Ultrasound Level 1 (ISO 18436-8 UCAT-I)

Introduction

Congratulations on your decision to become an ultrasound specialist. Ultrasound is incredibly powerful and versatile, so there is a lot to learn. The good news is that you are in the right place.

Our UCAT-I ISO Category I course will set you up for success. We will help you understand why ultrasound analysis is important. You will gain a solid understanding of the fundamentals of ultrasound, lubrication, and leak detection. You will learn how to take quality, dependable measurements and begin the process of diagnosing common faults.

Once you complete the training, you can take the exam with confidence and become certified to ISO 18436-8 Category I through the internationally respected Mobius Institute Board of Certification (MIBoC). The MIBoC certification is accredited to ISO/IEC 17024.

Who should attend
  • Ultrasound analysts and technicians
  • Maintenance personnel, mechanical/electrical engineers seeking PdM skills
  • Safety, QA/QC, and energy management staff needing to detect air/steam leaks
  • Beginners or those with basic condition monitoring experience
Benefits
  • Understand sound principles: frequency, amplitude, wavelength, speed, reflection, refraction
  • Detect compressed air, steam, and vacuum leaks using ultrasound
  • Identify early faults in bearings, gearboxes, pumps, motors
  • Diagnose electrical issues: partial discharge, corona, tracking, arcing
  • Precision lubricate bearings – right type, right amount, right time
  • Collect and analyze reliable, safe data
  • Be prepared for ISO 18436-8 CAT I certification
Course Outline

TOPICS COVERED

Maintenance practices

  • Reactive, preventive, condition-based, proactive
  • How to decide between them

Condition monitoring

  • Why it works
  • Vibration, infrared, oil analysis, wear particle analysis, and electric motor testing
  • Detecting faults, root causes, and quality control
  • Acceptance testing

Principles of sound

  • What is sound, sound waves, and sine waves
  • Frequency, pitch, period, wavelength
  • Acoustic impedance, reflection, and transmission with different media (materials)
  • The inverse distance rule

The application of ultrasound

  • Friction, turbulence, impacting, arcing, tracking, corona

Ultrasound measurement

  • Heterodyning
  • The decibel (dB) scale
  • Metrics: RMS, Peak, crest factor, and Kurtosis
  • Listening versus measuring
  • Severity determination

Data storage and management

  • Setting up a good database
  • ISO 14224 as a guide
Collecting test data

  • Safety precautions
  • Sensor types: contact vs non-contact, magnets, horns, parabolic dishes
  • Collecting good data
  • Sensitivity validation
  • Repeatability
  • Sensor positioning
  • Shielding and competing ultrasound sources
  • Waveforms and spectra

Leak detection

  • Steam systems
  • Compressed air systems and gas
  • Pressurized systems and systems under vacuum
  • Leak detection
  • Tightness testing

Electrical testing

  • Safety precautions
  • Corona, arcing, tracking
  • Partial discharge

Lubrication

  • Concerns with traditional methods
  • On-condition lubrication
  • Avoiding over-greasing or under-greasing

 

 

 

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  • Duration
    4 days
  • Format
    Online / In-house / Public
  • Prerequisite
    None ( Who should attend?)
  • Certificate
    Issued by Mobius Institute, ISO 18436-1 & ISO/IEC 17024 accredited. Globally recognized.