Shepherd Manuals provides practical, professional PDF training resources for apprentices, technicians, electricians, mechanics, engineers, instructors, maintenance leaders, technical schools, colleges, universities, and corporate training programs.

Created by Keith B. Shepherd, each resource draws upon more than 35 years of experience in industrial maintenance, engineering, reliability, and technical education. Keith’s career has included service as a technical teacher and instructor, industrial electrician, electrical technician, project engineer, reliability engineering manager, process engineer, systems analyst, and corporate apprenticeship instructor.

Shepherd Manuals covers industrial safety, electrical systems, mechanical maintenance, reliability, thermography, vibration analysis, digital multimeter use, industrial mathematics, troubleshooting, and related plant-floor skills. Available resources include student manuals, instructor editions, workbooks, field guides, quick-reference cards, troubleshooting tools, and corporate training materials.

Every resource is designed to connect technical principles with practical industrial applications. The goal is to help people work more safely, understand equipment more thoroughly, troubleshoot systematically, make decisions based on reliable information, and improve equipment performance.

Whether you are beginning an apprenticeship, strengthening your existing skills, teaching a technical class, developing an industrial workforce, or supporting a maintenance and engineering department, Shepherd Manuals offers clear and practical resources you can put to use.

Technical Knowledge. Practical Solutions.

Reliability • Safety • Performance