PECM Issue 31 2018 | Page 155

Vibration Analysts; Worth their Weight in Gold Genuinely good vibration analysts are worth their weight in gold. But how do you create good vibration analysts? A good vibration analyst provides an early warning of faults, with a clear statement of what’s wrong, what must be done, and the urgency of the required action. Good vibration analysts are accurate and confident. How do you make a “good” vibration analyst? You train them at an Authorized Mobius Institute Training Partner Center. The difference is in the unique way we train them. In the old days, with “death-by-PowerPoint” presentations, the analysts just had to take the word of the instructor - “I know it is confusing, but take my word for it, this is how it is – and now we need to move to the next topic” is the attitude of too many instructors. People often came home from the course more confused than they were before. And sadly, this is still the case with the majority of (non-Mobius) courses today. But Mobius approved instructors