Our system can be ordered as iLearnVibration [Standard] or iLearnVibration [Professional].

If your budget is limited, you should buy iLearnVibration [Standard].  It includes all of the training modules, but none of the case histories, virtual test rig, and other components described under the iLearnVibration [Professional] section. 

No matter what you buy, you will receive the vibration training module and Reference Center module described in the next section.
 

Training when and where you need it

Refresher training (when you forget what you learned in class)

Fully narrated - you don't have to read a thing

Simulation programs make it easier to understand (and more interesting)

View a complete list of the subjects covered in the training

The key to successful vibration analysis is knowledge and experience, and iLearnVibration can provide both.  But one training session is not enough.  You need on-going training, and you need quick access to a good reference.  The majority of our customers use the training module over and over again, often referring to the system once per week, or even more frequently.

Vibration analysis is a very effective method for detecting machine faults and diagnosing the nature and severity of the fault - but there sure is a lot to know.  From where to place the sensor to what "sidebands" mean, there are hundreds of special terms, techniques and concepts to understand.  Fortunately, our product covers the topics you need, and it presents the material in a very effective manner. 

With iLearnVibration you don't have to read a thing.  Just sit back and watch while the training system moves from slide to slide, reading the material to you.  Throughout the material there are 3D animations, and excellent simulation/demonstrator programs that make the information very easy to understand (and more interesting to learn).

Our training will help you improve your measurement, analysis and diagnostic skills.

Quick access to vital information

Type in a question in "plain English" and jump to the training

Search a tree of common faults and common patterns

Sometimes you need information - quickly.  Maybe there is a pattern in a spectrum that you don't recognize.  Maybe you are not sure how to perform a special test with your data collector.  The list of possibilities is endless.  The Reference Center can help you to answer those questions.

You can type a question, for example, "What does soft foot mean?" and you will be taken to the training that answers the question. 

You can also view a tree of all the common fault conditions (for example: imbalance, misalignment, broken rotor bars, etc.) and fault patterns (for example: high 1X, 1X and harmonics, 2X, etc.) and get a quick description, with links to the training.

The Reference Center is the essential resource.

View an animated quick tour of iLearnVibration [Professional]

You will need Flash to view this demonstration

Note: iLearnVibration is an integrated software program.  When you order iLearnVibration [Standard] the application has a single tab to access the training.  When you order iLearnVibration [Professional] you have five tabs, to access the training and four new modules, described below.
 

Learn with real data from real machines

Historical data shows how the fault developed - how the patterns changed

Live data is just like being there

Study the vibration patterns with our software or your analysis software

The only way to become experienced and confident with vibration analysis is to try it yourself. 

You need to view historical data so that you can see first-hand how the vibration patterns change as faults develop. You also need access to real "live" vibration data, straight from the machine.  The case histories module provides a library of fifty machines with historical and live vibration readings, complete with reports and pictures.

You can analyze the vibration graphs in our software, or you can "play" them into your data collector, and analyze them with your own system.

Study imbalance, misalignment and a range of other fault conditions

Study the vibration patterns with our software or your analysis software

Another way to gain some measurement and analysis experience is with our "virtual" test rig (also known as a fault demonstrator). 

We have set it out of balance, we misaligned the gears, we installed bad bearings, and much more, and then recorded vibration at a number of points on the rig, in three axes.  All you do is select the fault condition, select the test point and axis, and the data is yours.

You can analyze the vibration on screen, or play it into your data collector.

Imagine, a test rig that can be set up in seconds, with great data every time - and no skinned knuckles!

To ensure that you are using your data collector properly, and to help you perform special diagnostic tests, it is important to understand "signals" and "data processing".

By turning a couple of knobs, you can build signals and study the waveform and spectrum.  And via the tutorial panels, you can easily study more complex issues like modulation and beating, and data processing tools like windowing, resolution and averaging.  You can do it all on the Signals tab.

These topics are all covered in the training, but there is nothing like having free access to the tools to experiment by yourself.

One of the keys to spectrum analysis is understanding the relationship between the machine and the peaks you see in the spectrum.  We have created a machine modeler - you simply drag-and-drop the machine icons and build the machine.  The frequencies are calculated and the vibration is simulated.

You can then experiment with band alarms and envelope (mask) alarms in order to better understand how they work (and their limitations) - and to see how they should be designed for a more complex machine.
 

Now you should take a look at Interpreter.  It will help you to analyze spectra, and it links to the iLearnVibration training.

Precision alignment is essential

We also have the iLearnAlignment product.  Please click here to learn more.