Seminars
Customer Training Seminars at Tencarva Training Centers
Make Tencarva your source for professional development training for all machinery training seminar workshops. Tencarva Lunch & Learn seminars are designed to educate you on relevant issues and equip you with the skills and competencies you need to maximize your equipment potential, as well as give you the tools to make the best decisions possible. Many of our courses can be used as material for professional education (CPE) credit, so our training helps you maintain your professional certifications, too.
Positive Displacement Pumps - February 19, 2025
Types of Positive Displacement Pumps (Metering, AOD, Gear, Piston, Etc.)- Reading and Understanding Positive Displacement Pump Curves
- Proper PD Pump Sizing
- PD Pump Terminology (NPSH, Cavitation, ETC.)
- Sizing Motors and Drives for Positive Displacement Pumps
- Pump Safety
- Sealing
- Several Hands-On /Demonstration Workstations for Various Types of PD Pumps
- Pump Alignment and its Importance
- Troubleshooting
- Question and Answer Session
Mechanical Seals & Packing - April 16, 2025
Proper Installation- Sealing Fundamentals Review
- Pump Problem or Seal Problem?
- Effects of Pump Layout on Seals
- Effects of Pump Hydraulics on Seals
- Effects of Pump Start Up on Seals
- Effects of Temperature and Pressure on Seals
- Mechanical Seal Selection Criteria and Examples
- Failure Analysis (Case Histories)
- Application Discussion
Basic Centrifugal Pumps - June 18, 2025
Basic Self-Priming Pump Theory- Pump Terminology (NPSH, Cavitation, Etc.)
- Pump Safety
- Curves
- Sizing
- Brake Horsepower
- Mechanical Seals and Packing
- Best Efficiency Point
- Several Hands-on / Demo Workstations
Vacuum Pumps & Blowers - August 20, 2025
Centrifugal Pumps for Application & Engineering - October 15, 2025
Assumed Previous Knowledge of: Basic Centrifugal Pump Theory, Reading and Basic Understanding of Pump Curves
Subject Matter to be Covered- Picking the Right Pump and Sizing Pumps
- Fluid Viscosity Effects on Pump Performance
- NPSH Calculations & System Design
- Cavitation – Causes and Remedies
- System Curves and Their Importance in Properly Applying a Pump
- Best Efficiency Points
- Mechanical Seals and Packing
- Pump Safety
- Several Hands-On/Demonstration Workstations
- Question and Answer Session