CAT 1 (e)

ISO CERTIFICATION

This option includes the certification exam, that follows the ISO 18436.2 standard.

The ISO 18436.2 exams for Category 1 are 50 multiple choice questions, the time given is 2 hours and the pass mark is 75%

'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