V-CAT-||

Vibration Analysis

Become a skilled, confident, and certified vibration analyst with this comprehensive training program. Designed to meet ISO V-CAT-II standards, this course equips you with the knowledge and hands-on techniques needed to diagnose faults, optimize data collection, and improve machinery reliability. Identify and analyze common machine faults, including unbalance, misalignment, bearing defects and resonance.Whether you’re advancing from Category I or stepping into a professional vibration analysis role, this training provides the skills and certification you need to succeed.

Also there are three other courses:V-CAT-|,V-CAT-|||,V-CAT-IV

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$850.00
1 year of access

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Course Information

Estimated Time: 3 Days 6-8 Aug , 11-13 Dec 2025

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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

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