So, you are ready to take the next step in your vibration analysis career.

The good news is you are in the right place. Our VCAT-II ISO Category II course teaches you what you need to know to be a successful, confident, and competent vibration analyst.

We will teach you how to diagnose a wide range of fault conditions. We will teach you how to collect the right data with the correct vibration analyzer settings. And we will teach you some useful tips and tricks so that you may validate the diagnoses that you make. In addition, we will teach you about shaft alignment and balancing so that you can improve the reliability of the equipment.

Here are the main topics covered on the VCAT-II course:

• 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
• Data acquisition
  • 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
• Signal processing
  • 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
• Vibration analysis
  • Spectrum analysis
  • Time waveform analysis (introduction)
  • Orbit analysis (introduction)
  • Phase analysis: bubble diagrams and ODS
  • Enveloping (demodulation), shock pulse, spike energy, PeakVue
• Fault analysis
  • 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
• Equipment testing and diagnostics
  • Impact testing and bump tests
  • Phase analysis
• Corrective action
  • General maintenance repair activities
  • Review of the balancing process
  • Review of shaft alignment procedures
• Running a successful condition monitoring program
  • 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