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Cat II Vibration Certification Houston April 24 – 28, 2023

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Cat II Vibration Certification Houston April 24 – 28, 2023

April 24 @ 8:00 am - April 28 @ 5:00 pm

$2395
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The Category II Vibration Analysis Course meets or exceeds requirements of ISO 18436-2. It is intended for students who will be involved in the day to day testing and analysis of machinery vibration data.

The course duration is four days with an optional 3 hour certification exam (100 questions / 70% to pass) on day 5.

OVERVIEW OF COURSE CONTENTS

  • Maintenance Practices
  • Condition Monitoring Technologies
  • Principles of Vibration
  • Data Acquisition
  • Signal Processing
  • Fault Analysis
  • Corrective Action
  • Equipment Knowledge
  • Acceptance Testing
  • Equipment testing and Diagnostics
  • ISO Reference Standards
  • Reporting and Documentation
  • Fault Severity Determination
  • Running a Successful Program

Upon completion of this course, students will have a good grasp of vibration analysis concepts and they will be able to set up machine tests and routes, analyze data, use relevant standards and create reports.

DETAILED LIST OF CAT II COURSE TOPICS

Principles of Vibration

  • Sine wave
  • Simple vibration
  • Adding waves, beating
  • Amplitude (pk, pk-pk, RMS)
  • Frequency and Period
  • Vibration units / conversions / Integration
  • Crest factor
  • Phase
  • Forcing frequencies
  • Orders
  • Resonance

Data Acquisition

  • Instrumentation
  • Sensors
  • Orbits, centerline diagrams, Keyphasor
  • Sensor mounting / natural frequency
  • Triggers
  • Test procedure
  • Data formats
  • Uploading the route
  • Recognizing bad data

Signal Processing

  • A/D Conversion
  • Filters (high, Low, Band Pass)
  • Data Collector settings
  • FFT
  • Windows / leakage
  • Sampling, aliasing and Fmax
  • Lines of Resolution
  • Resolution ad Bandwidth
  • Noise reduction
  • Averaging
  • Dynamic range / S/N Ratio

Understanding Signals

  • Harmonics
  • Noise, modulation, beats etc
 

Fault Analysis

  • Unbalance
  • Misalignment
  • Looseness / rubs
  • Belts
  • Journal bearings
  • Bearings
  • Enveloping
  • Motors
  • Gears
  • Pumps, fans and compressors
  • TWF Analysis
  • Resonance
  • Etc.

Corrective Action

  • Alignment + Tolerances
  • Balancing (vectors, trial weights, single plane)
  • No phase balancing
  • Balance standards
  • Safety
  • Resonance (impact test, forced response)

Equipment Knowledge

  • Motors, generators, gears, pumps, fans, compressors, belts, turbines, machine tools, piping and structures
  • Applicable ISO standards

Acceptance Testing

  • Test procedure
  • Standards
  • Reporting

Standards, Alarms and Reporting

  • ISO, IEC, API etc.
  • Alarm types
  • Fault severity determination
  • Trending
  • Acting on reports

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR—THE GURU OF VIBRATION ANALYSIS

Alan Friedman, Founder and CEO of Zenco—Vibration Experts, is an ISO-18436-2 Category IV Certified Vibration Analyst, CRL and CRMP with over 30+ years of experience in machinery condition monitoring.

Alan is the author of Audit It! Improve it: Getting The Most From Your Vibration Analysis Program which looks at condition monitoring from a program management perspective. The book takes you step by step through an easy to understand process of auditing and improving your vibration monitoring program to make sure it not only gives you the financial benefits you deserve but also to ensure it is in compliance with ISO standards and industry best practices. Chock full of tips and tricks and easy to understand worksheets to get you started, this book is a must read for anyone involved in maintenance or condition monitoring. Buy it on Amazon.com

PURCHASE

The course is being hosted by Envibe, please contact them at [email protected] or click here to purchase online: https://envibe.com/class/cat-2-vibration-analysis-certification-houston-tx-04-2023/

The course is 4 full 8 hour days with an optional review session and certification exam (3 hours, 100 multiple choice questions, 70% to pass) on day 5. Certification is in accordance with ISO 18436-2

The price includes a printed course manual (color, 3 slides / page) and a course certificate or certification in PDF format and the certification exam. Ample practice questions and review will help prepare you for the exam.

Anyone may take the course and exam and it will be acknowledged that you have taken the course and passed the exam. If you would like to be certified you will need 12 months work experience. If you don’t have the experience yet, just let us know when you have this experience and we will send you your certificate.

Download a brochure: https://zencovibrations.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Zenco-Vibration-Cat-II-Brochure-2021.pdf

Learn more about the course: https://zencovibrations.com/cat-2-vibration-certification/

Learn more about certification: https://zencovibrations.com/about-certification/

Please contact [email protected] if you have any difficulty purchasing or if you prefer to pay by purchase order.

Details

Start:
April 24 @ 8:00 am
End:
April 28 @ 5:00 pm
Cost:
$2395
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Website:
https://envibe.com/class/cat-2-vibration-analysis-certification-houston-tx-04-2023/

Venue

EnVibe
5522 Mitchelldale St.
Houston, TX 77092 United States
Phone:
713.682.0363
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Organizer

Envibe
Phone:
713.682.0363
Email:
classes@envibe.com
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