ISO Category II Vibration Analyst - Intermediate

This course is intended for people who have mastered the basics but who need to be able to take good data (and decide how the data collector should be set up), analyze a range of fault conditions, and understand balancing and alignment.

We teach you to test machines correctly, how to diagnose faults accurately, perform additional diagnostic tests for verification, how to set vibration alarm limits, and how to correct certain types of faults. You will learn what your analyzer settings mean so that you can take the best measurements. And you will learn why the vibration signatures change the way they do and how to use time waveform analysis and phase analysis to verify the fault condition.

You will come away from the course with a solid understanding of:

Review of maintenance practices


Review of condition monitoring technologies


Principles of vibration

  • Complete review of basics
  • Waveform, spectrum (FFT), phase and orbits
  • Understanding signals: modulation, beating, sum/difference
  • Transducer types: Non-contact displacement proximity probes, velocity sensors, and accelerometers
  • Transducer selection
  • Transducer mounting and natural frequency
  • Measurement point selection
  • Following routes, and test planning
  • Common measurement errors
  • Filters: Low pass, band pass, high pass, band stop
  • Sampling, aliasing, dynamic range
  • Resolution, Fmax, data collection time
  • Averaging: linear, overlap, peak hold, time synchronous
  • Windowing and leakage
  • Spectrum analysis
  • Time waveform analysis (introduction)
  • Orbit analysis (introduction)
  • Phase analysis: bubble diagrams and ODS
  • Enveloping (demodulation), shock pulse, spike energy, PeakVue
  • Natural frequencies and resonances
  • Imbalance, eccentricity and bent shaft
  • Misalignment, cocked bearing and soft foot
  • Mechanical looseness
  • Rolling element bearing analysis
  • Analysis of induction motors
  • Analysis of gears
  • Analysis of belt driven machines
  • Analysis of pumps, compressors and fans
  • Impact testing (bump tests)
  • Phase analysis
  • General maintenance repair activities
  • Review of the balancing process
  • Review of shaft alignment procedures
  • Setting baselines
  • Setting alarms: band, envelope/mask, statistical
  • Setting goals and expectations (avoiding common problems)
  • Report generation
  • Reporting success stories


Acceptance testing


Review of ISO standards

ISO Category II Vibration Analyst - Intermediate

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