Vibration Institute

09/04/2026

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09/03/2026

🔙 Throwback Thursday + Webinar Sneak Peek 🎥

This week, we’re throwing it back to our May webinar with Monroe Voyles: Centrifugal Pump Designs, Operation, and Vibration Issues: Part 1 of 4

In this short clip, Monroe walks through some of the fundamentals behind vibration behavior, including natural frequencies, vibration types, unbalance response, and phase before connecting those concepts back to rotating machinery.

Whether you joined us live or missed the session, here’s a quick sneak peek at the technical education available through Vibration Institute membership.

💡 Did you know? VI members receive access to free live webinars throughout the year, along with recordings of past webinars so you can continue learning on your own schedule.

▶️ Watch the clip, brush up on the fundamentals, and see what VI membership has to offer.

Learn more about membership:
https://vi-institute.org/membership/

A big thank you to Monroe Voyles for continuing to share his knowledge and experience with the VI community!

09/02/2026

🌍 Vibration knowledge reaches across the globe!
https://ritec-eg.com/VI-MEconf/Conference.html

We’re proud to support our International Representatives at RITEC for VIME 2026 – the Vibration Institute Middle East Conference, taking place November 16–18, 2026, at The Gulf Hotel in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.

VIME brings together engineers, reliability professionals, researchers, maintenance leaders, and technology providers for three days focused on:

🔹 Vibration Analysis
🔹 Condition Monitoring
🔹 Machinery Diagnostics
🔹 Asset Reliability
🔹 Technical knowledge, practical applications & industry networking

Whether you’re looking to expand your technical knowledge, learn from industry experts, or connect with fellow condition monitoring professionals from around the world, VIME 2026 is an excellent opportunity to be part of the global vibration community.

📣 Registration is now open!

🔗 Learn more and register:
https://ritec-eg.com/VI-MEconf/Conference.html

We look forward to another successful Vibration Institute Middle East Conference!

09/01/2026

🔧 Have you tried the Vibration Institute Toolkit yet?

Since launching the preview of the VI Toolkit, we’ve received some great feedback from those who have taken the time to explore the tools — and we’d love to hear from even more of you.

Whether you’re experimenting with signal generation, reviewing shaft orbit plots, converting vibration units, exploring rotor balancing, or testing one of the other available tools, this preview is your opportunity to see what we’re building.

💬 Already tried it? Use the feedback icon within each tool to let us know about your experience. Your input is helping us continue to refine and develop the toolkit.

Haven’t explored it yet? Now’s a great time! The preview is currently open to everyone, but once the full VI Toolkit is released, it will become an exclusive benefit for Vibration Institute members.

🔗 Try the VI Toolkit: https://vi-institute.org/tools-and-simulators/

What tool have you tried so far?

08/31/2026

📣 Last Chance to Register!
https://vi-institute.member365.org/public/event/details/1e10f752bb66a18e2f1a1b64a080a58dd835ffb1/1

Registration has been extended through tomorrow for our September webinar, “Centrifugal Pump Designs, Operation, and Vibration Issues: Part Four,” presented by Monroe Voyles of ITT Goulds Pumps.

If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time to join us!

📅 Wednesday, September 2, 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM CST
🎤 Presented by Monroe Voyles, Solutions Engineer, ITT Goulds Pumps

Continue the series with Monroe as he explores centrifugal pump design, operation, and vibration issues analysts may encounter in the field.

✅ VI Members: FREE
✅ Non-Members: $30

⏳ Registration closes tomorrow, September 1 — don’t miss your chance to join us!

🔗 Register now:
https://vi-institute.member365.org/public/event/details/1e10f752bb66a18e2f1a1b64a080a58dd835ffb1/1

08/27/2026

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This week, we’re going back to the September 2006 issue of Vibrations Magazine with a case history from Ray Kelm: “Cocked/Misaligned Sleeve Bearing.”

After a steam turbine overhaul resulted in high vibration levels, vibration data, phase information, orbital plots, and operating observations helped point investigators toward the outboard bearing liner and a likely alignment issue.

Nearly 20 years later, case histories like this are still a great reminder of the value of combining good vibration data with what’s happening in the field.

📖 This case history is just a small piece of the technical content available through Vibrations Magazine.

Vibration Institute members have access to our archive of past issues, filled with decades of technical articles, case histories, industry insight, and vibration analysis knowledge.

Want access to more? Join the Vibration Institute and explore the full Vibrations archive.

👉 Learn more about membership: https://vi-institute.org/membership/

08/26/2026

📢 One week to go! Our September webinar is coming up on Wednesday, September 2.
https://vi-institute.member365.org/public/event/details/1e10f752bb66a18e2f1a1b64a080a58dd835ffb1/1

Originally scheduled for August 26, “Centrifugal Pump Designs, Operation, and Vibration Issues: Part Four” with Monroe Voyles has been rescheduled for next week, and there’s still time to register!

Join us as Monroe continues this webinar series exploring centrifugal pump design, operation, and the vibration issues analysts may encounter in the field.

📅 Wednesday, September 2, 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM CST
🎤 Presented by Monroe Voyles, Solutions Engineer, ITT Goulds Pumps

If you were planning to join us on the original August 26 date, be sure to update your calendar. And if you haven’t registered yet, now is a great time to secure your spot!

🔗 Register today: https://vi-institute.member365.org/public/event/details/1e10f752bb66a18e2f1a1b64a080a58dd835ffb1/1

08/25/2026

Build your vibration analysis skills this September with the Vibration Institute!

Join us in Naperville, Illinois, September 21–25, 2026, for in-person training designed to strengthen your knowledge and support your professional development.

Courses offered:
🔹 CAT I: Introduction to Machinery Vibration
🔹 CAT II: Basic Machinery Vibration
🔹 CAT III: Machinery Vibration Analysis

A Certification Exam will also be offered on September 26.

Whether you’re building a strong foundation or advancing to the next level, this is a great opportunity to continue developing your vibration analysis expertise.

📍 Naperville, IL
📅 September 21–25, 2026
📝 Certification Exam: September 26

Register now: vi-institute.org/events

08/24/2026

🌴 VI West Coast is headed back to San Diego in 2027!
https://vi-institute.member365.org/public/event/details/87ba7006c89dc85f8cac8f14191e23ad6ada4dbb/1

Join the Vibration Institute February 25–26, 2027, at The Dana on Mission Bay for a focused 1.5-day event designed for the next generation of vibration professionals.

VI West Coast 2027 will bring together early- and mid-career analysts, experienced industry professionals, and technology leaders for a program focused on strengthening technical skills, exploring what’s next in vibration analysis, and building connections across the industry.

Attendees can look forward to:
⚙️ Practical insights and real-world applications
📈 Emerging tools and technologies
💡 Career and professional development
🤝 Peer discussion and networking
🎓 1.6 CEU credits included

Whether you’re building your foundation or preparing for the next stage of your career, next-gen vibration analysis starts here.

📍 The Dana on Mission Bay | San Diego, CA
📅 February 25–26, 2027

Registration is open! Learn more and secure your spot:
https://vi-institute.org/viwestcoast-2027/

The 2027 West Coast Mini-Conference will deliver an engaging, future-focused program that reflects the shifting landscape of vibration analysis and the professionals shaping its next chapter. With a strong emphasis on the goals and growth of early- and mid-career analysts, the agenda will feature in...

08/20/2026

takes us back 40 years to the June 1986 issue of Vibrations magazine. 📖

Inside, industry professionals were digging into topics that still matter today: balancing techniques, mechanical fault detection, resonant whirl, pump misalignment, and vibration standards.

Featured in this issue:

“Notes on the Development of Balancing Techniques” by Neville F. Rieger
“Detection of Mechanical Faults in Rotary Blowers” by Ronald W. Jacobs
Case histories on resonant whirl in a large centrifugal compressor and misalignment of a chilled water-circulating pump
A look at the standards, training, and technology shaping the vibration industry in 1986

The tools may have changed, but many of the fundamentals remain just as important today.

Take a trip through the full issue and see what vibration analysis looked like four decades ago!