VCAT-I Vibration Analyst

There are four major reasons why over 4,000 vibration analysts choose Mobius Institute every year:

1. We make complex topics simple with amazing 3D animations and simulations that make you say, “Ah, now I get it!”
2. We give you access to the entire course before the class begins so you are better prepared, and for four months after the course, just in case you still have questions.
3. We use anonymous, stress-free polling throughout the course, so you know if you truly understand each topic, and the instructor knows not to move on to the next topic – no student is left behind.
4. Our Vibration Analysis training is ISO/IEC 17024 and ISO 18436-2 accredited and is globally recognized through the Mobius Institute Board of Certification (MIBoC).

We offer the ultimate flexibility:

• PUBLIC: You can take the public, instructor-led course with other people like you. You can find a public course here.
• VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR-LED: You take the course from the comfort of your computer, with a live instructor guiding you through the course. You can find a virtual course here.
• ON-SITE: You can invite the instructor to your site and save yourself the cost and hassle. You can find partners who can deliver the course here.
• ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING: You can have the ultimate in flexibility learning by online videoes of the course. You can watch it multiple times at your pace! You can place your order here.

This course is intended for the vibration analyst who will:

• Collect vibration data
• Validate that the data is good
• Begin to perform basic analysis
• Use the training and certification as the start of a new and rewarding career as a vibration analyst

Duration:

• 30 hours, typically over four days

Format:

• Live public course
• Private On-site course
• Virtual live instructor-led course
• Video distance learning online course

Compliance:

• Training: ISO 18436-2
• Certification: ISO 18436-2, ISO/IE 17024

Exam:

•  2 hours
• 60 multiple-choice questions
• 70% passing grade
• Can be taken online or in-person at the course

Certification requirements:

• Training course completed
• 6-months of practical vibration analysis work experience, verified by supervisor/manager
• Pass the exam
• Valid for 5 years

Pre-study:

• Access to the Learning Zone upon registration and payment. For online distance learning, access to the learning platform four months from registration and payment.
• Complete set of videos covering every topic
• An excellent way to be prepared and get the most from the course

Post-study:

• Continue to access the Learning Zone 4-months after the course completion or upgrade for a lifetime with Life Long Learning (LLL)
• Continue learning for free on Mobius CONNECT® via www.mobiusconnect.com 
  with online forums, webinars, tutorials, etc.

There are so many benefits to taking this course. You will learn…

• about condition monitoring, including a summary of the most common technologies
• about reliability improvement
• how vibration analysis plays a key role in reliability improvement
• how machines work via the supplementary self-study “equipment knowledge” section of the manual
• the fundamentals of vibration: waveforms, spectra, and simple metrics (overall levels, rms, peak, peak to peak, and crest factor)
• how to take dependable, repeatable, high-quality vibration readings
• about vibration sensors, and how and where to mount them
• the basics of the analysis process, primarily with vibration spectra
• the basics of the key analyzer settings: fmax, resolution, and averaging
• the basics of setting alarm limits
• the common “failure modes” of machines and how to detect them, including rolling element bearing faults, unbalance, misalignment, looseness, and resonance

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FREE DEMO: See a preview of the VCAT-I course. Included is segments from our instructional videos and a chapter from our comprehensive VCAT-I manual. You can access the training demo with your student credentials or create a new account using this link – VCAT-I Course Demonstration Link.

• You should be recognized for your achievements; not everyone is up to the challenge of understanding vibration analysis, let alone successfully collecting data and utilizing it
• Being certified by an accredited certification organization is a major step up from simply passing a test. Yes, the process is a little more complicated and stricter, but that is for very good reasons
• The educational process is extremely valuable, but being certified tells an employer (or a consulting client) that you are capable of doing an important job

Mobius Institute has certified more vibration analysts than any other organization and we have only been offering certification since 2005. Almost 40,000 vibration analysts around the world, just like you, chose Mobius Institute for a good reason.

You will receive a digitally encrypted certificate, an ID card, and a personalized logo that you should use in email signatures and elsewhere that you want people to know about your achievements.

All you need is a desire to learn and to succeed in your field. In order to be certified you must:

• Complete a MIBoC approved training course (click here for a list of approved courses).
• Achieve 70% or higher on the certification exam (60 multiple choice questions, duration 2 hours).
• Have six (6) months of practical vibration analysis work experience, verified by supervisor/manager.

Certification is valid for 5 years.

If you do not have the experience, you will still receive a certificate, but you will not be officially certified. When you pass the 6-month milestone, please contact MIBoC to be upgraded to full certification.

You can learn more about the certification process here or download our Vibration Analysis Certification Guide here.

Here are the main topics covered on the VCAT-I course:

• Maintenance practices
  • Reactive, preventive, condition-based, proactive
  • How to decide between them
• Condition monitoring
  • Why it works
  • Ultrasound, infrared, oil analysis, wear particle analysis, and electric motor testing
• Principles of vibration
  • Waveforms
  • Metrics: overall levels, RMS, Pk, Pk-to-Peak, and crest factor
• Introduction to vibration measurement
  • Vibration sensors: displacement, velocity, acceleration
  • Vibration units
  • Mounting: where and how
  • Naming conventions
  • Repeatability and quality
  • Vibration axes: V, H, A, R, and T
  • What are “routes” and how do you create them?
  • Detecting and avoiding poor data
• An introduction to the time waveform
• An introduction to the spectrum
  • An introduction to forcing frequencies
• A brief introduction to phase
• Signal processing (just the absolute basics)
  • A quick tour of your analyzer settings
  • Fmax
  • Resolution
  • Spectral averaging
• Vibration analysis
  • The spectrum analysis process
• What is resonance – a quick introduction
• Diagnosing common fault conditions
  • Unbalance
  • Misalignment
  • Rolling element bearing failure
  • Looseness
  • Resonance
•     Setting alarm limits