Level 1 certification available
Introducing “non-experts” to machinery vibration with a practical approach to understanding the concepts of what is actually occurring with machinery and what to do about it.
Format: – 4 days – optional certification test on the 4th day
Buscarello Machinery Solutions and Update International developed its global reputation over the past 40+ years by concentrating on what works, and presenting it in the most practical, in-depth manner possible. This new offering represents a necessary extension of our wealth of knowledge to those who can no longer afford to be in the dark on this critical subject which is key to machinery health and longevity.
What you will learn:
- Understanding of basic vibration concepts
- Generic vibration instrument parameters and setup
- Transducer mounting
- Spectrum analysis overview
- Spectrum analysis strategy
- Understanding vectors
- Recognizing alerts and alarms
- Basic understanding of phase analysis
- Financial justification of a precision maintenance program
- Understanding truncation, modulation and beats
- Prevent problems in the first place
- How vibration relates to other PM technologies, IR, oil analysis, ultrasound, etc.
- Analyzing bearing failures
- Understanding and identifying resonance
- Vibration Program: In-house or outsourced?
- Pulling it altogether – Case Histories
Who Should Attend?
- Managers
- Supervisors
- Engineers
- Crafts people
Any of the above from, Operations, Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Departmental Management
This course is for those who:
- While not an expert, need to understand the basic concepts so that they can participate in critical machinery related decisions
- Those in charge of machinery health
- Need to be able to better support and/or contribute to vibration programs, including vibration prevention
Topics:
- Importance of a precision maintenance program
- Types of amplitudes – displacement, velocity and acceleration – when to use each
- The importance of gathering and considering machine history
- Amplitude analysis – typical patterns
- Frequency analysis
- Basic phase analysis
- Understanding the concept of resonance
- Going beyond “good enough” to precision
- Waveforms and FFTs
- Concepts of spectral analysis
- Understanding vectors and how they affect analysis
- Instrument setup – range and resolution
- Transducer mounting – details and precautions
- Spectrum analysis overview – patterns of common vibration problems
- Vibration alerts and alarms – setting and recognizing
- Practical approach to analysis – process of elimination
- Truncation, modulation and beats – understanding, detecting, and analyzing
- Bearing defect vibration – detecting the stages of failure
- Resonance detection and elimination