Vibration Analysis Shaft Alignment and Balancing Course

Name: Vibration Analysis, Shaft Alignment and Balancing Training Course
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Turn vibration measurements into defensible diagnosis, precision alignment, controlled balancing, and verified machine correction.

Vibration Analysis Shaft Alignment and Balancing Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Marbella, Casablanca, Bali, Accra, Tokyo, Nice and more
Next session: 15 – 19 November 2026, Marbella
Average fee: 7,500 €

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Overview

Vibration Analysis, Shaft Alignment and Balancing Training Course is a one-week practical intermediate course for maintenance, reliability, vibration, rotating-equipment, and condition-monitoring personnel who leave with a Machinery Vibration Correction Decision Pack. The course connects defensible measurement routes, waveform and spectrum interpretation, phase evidence, fault discrimination, precision alignment, field balancing, and post-correction verification. Participants practice choosing corrective action only when machine evidence supports it. Agile Leaders Training Center delivers this course on machinery condition monitoring and precision correction.

Who Should Attend

Functions responsible for route-based and online vibration data collection
Teams responsible for rotating equipment fault diagnosis and maintenance recommendations
Groups responsible for shaft alignment, coupling condition, and machinery installation quality
Personnel responsible for field balancing, correction control, and result verification
Functions responsible for reliability trends, alarm review, and work prioritization

The course assumes participants already use basic mechanical drawings, speed data, maintenance records, and safe isolation practices, and leaves out vibration theory modeling, energized work, machine disassembly, and vendor-specific certification.

Departments and Industries

The course supports departments and industries that depend on reliable rotating machinery.

Mechanical maintenance, reliability, and condition monitoring
Power generation, water, and utility operations
Oil, gas, chemicals, and process manufacturing
Mining, cement, metals, and bulk-material handling
Facilities, marine, and industrial service organizations

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Apply repeatable vibration measurement routes and data-quality checks.
Analyze time waveform, spectrum, phase, and trend evidence.
Diagnose unbalance, misalignment, looseness, bearing, and gear indications.
Evaluate shaft alignment and field balancing correction options.
Build controlled correction and post-work verification records.
Prioritize findings using severity, change, confidence, and operating context.

Course Agenda

Day 1: Establish Measurement Quality

Machine Train, Operating State, and Measurement-Point Map
Accelerometer Mounting and Sensor-Orientation Checklist
Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration Selection Matrix
Sampling Rate, Frequency Range, Resolution, and Averaging Plan
ISO 20816 Measurement and Evaluation Context Card

Day 2: Interpret Vibration Evidence

Time Waveform, Spectrum, and Trend Comparison Method
Running Speed, Orders, Harmonics, and Sideband Identification Grid
Phase Measurement and Cross-Channel Relationship Sheet
Unbalance, Misalignment, Looseness, and Resonance Evidence Matrix
Bearing and Gear Indication Escalation Tree

Day 3: Plan Precision Shaft Alignment

Pre-Alignment Inspection and Soft-Foot Verification Checklist
Coupling Offset and Angular Misalignment Model
Rim-and-Face, Reverse-Indicator, and Laser Method Selection Guide
Thermal Growth, Pipe Strain, and Target Alignment Register
Alignment Move, Tolerance, and Final-Reading Record

Day 4: Control Field Balancing and Verification

ISO 21940 Balance Quality and Residual Unbalance Context
One-Plane and Two-Plane Balancing Selection Matrix
Trial Weight, Radius, Angle, and Safety Control Sheet
Influence-Coefficient Correction Calculation Method
Before-and-After Vibration Verification and Release Gate

Day 5: Practice Diagnosis and Correction Decisions

Suggested Exercise: Validate a Route-Based Measurement Set
Suggested Exercise: Diagnose a Spectrum, Waveform, and Phase Case
Suggested Exercise: Build a Precision Alignment Move Plan
Suggested Exercise: Calculate a Controlled Field-Balancing Correction
Capstone Exercise: Assemble the Machinery Vibration Correction Decision Pack

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to convert machine evidence into controlled correction and verification decisions.

Suggested activity: review a machinery condition monitoring route and reject inconsistent points, settings, or operating states.
Suggested activity: perform rotating equipment vibration diagnosis from waveform, spectrum, phase, speed, and trend records.
Suggested activity: compare shaft alignment training cases and calculate a documented machine move.
Suggested activity: complete a field balancing course case with trial-weight controls and post-correction verification.

FAQs

Who suits vibration analysis training, and what does it assume?

Vibration analysis training suits maintenance, reliability, condition-monitoring, and rotating-equipment personnel who already read basic machine records, operating speed, mechanical drawings, and safe-work boundaries.

How does vibration analysis and correction differ from mechanical vibration theory?

Vibration analysis and correction uses plant measurements to diagnose machine condition, select alignment or balancing action, and verify results; mechanical vibration theory concentrates more on mathematical models, dynamic response, and system behavior.

When should shaft alignment be selected instead of field balancing?

Shaft alignment should be selected when coupling geometry, axial and radial patterns, phase relationships, soft foot, thermal targets, or physical checks support misalignment rather than mass unbalance.

What evidence is needed before a field-balancing correction?

Field balancing needs repeatable running-speed amplitude and phase, stable operating conditions, a suitable correction plane, controlled trial-weight data, safety limits, and a defined verification criterion.

Conclusion

Participants take back a Machinery Vibration Correction Decision Pack. The pack links measurement quality, operating context, spectra, waveforms, phase, fault evidence, alignment records, balancing calculations, and verification criteria. It changes symptom-led adjustments into traceable decisions about monitoring, correction, escalation, and equipment release.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Marbella	Week 46, 2026 15 – 19 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Casablanca	Week 47, 2026 16 – 20 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Bali	Week 49, 2026 6 – 10 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Accra	Week 50, 2026 13 – 17 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Tokyo	Week 52, 2026 21 – 25 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€12,000
Nice	Week 52, 2026 21 – 25 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Prague	Week 53, 2026 28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€7,500
San Diego	Week 53, 2026 28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
Doha	Week 53, 2027 3 – 7 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€7,000
Muscat	Week 53, 2027 3 – 7 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Manama	Week 01, 2027 10 – 14 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Frankfurt	Week 02, 2027 11 – 15 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Jakarta	Week 03, 2027 18 – 22 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Rome	Week 04, 2027 25 – 29 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Abu Dhabi	Week 04, 2027 25 – 29 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Tbilisi	Week 05, 2027 1 – 5 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Madrid	Week 07, 2027 15 – 19 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Seoul	Week 07, 2027 15 – 19 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€12,000
Geneva	Week 07, 2027 21 – 25 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Kuwait	Week 07, 2027 21 – 25 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€7,000

Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewVibration Analysis, Shaft Alignment and Balancing Training Course is a one-week practical intermediate course for maintenance, reliability, vibration, rotating-equipment, and condition-monitoring personnel who leave with a Machinery Vibration Correction Decision Pack. The course connects defensible measurement routes, waveform and spectrum interpr…

Are training dates available?

Yes. Available dates and destinations are listed in the course dates section on this page.

How can I register?

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Vibration Analysis Shaft Alignment and Balancing Course