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Mastering Vibration Reduction Techniques for Rotating Machinery

The I.R. Technical Education Institute is offering an essential one-day public seminar designed to equip participants with the skills needed to accurately interpret and manage vibrations in rotating machinery such as compressors, blowers, pumps, engines, and motors. This workshop aims to provide practical knowledge that helps prevent potential issues before they escalate into serious equipment failures.

Understanding the Importance of Vibration Monitoring

Vibration levels are crucial indicators of machinery health; however, many engineers lack the systematic training necessary to determine what constitutes an abnormal vibration level or how to effectively reduce it. Consequently, critical warning signs may go unnoticed, reliance on experts can become overwhelming, and machinery breakdowns may become common.
This seminar addresses these gaps by teaching participants about the theory behind vibration generation in machinery and providing insights into key management values. Furthermore, the workshop includes hands-on techniques for balancing machinery—allowing engineers to significantly improve their decision-making and problem-solving capabilities when faced with vibration-related challenges.

Seminar Details

• - Seminar Name: Basic Techniques for Vibration Reduction Using Excel for Rotating Machinery
• - Date: July 7, 2026 (Tuesday) 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• - Format: On-site (I.R. Headquarters Seminar Room, Akihabara, Tokyo) or Zoom online participation
• - Capacity: On-site attendance limited to 6 participants (no limit for online attendance)
• - Fee: 49,500 JPY per person (including tax)
• - Instructor: Takakuni Kondo (Representative of Kondo Engineering House)

Course Outline

Participants will engage in comprehensive learning about the fundamentals of rotating machinery vibration, covering topics such as free vibration, forced vibration, frequency response, and acceptable management criteria that include normal and abnormal limits for vibrations.

In the latter part of the seminar, balancing techniques to reduce vibrations will be emphasized. Participants will learn through practical exercises employing multi-point methods, three-point methods, and influence vector methods. Additionally, this course will include hands-on experience with numerical calculations using Excel's complex number functionality.

The seminar program includes:
1. Introduction to Rotating Machinery Vibration (Frequency response, complex calculations in Excel, phase measurement, etc.)
2. Vibration Management Values (Acceptable limits, abnormal limits, management standards)
3. Machinery Balancing for Vibration Reduction (Balanced vs. unbalanced states)
4. Visualization methods for calculating balance with practical exercises (multi-point, three-point, influence vector methods)
5. Numerical calculation methods using Excel for the influence vector method
6. Measurement Instruments
7. Evaluation of three-point methods using the influence vector approach and its reduction effects on vibrations
8. Conclusion

Target Audience

This seminar is designed for individuals with knowledge equivalent to university-level mechanical vibration studies and high school mathematics concerning complex number calculations.
Particularly, it is suitable for:

• - Designers and maintenance engineers of rotating machinery
• - Technical staff and team leaders involved in production equipment
• - Managers overseeing rotating machine operations
• - Those interested in vibration reduction technologies for rotating machinery
• - Individuals curious about the application of complex numbers in mechanical vibration theory

For more information regarding this seminar, please visit here.

The I.R. Technical Education Institute continues to provide valuable knowledge and expertise through courses, e-learning programs, training, and publications directed at the manufacturing industry.

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Address: 3rd floor CYK Kanda Iwamotocho, 15-1 Kanda Iwamoto-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0033
Phone: 03-6206-4966

Conclusion

By participating in this seminar, engineers will be empowered with actionable insights and practical skills that can be applied in real-world scenarios, ultimately leading to improved maintenance practices and enhanced operational reliability of rotating machinery.