Condition Monitoring & Vibration Analysis Training Course

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Condition Monitoring & Vibration Analysis Training Course
Duration One Week
Price £3900.00
Language English/Arabic

The Condition Monitoring & Vibration Analysis Training Course offered by The Dubai Premier Training Centre is a comprehensive, hands-on program designed to equip maintenance engineers, reliability professionals, and mechanical technologists with advanced skills in predictive maintenance techniques. Through a mix of theoretical foundations and practical sessions, participants will learn how to use vibration signals, detect faults, interpret spectra, and implement condition monitoring programs to prolong machinery life and reduce unplanned downtime. The course also emphasizes real-world case studies relevant to operations in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the wider UAE industrial environment.

Participants will get exposure to instrumentation (accelerometers, data collectors), signal processing, trending, diagnostics, and decision-making strategies. Upon completion, attendees will be ready to lead a vibration-based condition monitoring program in their facility, collaborate with reliability teams, and deliver measurable ROI by preventing failures.

Course Objective

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the fundamental principles of vibration measurement and condition monitoring.

  2. Select appropriate sensors, transducers, and data acquisition systems for different industrial machinery.

  3. Analyze time domain and frequency domain signals to identify characteristic fault signatures (unbalance, misalignment, bearing defects, gear defects, resonance, looseness).

  4. Use spectral analysis, waterfall plots, enveloping, cepstrum, and other techniques for fault detection.

  5. Establish baseline vibration levels, trend monitoring, alarms, and thresholds.

  6. Interpret diagnostic reports and generate actionable maintenance recommendations.

  7. Integrate condition monitoring into a predictive maintenance program (PdM) and reliability framework.

  8. Apply root cause analysis and failure prevention strategies.

  9. Execute hands-on exercises on real-world machines or test rigs (motors, pumps, gearboxes).

  10. Present case studies from Abu Dhabi and UAE plants to illustrate best practices, lessons learned, and pitfalls.

Target Audience

This course is tailored for:

  • Maintenance engineers, reliability engineers, mechanical engineers

  • Vibration analysts and predictive maintenance personnel

  • Condition monitoring technicians

  • Maintenance supervisors, planners, and managers

  • Plant managers who wish to understand the value of vibration-based predictive maintenance

  • Mechanical consultants and asset management professionals

  • Engineers and technical staff based in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, and across the UAE

Whether you are new to vibration analysis or want to deepen your skills, this course provides value in both theory and practice.

Course Module

Module 1: Introduction & Basic Concepts

  • What is Condition Monitoring?

  • Benefits of predictive vs reactive maintenance

  • Overview of vibration monitoring techniques

  • Basic vibration theory: displacement, velocity, acceleration

  • Frequency, amplitude, phase, harmonics

Module 2: Sensors, Transducers & Signal Acquisition

  • Accelerometers, velocity sensors, proximity probes

  • Mounting methods and best practices

  • Data collectors, portable analyzers, online systems

  • Signal conditioning, filters, anti-aliasing

  • Sampling rate, FFT, aliasing, resolution

Module 3: Time Domain & Frequency Domain Analysis

  • Time waveforms, RMS, peak, crest factor

  • FFT spectra interpretation

  • Harmonic series, sidebands, interharmonics

  • Identifying basic faults: unbalance, misalignment, looseness

Module 4: Advanced Signal Processing Techniques

  • Envelope analysis and demodulation

  • Cepstrum analysis

  • Order tracking and synchronous averaging

  • Waterfall (3D) plots, cascade spectra

  • Sideband patterns (gear mesh, modulation)

Module 5: Machinery Fault Diagnostics

  • Rolling element bearing defect signatures

  • Gearbox faults: tooth breakage, wear, meshing errors

  • Shaft and coupling faults

  • Resonance, structural vibration, looseness, rubbing

  • Electric motor faults (eccentricity, broken rotor bars, air gap issues)

Module 6: Trending, Baselines & Alarm Limits

  • Establishing baseline trends

  • Trend analysis and anomaly detection

  • Alarm settings: fixed limits, dynamic thresholds

  • Severity levels and priority classification

  • Data storage, reporting, and dashboards

Module 7: Reliability & Predictive Maintenance Integration

  • PdM program planning and implementation

  • Cost-benefit analysis and ROI calculation

  • Roles and responsibilities in condition monitoring teams

  • Data management, CMMS integration, decision-making workflows

  • Strategy: condition-based maintenance, continuous monitoring

Module 8: Practical Workshops & Case Studies

  • Hands-on measurement using vibration instruments on motors, pumps, gearboxes

  • Guided diagnostics of seeded faults

  • Interpreting spectra in groups

  • Case studies from Abu Dhabi and UAE leaders: success stories and failures

  • Group project: design a condition monitoring plan for a real or simulated plant

Module 9: Reporting & Presentation

  • How to write clear diagnostic reports

  • Communicating findings to non-technical stakeholders

  • Justifying maintenance work orders

  • Continuous improvement and feedback loops

Module 10: Final Assessment & Certification

  • Written exam covering theory and practical knowledge

  • Practical test: analyze sample spectra and give diagnosis

  • Certificate issuance by The Dubai Premier Training Centre

  • Recommendations for further learning and resources