MLA Level - 2

MLA Level II Training | FANCO Industrial Solutions
ICML USA • MLA Level II • ISO 18436-4 Category II

Machine Lubricant Analyst Level II

Advanced 3-Day professional training designed around the ICML MLA Level II Body of Knowledge — developing practical skills for representative oil sampling, lubricant health assessment, contamination control and wear-debris analysis.

ADVANCED CONDITION MONITORING MLA LEVEL II Machine Lubricant Analyst
TRAINING BY FANCO
Duration03 Days Intensive Training
Documented Training24 Hours Formal Training
FrameworkICML USA MLA Level II BOK
StandardISO 18436-4 Category II
Advanced Reliability Skills

Move Beyond Basic Lubrication Analysis

MLA Level II is designed for professionals who work directly with lubricant-analysis-based machinery condition monitoring and maintenance. The program moves beyond basic lubrication practices into practical interpretation, troubleshooting and corrective-action thinking.

01

Representative Sampling

Understand how sampling hardware, sampling locations, equipment conditions and procedures influence the quality and usefulness of oil samples.

02

Lubricant Health Assessment

Build stronger understanding of lubricant degradation, additive depletion and physical and chemical testing used in machinery condition monitoring.

03

Contamination & Wear Diagnosis

Understand particle, moisture, glycol, soot, fuel and air contamination together with wear-debris monitoring and diagnosis.

ICML USA • Official BOK

MLA Level II Body of Knowledge

Six domains covering the published MLA Level II examination weighting and the advanced knowledge areas required for oil-analysis-based machinery condition monitoring.

Important: This section summarizes the official ICML-published MLA II Body of Knowledge. ICML states that it does not require, recommend, endorse or authorize a specific training provider. Candidates should compare their selected course outline with the official BOK and verify instructor certification status.
01 4%

Lubricant Roles & Functions

4% of examination
  • Base oil functions and properties
  • Surface-active additive functions
  • Bulk-oil additive functions
  • Types of synthetic lubricants
  • Conditions dictating synthetic lubricant use
  • Hydrodynamic lubrication
  • Elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication
  • Boundary lubrication
02 4%

Oil Analysis Maintenance Strategies

4% of examination
  • Fundamentals of Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM)
  • Fundamentals of Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM)
  • Predictive maintenance strategies
  • Proactive maintenance strategies
  • Using oil analysis within maintenance strategies
03 29%

Oil Sampling

29% of examination
  • Objectives of lubricant-oil sampling
  • Sampling gearboxes with circulating systems
  • Engine sampling
  • Single and multi-component circulating oil systems
  • Hydraulic systems
  • Splash, ring and collar lubricated systems
  • Non-pressurized sampling systems
  • Low-pressure sampling systems
  • High-pressure sampling systems
  • Bottle cleanliness and management
  • Flushing and interference management
  • Appropriate machine conditions for sampling
  • Sampling frequency and procedures
  • Sample processing
04 21%

Lubricant Health Monitoring

21% of examination
  • Lubricant failure mechanisms
  • Oxidative degradation
  • Causes and effects of oxidation
  • Thermal degradation
  • Additive depletion and degradation
  • Testing for wrong or mixed lubricants
  • Baselining physical and chemical properties
  • Additive discrepancies
  • Kinematic viscosity – ASTM D445
  • Absolute / dynamic viscosity – ASTM D2983
  • Viscosity Index – ASTM D2270
  • Acid Number and Base Number
  • FTIR analysis
  • RPVOT – ASTM D2272
  • Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
05 25%

Lubricant Contamination Measurement & Control

25% of examination
  • Particle contamination
  • Effects of particles on machines
  • Effects of particles on lubricants
  • Particle measurement methods and units
  • Particle contamination control
  • Moisture contamination
  • Moisture measurement and control
  • States of water coexistence
  • Demulsibility measurement
  • Glycol coolant contamination
  • Soot contamination
  • Fuel contamination / fuel dilution
  • Air contamination
  • Air release characteristics – ASTM D3427
  • Foam stability – ASTM D892
06 17%

Wear Debris Monitoring & Analysis

17% of examination
  • Common wear mechanisms
  • Abrasive wear – two-body and three-body
  • Surface / contact fatigue
  • Adhesive wear
  • Corrosive wear
  • Cavitation wear
  • Detecting abnormal wear
  • ICP spectroscopy
  • Arc-spark emission spectroscopy
  • Wear-particle density measurement
  • Ferrograph preparation
  • Filtergram preparation
  • Effects of light and magnetism
  • Heat treatment
  • Basic morphological analysis
Practical Reliability Applications

What You Will Be Able to Apply

MLA Level II focuses on practical skills for professionals who regularly interact with machinery, lubricant samples and condition-monitoring data.

Representative Oil Sampling

Select appropriate sampling points and methods for different industrial machines and lubrication systems.

Lubricant Troubleshooting

Identify wrong, degraded or mixed lubricants and develop appropriate corrective actions.

Contamination Diagnosis

Identify common contamination conditions and understand their impact on lubricant and machine health.

Oil Analysis Interpretation

Understand laboratory test results and their significance for machinery condition monitoring.

Wear Detection

Recognize abnormal wear conditions using oil-analysis techniques and wear-debris information.

Corrective Action

Connect lubricant and oil-analysis findings with practical troubleshooting and maintenance actions.

Advanced Professional Training

3 Days. 24 Hours. Advanced MLA II Capability.

FANCO's focused program is structured to provide documented formal training for MLA II candidates while developing practical understanding of the official ICML Body of Knowledge.

3-Day Training 24 Training Hours MLA Level II Online Training Classroom Training Corporate On-Site Oil Analysis Lubrication

Training Details

ProgramMachine Lubricant Analyst – Level II
Certification BodyInternational Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML), USA
StandardISO 18436-4, Category II
Duration3 Days / 24 Hours
Training LevelAdvanced / Category II
DeliveryOnline / Classroom / Corporate On-Site
FocusLubricant Analysis-Based Machinery Condition Monitoring
Core AreasSampling, Lubricant Health, Contamination & Wear Debris
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MLA Level II Training

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