This course does not include the ISO examination. To write the exam, register for CAT 1 (e)

'Vibration Analysis Category I' is intended for newcomers or for personnel who have limited vibration analysis experience. The course focusses on periodic, single channel data collection and analysis for predictive maintenance programmes. A foundation is established for in-depth understanding of spectrum and waveform relationships.

Detailed description

*   Maintenance practices, Breakdown, preventive, predictive RCM

*   Condition monitoring
         Review of condition monitoring technologies:
         Vibration, oil, wear particle, infrared, acoustic emission, electric motor
         testing

*   Equipment knowledge
         Review of failure modes and appropriate use of condition monitoring
         technologies

*   Principles of vibration
         Motion, r.m.s./peak/peak-peak, frequency/period
         Displacement, velocity and acceleration
         Units and unit conversion
         Waveform and spectrum (FFT)
         Natural frequencies and generated frequencies
         Basic forcing frequency calculations

*   Data acquisition
         Instrumentation
         Transducers and transducer mounting
         Measurement point naming conventions
         Routes/surveys: Louding and unloading the route 
         Data collection
            Following a route
            Repeatable data collection
            Test procedures
            Observations: best utilization of your time in the field
            Recognizing bad data

*   Basic Vibration analysis
         Overall level measurements
         Spectrum analysis
            Harmonics, sidebands and the analysis process
            Alarm limits, trending and exception reports
         Fault diagnosis
            Imbalance, misalignment, looseness, rolling element bearings electric
            motors, and more