Condition monitoring · Free · ₹0
Machinery Fault Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring
The layer that separates a data collector from a diagnostician: what the analyser is doing to your data, how to choose Fmax, lines of resolution and averaging for the fault you are actually hunting, how to read the time waveform, the orbit and the shaft centreline beside the spectrum, how to measure sideband spacing and name the shaft that is modulating, how to place a rolling element bearing on the four stages of failure, and how to write the condition report a planner can schedule a job from.
Inside the course
From the lessons
How vibration analysis finds a fault
Mobius Institute
Setting up the FFT analyser: filters, Fmax and resolution
Mobius Institute
Averaging: how many, how much overlap, when to hold the peak
Mobius Institute
What the spectrum hides: waveform, orbit and shaft centreline
Mobius Institute
Modulation and sidebands
Mobius Institute
Envelope, cepstrum and order analysis
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Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits below and are shown from YouTube.
What you will learn
Set Fmax, lines of resolution and averaging for a stated fault and show the arithmetic; recognise a peak that is an artefact of the settings rather than a machine force; read a spectrum, a time waveform, an orbit and a shaft centreline together instead of one at a time; measure sideband spacing and name the shaft or component doing the modulating; identify a rolling element bearing defect, place it on the four stages and set the monitoring interval it justifies; and write a one page condition report that names the fault, the evidence and the action with a date.
- Choose Fmax, lines of resolution and averaging for the fault you are hunting, and show the arithmetic
- Spot a peak that is an artefact of the analyser settings rather than a real machine force
- Read the time waveform, the orbit and the shaft centreline alongside the spectrum
- Measure sideband spacing and name the shaft or component that is modulating the signal
- Identify a rolling element bearing defect and place it on the four stages of failure
- Write a condition report that names the fault, the evidence and the action with a date
Course content
10 modules · 27 lessons · 3h 55m
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last, and a short quiz.
- 01How vibration analysis finds a fault2 lessons55m
- 02Setting up the FFT analyser: filters, Fmax and resolution4 lessons32m
- 03Averaging: how many, how much overlap, when to hold the peak4 lessons30m
- 04What the spectrum hides: waveform, orbit and shaft centreline3 lessons19m
- 05Modulation and sidebands1 lesson41m
- 06Envelope, cepstrum and order analysis3 lessons0m
- 07Rolling element bearing faults2 lessons57m
- 08Fault signatures: unbalance, misalignment, cracked shaft and looseness4 lessons0m
- 09Phase, resonance, trending and the condition report4 lessons0m
- 10Final assessment0 lessons0m
Requirements
- Who it is for
- Advanced. Best after a basic vibration or maintenance course. You should already be comfortable reading a spectrum, working in mm/s and finding running speed from a nameplate.
- Software
- None required. A vibration analyser or data collector if your employer has one.
- Hardware
- None required. Access to one running machine, its nameplate and its bearing part numbers makes the practice tasks worth far more.
Machinery Fault Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring at a glance
Machinery Fault Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring is a free, self-paced online condition monitoring course from EDWartens India with 10 modules, 3h 55m of video lessons, written notes, practice tasks and assessments, and an optional verifiable certificate.
- Price
- ₹0, free for good. No trial, no card. Comparable classroom training of this length costs about ₹3,499.
- Format
- 10 self-paced modules, 3h 55m of video, written notes, a quiz per module and a final assessment.
- Level
- Advanced. Advanced. Best after a basic vibration or maintenance course. You should already be comfortable reading a spectrum, working in mm/s and finding running speed from a nameplate.
- Brand
- Vendor-neutral
- Software
- None required. A vibration analyser or data collector if your employer has one.
- Hardware
- None required. Access to one running machine, its nameplate and its bearing part numbers makes the practice tasks worth far more.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- Mobius Institute (independent creators, credited below)
- Language
- English
A shareable EDWartens certificate
Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and the optional EDWartens certificate is yours. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up. See it below.
- Add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
- Link it from a CV or portfolio, the URL is permanent
- Publicly verifiable by code, not a PDF anyone can edit
- Issued by EDWartens India, the training centre itself
The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.
Stuck? Ask a practising engineer
A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.
- Questions answered in the context of the module you are on
- The same engineers who teach the AEP programme
- Career tools, CV help and public job listings included
- Your progress and notes stay in your account for good
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Common questions
Who is this course for?
Maintenance, mechanical and reliability engineers, and condition monitoring technicians who already collect data on a route and want to stop handing the interpretation to somebody else. It assumes you have seen a spectrum before.
Do I need an analyser or any software?
No. Every module can be studied on a phone or a laptop, and the practice tasks are done with a nameplate, a bearing data sheet and a pen. If your employer has a data collector, run the practice tasks on a real machine and the course is worth several times more.
What should I know before I start?
Running speed, mm/s, and what a spectrum is. If those are new, do a basic vibration or maintenance course first. This one starts at the analyser setup and goes through to bearing damage and reporting.
Does this make me a certified vibration analyst?
No. Category certification under ISO 18436-2 is issued by training and examination bodies that run their own courses and their own exams, and EDWartens is not one of them and is not affiliated with any of them. Treat this course as preparation and background reading. What EDWartens issues is its own Certificate of Completion, and it is described as nothing more than that.
Does it cover oil analysis, thermography and motor current analysis?
No. The video lessons in this course are vibration based. Oil and wear debris analysis, thermography, ultrasound and motor current signature analysis are named in the notes as the other legs of a condition monitoring programme, but they are not taught here.
Is the course really free?
Yes. Every module, every practice task and every assessment. You create an account so that your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want one.
What certificate do I get?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you have finished every module and passed the final at 70 per cent, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons?
Mobius Institute, on their own YouTube channel, and they are credited at the foot of this page. EDWartens did not make the videos, does not host or sell them, and is not affiliated with Mobius Institute. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
What you walk away with
Your certificate for Machinery Fault Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring
Finish the course, pass the final, and this is the document with your name on it.
Verifiable by anyone
A unique certificate number and a public verification page. A recruiter checks it in ten seconds.
Adds to LinkedIn in one click
Issuer, credential ID and URL prefilled, with 5 matching skills to pin to your profile.
QR code on the certificate
Scans straight to the verification page, so a printed copy proves itself.
Names what you can do
Lists the topics covered, from vibration fundamentals: 1x running speed, displacement, velocity and acceleration, overall level against spectrum to modulation and sidebands, rolling element bearing defect frequencies and the four stages of bearing failure.
A permanent link
Put it on a CV, a portfolio or an application. The URL never changes.
Earned, not attended
Issued only after every module and a final assessment at 70%, with three attempts. That is why it stands up.
Learning is free. The certificate is optional.
Add it now and pay only when you have finished the course, or come back for it later. One-off, ₹959, GST included, with a receipt.
Issued by EDWartens India (Wartens Automation Private Limited) as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. It is not a vendor certification, a university award or a CPD-accredited activity, and it does not certify competence on live equipment. Delivered electronically; see the refund policy.
Credits
Who made the video lessons
The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
- Mobius Institutethe short technique lessons behind modules 2 to 4: analyser settings, filters and the FFT, spectral resolution and its limits, averaging, overlap percentage, peak hold, time waveform analysis, orbit plots and the shaft centreline diagram
- Mobius Institute webinarsthe long sessions the course is built around: the animated introduction to vibration analysis and its question and answer session, the modulation and sidebands session, and the bearing failure analysis session
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.