Ultrasound Online Training and Certification ISO CAT I 2022-11-08T13:57:45+01:00

Ultrasound Online Training and Certification ISO CAT I

Airborne/Structure Borne Ultrasound CAT I Course

Online Course

Gear up and get down to the nuts and bolts of this practical hands-on training, taught by experts, in small class sizes to promote one-on-one interaction and personalized attention!

Overview

The comprehensive CAT I training classes enable participants to significantly improve their predictive maintenance program and implement world class ultrasound programs at their facilities.

These are 32-hour courses: 4 days of theory/practice and half day for the summary and the exam.

General Topics

  • Airborne/Structure Borne Ultrasound Technology
  • Leak detection, mechanical & electrical inspections
  • Compressed air leak surveys, condition-based lubrication, steam trap inspections, bearing analysis
  • How to improve asset availability and profitability
  • Reporting through specialized software
  • How to reduce and save on energy consumption.

Start Day: Monday, 16th November, 2020
Start Time: 9:00 GMT
End Time: 16:00 GMT (Monday through Thursday)

End Day: Friday, 20th November, 2020
Start Time: 9:00 GTM (overview & final examination)
End Time: 12:00 GMT

Complete Programme & Schedule

  • Certification requirements for CAT I
  • Review of Proactive and Predictive Maintenance Concepts
  • Typical Applications Overview
  • Theory Of Sound & Basic Physics of Ultrasound
  • Technology Integration,
  • Equipment/Instrument/Software Overview
  • Generalized Methods of Recording and Reporting Inspection Results,
  • Beginning of basic software integration
  • Concepts of Leak Detection
  • Fluids Defined
  • Leak Rates
  • Acoustic Properties of a Leak
  • Types of Leaks

Leak Detection Methods

  • Pressure
  • Vacuum
  • Ultrasonic Tone Test
  • Gross-to-Fine Method
  • Leak Confirmation Methods
  • Working in Noisy Environments
  • Shielding Techniques
  • Inspecting Heat Exchangers

Conducting a Compressed Air Leak Survey

  • Determining LPM loss
  • Computing energy savings
  • Carbon footprint reduction
  • Recording and reporting survey results

Software Download and Reporting

Hands-on Field Work

Quiz

Leak Detection

  • Concepts of Leak Detection
  • Fluids Defined
  • Leak Rates
  • Acoustic Properties of a Leak
  • Types of Leaks

Leak Detection Methods

  • Pressure
  • Vacuum
  • Ultrasonic Tone Test
  • Gross-to-Fine Method
  • Leak Confirmation Methods
  • Working in Noisy Environments
  • Shielding Techniques
  • Inspecting Heat Exchangers

Conducting a Compressed Air Leak Survey

  • Determining LPM loss
  • Computing energy savings
  • Carbon footprint reduction
  • Recording and reporting survey results

Software Download and Reporting

Hands-on Field Work

Quiz

Mechanical Inspection:

  • Strategies of Mechanical Inspection
  • Repeatability and Reliability
  • Bearing Inspection and Failure Modes of Bearings
  • Bearing Trouble Shooting Methods and Sound Recognition
  • High Speed versus Slow Speed
  • Bearing Comparison Methods
  • Bearing Trending Method with Decibel and Level of Failures
  • Data Logging, Data Management
  • Sound Recording
  • Basic Fault Frequency Analysis with UE Spectralyzer
  • Reporting
  • Conditioned Based Lubrication with Ultrasound
  • Over Lubrication/Under Lubrication
  • Sound Recognition
  • Gears, Pumps, and Cavitation
  • Hands-on Field Work
  • Quiz

Overview of Software: Ultratrend DMS

  • Creating Routes
  • Uploading, Downloading
  • Data Management and Setting Alarms
  • Analysis and Reporting Tools

Overview of Software: Spectralyzer

  • FFT Explained
  • Time Wave Form Explained
  • Cursor Control, Overlay Features
  • Tools and Parameters
  • Reporting, Emailing, and Saving Reports
  • Review of Airborne Ultrasound Technology
  • Final Examination (2 hrs. 100 Questions)