Vibration condition monitoring programs play an important role in an organization's rotating equipment reliability and maintenance strategy. While organizations may be in different stages of establishing their program, there are some common things to implement in order to get the greatest benefit from any program. This workshop focusses on starting your program off on the right foot. The workshop will use case histories to outline reasonable expectations, current vibration technology, and specific vibration standards for various industries.In addition to starting off on the right foot the success of a vibration condition monitoring program will depend on maintaining momentum. This workshop will finish by addressing areas within the participants program where they can focus on improving the long term reliability of their assets instead of simply finding failures.
Chad Wilcox has been a consultant with Pioneer for 12 years, providing vibration analysis solutions and training for clients across the United States and overseas. He received his B.S.M.E. from Colorado State University and later his M.S.M.E. Chad is certified Category III by the Vibration Institute. He has significant experience across many industries in advanced vibration analysis with a focus on Modal and ODS analysis, plant vibration condition monitoring setup, and vibration analysis training and mentoring. Chad has experience performing failure analysis for Seagate technologies and new product development modal parameter validation for Caterpillar. Mr. Wilcox is currently the Executive Director of Business Development for Pioneer Engineering, located in Fort Collins, Colorado.
