Vibration Analyst
Certified Qualification: BINDT-approved training center.
Vibration Analysis Training and Certification
Category 1, 2 and 3 - Approved by BINDT
Complete your vibration analyst qualifications (Cat 1, 2 or 3) with condition monitoring expert Bachmann Monitoring GmbH GmbH at our BINDT-approved Training Center in Rudolstadt, Germany.
Training is carried out in both English and German and in full accordance with ISO 18436. Independent examination takes place on site following the week-long course, and successful participants will be entered into the BINDT (British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing) “PCN Certified Practitioners in Vibration Analysis” register.
Approval from BINDT independently verifies the high quality of training delivered by Bachmann and validates our training center to global standards.
Course registration requires prior experience in condition monitoring with vibration analysis. For Category 1 and Category 2, experience relates to vibration measurement and machinery identification, whereas Category 3 requires experience in condition-based maintenance, alternative monitoring techniques and planning methods, as well as in-depth knowledge of several vibration analysis techniques.
All participants will receive a questionnaire prior to registration to assess existing knowledge in accordance with the predefined entry requirements.
Vibration Analyst Training Courses
As per ISO 18436-2, Category 1 – The curriculum is intended to provide sufficient theoretical knowledge to support a range of pre-defined, simple vibration measurement tasks. There will be practical content to support this learning and to help to apply it to real-world situations.
The training includes many case studies and examples of typical machines on which this might be applied.
This course supports certification as a category 1 Vibration Analyst through the BINDT PCN scheme.
Target Group
- Technicians tasked with collecting vibration data for the purposes of Condition Monitoring. This is basic training for initial entry to the field of Condition Monitoring
Prerequisites
- Minimum 6 months experience
Content
- Introduction to Condition Monitoring
- Principles of Vibration
- Data Acquisition
- Instrumentation
- Data Acquisition
- Measurement
- Recognising Poor Data
- Equipment Knowledge
- Vibration Signal analysis
- Fault Finding
- Fault Condition Recognition
- General Fault Recognition
- Basic Maintenance Action
- Test Procedure
- Introduction to Resonance
- Corrective Action and acceptance testing
- BINDT Vibration Analysis Category 1 Examination
Duration 30 Hours
Min. 5 / Max. 10 participants
As per ISO18436-2, Category 2 – The curriculum is intended to provide sufficient theoretical knowledge to extend the knowledge of someone who has already reached Category 1.
In addition to the simple vibration tasks outlined above, the theory will support phase measurements, simple signal processing and basic fault analysis. There will be practical content to support this learning and to help to apply it to real-world situations.
Examples and Case Studies will be taken from various machine types relevant to this level. This course supports certification as a category 2 Vibration Analyst through the BINDT PCN scheme.
Target Group
- Technicians working with vibration data for the purpose of machine Condition Monitoring. This course is aimed at technicians with knowledge equivalent to Category 1 and at least 18 months experience in the field, who routinely carry out diagnosis and reporting as well as basic measurement screening
Prerequisites
- Minimum 18 months experience
Content
- Introduction to Condition Monitoring
- Principles of Vibration
- Introduction to Resonance
- Phase
- Natural Frequency
- Resonance and Critical Speeds
- Data Acquisition
- Instrumentation
- Data Acquisition
- Measurement
- Recognising Poor Data
- Monitoring Programme Definition
- Equipment Knowledge
- Reporting and Documentation
- Vibration Signal analysis
- Fault Finding and fault analysis
- Corrective Action and acceptance testing
- BINDT Vibration Analysis Category 2 Examination
Duration 38 hours
Min. 5 / Max. 10 participants
As per ISO18436-2, Category 3 – The curriculum is intended to provide sufficient theoretical knowledge to extend the knowledge of someone who has already reached Category 2.
In addition to the standard vibration tasks outlined above, the theory will support the design of Condition Monitoring programmes including alarm and frequency band configuration.
The training includes guidance on fault finding and root cause analysis, as well as the application of alternative techniques to complement or confirm results from Vibration Analysis. There will be practical content to support this learning and to help to apply it to real-world situations. Examples and Case Studies will be taken from various machine types relevant to this level.
This course supports certification as a category 3 Vibration Analyst through the BINDT PCN scheme.
Target Group
- Technicians and Engineers working in Condition Monitoring, who are involved with project definition and vibration investigations, as well as day to day monitoring and diagnostics
Prerequisites
- Category 2 and minimum 36 months experience
Content
- Introduction to Condition Monitoring
- Principles of Vibration
- Force/Response
- Data Acquisition
- Signal Processing
- Monitoring Programme Definition
- Condition Monitoring
- Equipment Knowledge
- Fault Finding
- Fault Analysis
- Equipment Knowledge
- Fault Severity Determination
- Advanced Diagnostics
- Equipment testing and diagnostics
- Use of Alternative Technologies
- Alternative Condition Monitoring technologies
- Equipment Knowledge
- Corrective Action
- Corrective Action (Balance and Alignment)
- Equipment Knowledge
- Fault Severity Determination
- Acceptance Testing
- Corrective Action (Balance and Alignment)
- Acceptance Testing
- Fault Severity Determination
- BINDT Vibration Analysis Category 3 Examination
Duration 38 hours
Min. 5 / Max. 10 participants
Upcoming Course Dates:
These are our currently planned course dates. Please note that we are also able to schedule additional courses based on a minimum number of participants. Contact us to find out more.
| Dates | Category | Language |
| 02.12.-06.12.24 | Vibration Analysis 2 | German |
| 27.01.-31.01.25 | Vibration Analysis 1 | German |
| 03.03.-03.07.25 | Vibration Analysis 1 | English |
| 31.03.-04.04.25 | Vibration Analysis 2 | English |
| 05.05.-09.05.25 | Vibration Analysis 2 | German |
| 23.06.-07.06.25 | Vibration Analysis 1 | German |
| 21.07.-25.07.25 | Vibration Analysis 1 | English |
| 01.09.-05.09.25 | Vibration Analysis 2 | English |
| 03.11.-07.11.25 | Condition Monitoring – Vibration Analysis Category 3 | English |
| 01.12.-05.12.25 | Vibration Analysis 2 | German |
Download
- Training brochure with training offers and order numbers
- BINDT certificate
