Condition MonitoringSPM Academy CAT IIITaught in EnglishLive online course

Applied Vibration Analysis — CAT III

The next step on the vibration specialist journey. Building directly on Category I and II, this course deepens your command of vibration theory, machine dynamics, natural frequencies and advanced analysis — so you can diagnose complex machinery with confidence and run a condition monitoring programme that delivers. Rather than repeating earlier material, it sharpens diagnostic accuracy and shows how to turn vibration analysis into sound maintenance and reliability decisions on real plant. Five days with review, 3.8 CEUs, against ISO 18436-2.

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What you will be able to do

Applied vibration theory: the DSA process flow, and setting up the time and frequency domains for the job in front of youFilters, window applications and integration — what each one does to a reading before you interpret itTransducer theory and mounting, and the special signal processing a Category III analyst is expected to useNatural frequencies: single against multiple degree-of-freedom systemsOperating deflection shape and modal analysis, and the corrective action that actually resolves a resonanceThe economics of vibration analysis, and where an online system earns its place against a routeDatabase maintenance, alarm setting and the efficiency of a condition monitoring programmeThe other ISO standards that sit around ISO 18436-2 in practiceRotors and turbomachinery, motors, pumps, fans and gearboxes — and their common failure modesBelts and chains, wind turbines and paper mills, with the maintenance action each failure calls forPrecision maintenance: balancing and lubricationPreparation for the ISO Category III certification exam

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Analysts who already hold CAT II or an equivalent ISO 18436-2 certification, condition monitoring, predictive maintenance and reliability engineers, and anyone who owns a condition monitoring programme.

Five days including the review, carrying 3.8 CEUs.

On the final day of the course, or as an independently invigilated exam sat separately. Passing it earns the Certified Category III Vibration Analyst credential from the SPM Academy Certification Center.

Dates on requestTaught live with an instructor · priced per run

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FormatLive online, with an instructor

LanguageEnglish

CertificateVerifiable

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This course prepares you for the SPM Academy exam. The exam itself is booked and paid separately with SPM Academy — we show you how.