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Certified Vibration Analyst Training and Examination in Partnership with the Mobius Institute^®

Assess vibration behavior and machine condition – gain the required expertise with our Vibration Analysis Training and Examination in partnership with the Mobius Institute^®. 

We provide the ISO-18436-2 Category I to IV training courses and examination. This program is a key component of our training offering in vibration measurement and condition monitoring.

Improve your decision-making and analyze vibration data to identify the right course of action. Because the aim is nothing less than maximizing uptime and efficiently planning the maintenance of your machinery.

CAT I

• Starting point for beginners in vibration analysis

Duration of course: 4.5 days
Max. no. of participants: -
Prerequisites to the training: None

CAT II

• Intermediate, suitable for anyone with min. 12 months of vibration analysis experience

Duration of course: 4.5 days
Max. no. of participants: -
Prerequisites to the training: None or CAT I

CAT III

• Advanced, suitable for anyone with min. 2 years of vibration analysis experience and Cat II certification

Duration of course: 4.5 days
Max. no. of participants: -
Prerequisites to the training: CAT II

CAT IV

• Master vibration analyst, a min. of 5 years of vibration analysis experience required

Duration of course: 24 hours of online training + 4 days classroom course
Max. no. of participants: -
Prerequisites to the training: CAT III

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GV1 Basic machine protection  and condition monitoring

• Techniques and tools
• Compact, offline and online monitoring systems
• Fundamentals of machine behavior
• Best practice for taking measurements

Duration of course: 1 day
Max. no. of participants: 8
Prerequisites to the training: none

GV2 General vibration measurement

• Why use vibration measurements?
• Definition, setup and execution of measurements for machine protection and fault detection
• Basic diagnosis; causes, effects and indicators for typical machine malfunctions

Duration of course: 2 days
Max. no. of participants: 8
Prerequisites to the training: GV1 or Cat I

GV3 Advanced vibration monitoring and diagnostics

• Definition and setup of measurements, fault detection
• Complex machinery faults, interpretation of spectra
• Root cause analysis and service recommendations

Duration of course: 3 days
Max. no. of participants: 8
Prerequisites to the training: GV2 or Cat II

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RV1 Basic rotor dynamics

• Definitions and theory
• Modifications of machines for mitigating problems
• Rotor diagnostics by vibration analysis

Duration of course: 2 days
Max. no. of participants: 8
Prerequisites to the training: GV2,  or Cat II

RV2 Machinery Diagnosis (Advanced)

• Fluid film bearings and turbomachinery analysis techniques, fundamental rotor response, stiffness, instabilities
• Interpretation of waveform phase, orbit, polar and Bode, vector, shaft centerline and spectrum (also full).
• Root cause analysis and recommendations exercise is

Duration of course: 3 days
Max. no. of participants: 8
Prerequisites to the training: GV3, RV1,  or Cat III

RV3 Advanced Balancing Seminar

• Rigid and flexible rotor best practice, vector review, balance response and recognizing resonance
• Mode shape, rotor non-linearity, thermal vector, field consideration, with balancing workshop

Duration of course: 3 days
Max. no. of participants: 8
Prerequisites to the training: GV3, RV3,  or Cat III

RV4 Basic thermodynamics and performance monitoring

• Maximizing the profitability,  environmental compliance and efficiency of a machine
• Reporting, control theory, performance models, combined cycle thermodynamics
• Payback on managing performance
• Evaluating the condition of gas and steam turbines, and centrifugal compressors using thermodynamic calculations and plots
• Interpretation of PV plots

Duration of course: 2 days
Max. no. of participants: 4
Prerequisites to the training: Sound mathematical understanding

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Vibration Sensors (Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration), and Transmitters

SE1 Sensor installation, wiring, setup and operation

• Sensor selection and location
• Principles and use of different sensors
• Applications, commissioning and trouble-shooting

Duration of course: 1 day
Max. no. of participants: 8 
Prerequisites to the training: none

Compact Monitors VIBROCONTROL 8x0, 9x0, 1000, 1100, 1500, 6000Cm, 18xx

• Functionality, installation, operation, setup and service
• Commissioning, measurement chain loop test, operation

Max. no. of participants: 8 
Prerequisites to the training: none
 

Off-line Portable Handheld Measurement and Diagnosis (VIBROPORT 80 or VIBROTEST 80)

HD1 VIBROPORT 80 or VIBROTEST 80:

• Basic operation

Duration of course: 1 day
Max. no. of participants: 8 
Prerequisites to the training: none

HD2 Balancing with VIBROPORT 80 or VIBROTEST 80:

Duration of course: 1 day
Max. no. of participants: 8 
Prerequisites to the training: GV1 or Cat I    

HD3 Data collection with VIBROPORT 80 or VIBROTEST 80 and the Report & Route Manager (ReO) software:

• Configuration of route, displaying alarms and data
• Displaying various plot types for machine condition analysis

Duration of course: 2 days
Max. no. of participants: 6 
Prerequisites to the training: GV2 or Cat II

HD4 Advanced analysis with VIBROPORT 80 or VIBROTEST 80 and the Report & Route Manager (ReO) software:

Duration of course: 1 day
Max. no. of participants: 6 
Prerequisites to the training: GV3 or Cat III

VDAU-6000 or DDAU3

VD1 Operation and setup

• Device and Software’s suite for industrial application 
• Hardware and system configuration (from device to diagnostic, via eventual database and export)

Duration of course: 2 days
Max. no. of participants: 4
Prerequisites to the training: GV1 or Cat II

VD2 Advanced analysis

• Advanced post-processing diagnosis techniques (FFT, envelope, cepstrum, rotor dynamics, transients...)

Duration of course: 2 days
Max. no. of participants: 4
Prerequisites to the training: GV3 or Cat III

A training course on the successor product DDAU3 will be available soon.

Machine Protection System (MPS) – VIBROCONTROL 6000^® or VC-8000 (SETPOINT^®)

VC1

• Rack and modules functionality
• Installation and commissioning
• Servicing and wiring (Modbus, DCS, IPS etc.)
• Settings and configuration with software

Duration of course: 1 day
Max. no. of participants: 8 
Prerequisites to the training: none

Condition Monitoring System (CMS) - Compass 6000^TM or SETPOINT^®

CP1 Compass 6000^TM user

• System overview
• Navigate the Monitoring Workstation
• Retrieve and display data in various plot, acknowledge alarms and events in the logbook

Duration of course: 1 day
Max. no. of participants: 8
Prerequisites to the training: CV1or Cat I

CP2 Compass 6000^TM advanced user and setup

• Basic and advanced setup of the Compass^TM user-interface
• Operation of the software in the setup mode

Duration of course: 2 days
Max. no. of participants: 8
Prerequisites to the training: CV2, CP1 or Cat II

CP3 Compass 6000^TM system administration

• Maintenance and server management
• LAN, Modbus, OPC, CMM, NTP Time synch.
• System upgrades and troubleshooting; optimum performance and data reduction

Duration of course: 3 days
Max. no. of participants: 8
Prerequisites to the training: CP2

PM4 Compass 6000^TM basic performance monitoring

• Performance monitoring theory, key indicators andimplementation in Compass^TM
• How to navigate through the system, interpret the calculations and perform an analysis

Duration of course: 3 days
Max. no. of participants: 8
Prerequisites to the training: RV4 + CP1

PM7 Compass 6000^TM performance monitoring hands-on

• Data acquisition, calculation logics, analysis displays and plots
• Participants will gain an understanding and confidence in making modifications and add-ons through hands-on exercises

Duration of course: 3 days
Max. no. of participants: 4
Prerequisites to the training: RV4 + CP1 + CP6

SP8 SETPOINT^® CMS User

• System fundamentals, user-interface and navigation, basic machinery diagnostic
• Retrieve and display data in various plot formats.

Duration of course: 1 day
Max. no. of participants: 8
Prerequisites to the training: GV1 or Cat I

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