Reliability Solutions LLC

Masters At Performance Training

RELIABILITY SOLUTIONS, THE MASTER OF ESSENTIAL CRAFT SKILLS TRAINING SM

Precision Skills... essential Vibration Analysis  skills

The seminar is aimed towards new and experienced analysts. First Line Supervisors, Maintenance Engineers, Reliability Team Leaders, Operations Supervision and progressive Maintenance Technicians will find the seminar informative, eye opening, and loaded with practical tips for immediate use. The seminar is typically four and one half days in duration.

Subjects

Precision Data Collection Techniques

Transducer selection, placement, and collection techniques

Repeatable information, practical calibration

Practical transducer mounting and response

Understanding Vibration Measurements

Mental approach.

Methods to determine vibration severity

Problem determination questions

Creating the "Hit List", determining what's not wrong, and utilizing

probabilities

Creating the "Hit List", determining what's not wrong, and utilizing

probabilities

Strobe techniques to assist analysis

The vibration language made useful

Resonance

What it is, factors that affect, and field correction

Separating machine criticals from system resonances

Utilizing "Mode Shapes" to assist the analyst.

Tools and methods to determine natural frequencies

Changing the natural frequency

Determining when to correct source or symptom

Unbalance

Different types of; sources and correction.

Separating from other sources

Analysis methods and procedures

Enhancement of measurement techniques

Development for and using balance standards

 

Relative Motion: Machine Analysis

Mentally approach to the complete machine

Utilizing directional phase measurements

How amplitudes assist in determining motion.

Precision Assembly

How keys, setscrews, eccentricities, couplings, bearings, etc. change

machine response.

Obtaining correct fits, of shrinkage and expansion fitments.

Analyzing nicks, dings, burrs, dirt, pulled threads and coupling errors.

Belt Drives

Recognition, analysis and correction methods

Analysis to gain a more correct running tension

Misalignment Analysis/Measurement Techniques

Pre-alignment checks for all machines

Analyzing thermal growth symptoms

Analysis and recognition of "soft foot"

Plotting and understanding relative shaft position

Industry standards and tolerances

Developing corporate standards