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Duration: 4 days plus 3 hour exam

Prerequisites: 12 months experience

Optional exam: Learn more here.

Resources you keep:

  • iLearnVibration [Category II]

  • Detailed course book

  • Pocket reference guide

  • Diagnostic mouse pad

  • Learn more here

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Five main benefits:

1/ When you register for this course, you will receive the iLearnVibration CD and pre-study guide. Prepare and you will succeed!

2/ Our course utilizes modern slides, animations, innovative simulations, and live case studies - all delivered by Clyde Volpe and/or Jason Tranter. 

3/ Each class will have ten notebook computers so that you can interact with the simulations, participate in course activities, and analyze real vibration measurements.

4/ You can take the optional certification exam. The training course and exam follows the ISO 18436.2 Category I standard, and the ASNT SNT-TC-1A Level I standard.

5/ You take away the award winning iLearnVibration vibration training CD, a course book, pocket reference guide and mouse pad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intermediate Vibration Training
ISO Category II / ASNT Level II-part 1

The Vibration Analyst "Intermediate" course is intended for personnel who have at least twelve months vibration analysis experience and a thorough understanding of vibration theory and terminology. The course provides an in-depth study of machinery faults and their associated spectrum, time waveform and phase characteristics. Additional topic covered include: signal processing, data collection, and corrective active actions.

You will come away with a very god understanding of the fundamentals; you will understand the meaning of all of the measurement options on your data collector; you will understand the difference between the sensors types, and know how and where to mount them; and you will feel comfortable analyzing vibration spectra, time waveforms, envelope data, and phase data.

  • Review of maintenance practices
     

  • Review of condition monitoring technologies
     

  • Principles of vibration

o        Complete review of basics

o        Waveform, spectrum (FFT), phase and orbits

o        Understanding signals: modulation, beating, sum/difference
 

  • Data acquisition

o        Transducer types: Non-contact displacement proximity probes, velocity sensors, and accelerometers

o        Transducer selection

o        Transducer mounting and natural frequency

o        Measurement point selection

o        Following routes, and test planning

o        Common measurement errors
 

  • Signal processing

o        Filters: Low pass, band pass, high pass, band stop

o        Sampling, aliasing, dynamic range

o        Resolution, Fmax, data collection time

o        Averaging: linear, overlap, peak hold, time synchronous

o        Windowing and leakage
 

  • Vibration analysis

o        Spectrum analysis

§         Harmonics, sidebands, and the analysis methodology

o        Time waveform analysis (introduction)

o        Orbit analysis (introduction)

o        Phase analysis: bubble diagrams and ODS

o        Enveloping (demodulation), shock pulse, spike energy, Peak Vue
 

  • Fault analysis

o        Natural frequencies and resonances

o        Imbalance, eccentricity and bent shaft

o        Misalignment, cocked bearing and soft foot

o        Mechanical looseness

o        Rolling element bearing analysis

o        Analysis of induction motors

o        Analysis of gears

o        Analysis of belt driven machines

o        Analysis of pumps, compressors and fans

o        Lots of case studies and exercises for participants
 

  • Equipment testing and diagnostics

o        Impact testing (bump tests)

o        Phase analysis
 

  • Corrective action

o        General maintenance repair activities

o        Review of the balancing process

o        Review of shaft alignment procedures
 

  • Running a successful condition monitoring program

o        Setting baselines

o        Setting alarms: band, envelope/mask, statistical

o        Setting goals and expectations (avoiding common problems)

o        Report generation

o        Reporting success stories
 

  • Acceptance testing
     

  • Review of ISO standards