Description
This one-day course is designed for people involved with vibration analysis within a predictive maintenance program. It is an excellent training experience for those who wish to explore the possibilities offered by this analysis technique.
In the two-day version, concrete examples illustrate how and where this maintenance philosophy can be applied.
Recommended audience
This course is recommended for Maintenance Leaders, Operations/Production Leaders, Maintenance Skilled Trades, and Reliability Engineers.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the role of vibration analysis within a maintenance strategy
- Understand the basic principles of vibrations
- Recognize the necessary conditions to perform a good vibration measurement
- Acquire basic skills in analysis and diagnosis
Program
Overview of the different maintenance philosophies:
- Reactive Maintenance
- Preventive Maintenance (Time based maintenance)
- Predictive Maintenance (Condition Monitoring)
- Proactive Maintenance
- Basic concepts of vibration analysis: time signal, FFT spectrum, etc.
- Overview of types of vibration sensors, application domains, pros and cons, etc.
- Vibration analysis in practice; detection of problems such as:
- Resonance
- Alignment errors
- Rolling element bearing defects
- Detection of imbalance
Prerequisites
Basic mechanical knowledge
Course duration
1 day