Day 2
  • Features of Poor Maintenance
  • Modern Reliability Views
  • Maintenance Options
  • Syndicate Session #2
  • Maintenance Policies
    • Stand-alone
    • Dedicated duty
    • Dedicated standby
    • Run-to-Failure
    • Hidden Failure
    • Syndicate Session #3

Day 3
  • Understanding the P-F Curve
    • Civil
    • Electrical
    • Mechanical
    • Tire Maintenance (example)
    • Cost Effectiveness of Maintenance
  • RCM Application
    • Benefits
    • IPF, RBI and RCM Development
    • Meaning of “Life”

REGISTRATION

Course name:Introduction to Reliability for Engineers
Course date:TBD
Delegate Details
Cancellations & Substitutions:

If you are unable to attend the course you can make a substitution. All substitutions and name changes must be received in writing by mail or e-mail no later than one week before the first course date. For cancellations received in writing after the course fee is paid and no later than 21 days before the course start date, Petrogenium will issue a credit note to be considered as a down payment for any Petrogenium courses during next 12 months. For cancellations received after 21 days before the course start date, the course material will be sent but no fees will be refunded.
Programme Changes:

The course content may be subject to changes due to unforeseen circumstances. Petrogenium reserves the right to change the venue and/or lecturers, and to cancel the course, notifying the registrant 30 days before the first course date. Petrogenium accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage to property belonging to, nor for any personal injury incurred by, attendees at our training courses, whether within the training course venue or otherwise.
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