MLA III Certification Preparation is an advanced course for experienced lubrication, reliability, and condition monitoring professionals who want to master the strategic and technical aspects of lubricant analysis. The course is designed for those preparing for the ICML MLA III certification exam and for senior personnel responsible for designing, managing, and improving lubricant analysis programs. It covers advanced lubrication science, lubricant selection, degradation mechanisms, contamination control, wear debris analysis, program design, data interpretation, and reliability decision-making. Content provider: Lubrication Experts.
Lubrication regimes and advanced tribology concepts Base oil types, additive systems, and lubricant formulation Application-specific lubricant selection
Lubricant qualification and standards development Lubricant degradation mechanisms Oxidation, thermal stress, additive depletion, varnish, and misapplication detection Advanced contamination measurement and control
Particle, moisture, glycol, soot, fuel, and air contamination Wear mechanisms and machine-specific wear modes Wear debris analysis and analytical ferrography
Elemental spectroscopy and particle interpretation Oil analysis program design and optimisation Data interpretation, alarm strategies, and decision-making
Lubricant application procedures and program governance Reliability improvement through lubricant analysis
Michel Refaat is NATCOM's Laboratory and Customer Support Manager for Lubrication Care Solutions, running the company's oil-analysis lab and leading its lubrication and oil condition-monitoring training. A Cairo University engineer, he spent over eleven years as a Quality Engineer with LafargeHolcim — validating test methods and training lab staff to EN and ASTM standards. His courses are grounded in hands-on laboratory practice, not theory.
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