Course Overview
Mobius Institute VCAT II develops the skills to diagnose machinery faults using the correct data, analyzer settings and vibration analysis techniques.
Build on Category I with deeper coverage of signal processing, spectra, time waveforms, phase, bearing and gear analysis, resonance, alignment and balancing.
Registered students receive access to the Mobius Learning Zone for pre-study, course videos and post-course review.
Diagnose common faults
Use spectra, waveforms, phase and high-frequency techniques to identify machinery faults.
Collect the right data
Select sensors and analyzer settings that produce useful, repeatable measurements.
Validate your diagnosis
Use phase, bump and impact tests, alignment and balancing to confirm problems.
Sampling, aliasing, Fmax, resolution, windowing and averaging.
Sensor selection, mounting, measurement points, routes and test planning.
Diagnose unbalance, misalignment, looseness, resonance and bearing faults.
Analyse spectra, time waveforms, phase and introductory orbit data.
Apply bearing, gear and induction-motor fault detection techniques.
Use testing, alignment, balancing, alarms and acceptance checks to improve reliability.
• Vibration analysts
• Condition monitoring technicians
• Maintenance and reliability technicians
• Reliability professionals
• Engineers working with rotating equipment
• Analysts progressing to Category II certification
Training requirements are aligned with ISO 18436-2.
MIBoC certification is accredited to ISO/IEC 17024.
VCAT II certification is valid for five years.
Attend a scheduled Mobius Institute VCAT II course with other participants.
Bring the Mobius Institute VCAT II course to your site and train your team together.
Complete the Mobius Institute VCAT II course online at your own pace using the pre-recorded training option.
Choose either a place on a scheduled instructor-led Mobius Institute VCAT II public course or complete the Mobius Institute VCAT II course online through the pre-recorded training option.
Includes course materials, access to the Mobius Learning Zone and the MIBoC certification exam.
A self-funded rate is available for individuals personally covering the cost of their training. Contact Elite Reliability before booking for details.
Book the Mobius Institute VCAT II course using secure Stripe checkout.
After payment, your public course date or online training option will be confirmed. For online training, the delivery address for your course materials will also be confirmed.
For private on-site training, group bookings or other delivery arrangements, contact Elite Reliability.
Review of maintenance practices and condition monitoring technologies
Vibration principles: waveforms, spectra, phase, orbits, modulation and beating
Data acquisition: displacement probes, velocity sensors and accelerometers
Transducer selection, mounting, natural frequency and measurement-point selection
Routes, test planning and common measurement errors
Signal processing: low-pass, band-pass, high-pass and band-stop filters
Sampling, aliasing, dynamic range, resolution, Fmax and data-collection time
Linear, overlap, peak-hold and time-synchronous averaging
Windowing and leakage
Spectrum, time waveform, orbit and phase analysis
Bubble diagrams and introductory ODS
Enveloping, demodulation and high-frequency bearing/gear techniques
Natural frequencies and resonance
Unbalance, eccentricity and bent shafts
Misalignment, cocked bearings and soft foot
Mechanical looseness
Rolling-element bearing analysis
Induction motor, gear and belt-driven machine analysis
Pumps, compressors and fans
Impact testing, bump tests and phase diagnostics
Balancing and shaft alignment
Setting baselines and band, envelope/mask and statistical alarms
Acceptance testing and review of relevant ISO standards
See sections of the instructional videos and a chapter from the VCAT II manual.
View the Mobius Institute vibration brochure for additional course and certification information.
Yes. The course is open regardless of experience. All attendees receive a certificate of completion. ISO Category II certification requires the exam and the required practical experience.
Eighteen months of practical vibration analysis work experience is required and must be verified by a supervisor or manager.
Yes. Registered students receive Learning Zone access with digital course materials and course videos. For public instructor-led courses, access supports pre-study and review and continues for four months after course completion. For online distance learning, access is provided for four months from registration and payment.
Vibration analysis certification is valid for five years.
