Vibration Analysis for Finding Fault in Machines

Course Objective

• To understand maintenance philosophy
• To understand predictive maintenance and to implement
• To understand the basics of vibration analysis of machines
• To diagnosis the exact faults in machines through vibration analysis and to attend at the right time.

Course Outline

The course will cover the following areas –

• Maintenance philosophy
• Predictive and Preventive maintenance
• What is Vibration?
• Fundamental facts behind vibration monitoring
• Characteristic of  Vibration- Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Frequency and Phase
• Organizing a vibration monitoring program
• Vibration sensors and selection
• Recommended locations of shaft vibration measurements as per ISO
• How Vibration is analyzed?
• Vibration severity chart
• Vibration identification chart
• Common causes of  Vibration- unbalance, Misalignment, Mechanical
• Looseness, bent shaft, gear defects, bearing defect etc.

Take Away

• To understand maintenance philosophy
• How vibration analysis is connected with day-to-day maintenance
• How to detect machine problem with Vibration monitoring
• To evaluate machinery deterioration & health and life cycle assessment through vibration analysis

Who Should Attend?

• Maintenance Engineers of Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation who are responsible for plant maintenance.
• Plant Managers responsible for plant operations
• Graduates & Post Graduate Mechanical Engineers

About the faculty – Harkishan Prajapati

• 44 years of total experience, in a chemical factory as an Engineering Head and a Lead Trainer
• Lead Trainer with experience of 8+ years. Covered 5000+ training days with covering a wide range of soft and functional skill subjects, including training identification, content development, delivery, evaluation and improvement for the complete hierarchy (from workmen and management trainees to senior managers) in whole Learning & Development practice.
• Facilitation, Training and Independent consulting in the areas covering:  Operations and maintenance of Chemical Plants, SHE (all safety modules, Hazard and Risk analysis), Quality (5S, Lean, TPM, Kaizen, RCA), and all Soft Skill including supervisory and leadership development
• Worked as Head Engineering for 36 years, in Chemical Complex having turnover of 5000 Cr+ with areas covering Processes, Operation, Engineering, Maintenance, Projects, Materials, Quality, SHE, Productivity, Systems & Procedures, HR with a focus on continual improvement and leading Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Instrument and Project team.

E-certificate will be given on successful completion of the course.