Scott Henderson

Scott started his reliability journey completing 14 years in the British Army as a senior maintainer of rotary aviation assets (helicopters). Operating across the globe in various roles, reliability engineering and condition monitoring was key to operational effectiveness and safety.

After relocating to Australia and 6 years working for a variety of industries in reliability roles, Thermalign was born and has now celebrated 10 years of business. Scott believes in hands-on, real-world solutions, to real world problems. As a trainer he brings his wealth of knowledge to the classroom with a very personable approach. His extensive experience in the condition monitoring field across many industries, allows Scott the knowledge and true understanding that is the hallmark of an effective trainer. He continues to add to his credentials and training portfolio in many disciplines that he has been actively involved in for some time.

Chris Hill

Working in Condition Monitoring for over 25-years, Chris is a remarkable Senior Analyst. Certified to ISO CAT IV in Vibration Analysis since 2014, he is an entirely professional trainer with current real-world experience in both walkaround and online vibration systems, plus the new and emerging technologies such as Motion Amplification.

As a facilitator of formal and informal training, he is an engaging and passionate presenter. Volunteering as a firefighter since 2000, Chris has worked his way up the ranks in the CFA and is still actively involved in emergency management when the need arises. A dedicated, community minded individual and highly valued Team member, Chris is an ideal mentor and role model to up and coming condition monitoring technicians and reliability engineers.

• CAT I & II Vibration Analysis course enrolments
• 24 hours of mentoring (2 hours per month)
• Quarterly Teams meetings with entire course
• 6-month Melbourne course meet-up (trainer + dinner)
• Course materials and ongoing support
• Option for up-front payment or monthly instalments

Vibration Analysis CAT I - 2nd - 5th February 2026 (4 days)

Vibration Analysis CAT II - 1st - 5th February 2027 (5 days)

24 hours of mentoring (2 hours per month)

Quarterly 1-hour Online Team catch-ups:

Tuesday 12th May 2026 (3 months, 4:00–5:00 pm)

Tuesday 10th November 2026 (9 months, 4:00–5:00 pm)

6-month Melbourne meet-up:

Tuesday 4th & Wednesday 5th August 2026
(2 days with trainer)
Includes a group dinner on Tuesday 4th August 2026 (dates to be finalised)

• Structured learning pathway from V CAT I to V CAT II
• Ongoing mentoring ensures skills are applied and training objectives reinforced
• Team catch-ups create accountability and knowledge sharing
• In-person Melbourne meet-up deepens learning and engagement
• Flexible pricing (up-front or monthly)

V CAT I

Course Description

Duration:
4 days including optional extra 2-hour certification exam.

Example Hours:
Training Days 1-3: 8.00am to 5.00pm
Training Day 4: 8.00am to 11.00am
Exam Day 4: 11.00am to 1.00pm

Format:
Classroom learning

Optional Extra:
AINDT Certification examination, 2 hours, 70% passing grade.

Compliance:
Follows ISO 18436-2 and 18436-3 and provides 3 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credits.

Certification Prerequisite:
Prior experience is not required for attending the training course, but 6 months of experience is required for certification.

Outcome:
You will come away from this course with a very good understanding of vibration analysis fundamentals, you will understand how to take good measurements, and you will be ready to begin analysing vibration spectra.

Course Includes

• 4-day classroom training
• Course notes/manual
• Lunches and refreshments
• Interactive assessments during the course
• Certificate of completion
• Condition Monitoring Institute Certificate

Optional Extra Exam: 2-hour AINDT Certification exam

Course Summary

Maintenance practices

• Breakdown, preventive, predictive and RCM

Principles of vibration

• Motion, r.m.s./peak/peak-peak, frequency/period
• Displacement, velocity and acceleration
• Units and unit conversion
• Waveform and spectrum (FFT)
• Natural frequencies
• Basic forcing frequency calculations

Data acquisition

• Instrumentation
• Transducers and transducer mounting
• Measurement point naming conventions
• Routes/surveys: Loading and unloading the route
• Data collection
• Following a route
• Repeatable data collection
• Test procedures
• Observations: utilising your time effectively in the field
• Recognising bad data

Condition monitoring

• Review of condition monitoring technologies: Vibration, oil, wear debris analysis, infrared thermography, ultrasonic acoustic emission, electric motor testing

Equipment knowledge

• Rotating equipment types and applications
• Rolling element bearings and journal bearings
• Review of failure modes and appropriate use of condition monitoring technologies

Basic vibration analysis

• Overall level measurements
• Spectrum analysis
• Harmonics, sidebands and the analysis process
• Alarm limits, trending and exception reports

Fault diagnosis

• Imbalance, misalignment, looseness, eccentricity, resonance
• Defects associated with bearings, gears, belts, electric motors

V CAT II

Course Description

Duration:
5 days including optional 3-hour certification exam.

Example Hours:
Training Days 1-4: 8.00am to 5.00pm
Training Day 5: 8.00am to 12.00pm
Exam Day 5: 1.00pm to 4.00pm

Format:
Classroom learning

Optional Extra:
AINDT Certification examination, 3 hours, 70% passing grade

Compliance:
Follows ISO 18436-2 and 18436-3 and provides 3.5 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credits.

Certification Prerequisite:
Prior experience is not required for attending the training course, but 18 months of experience is required for certification.

Course Includes

Outcome:
You will come away from this course with a very good understanding of vibration analysis fundamentals, you will be competent in quality data acquisition and diagnosing common faults by analysing vibration spectra, time waveforms, envelope data, and phase data.

• 5-day classroom training
• Course notes/manual
• Lunches and refreshment
• Certificate of completion
• Condition Monitoring Institute Certificate

Optional Extra Exam: 3-hour AINDT Certification exam, 70% passing grade

Course Summary

Review of maintenance practices
Review of condition monitoring technologies

Principles of vibration

• Complete review of basics
• Waveform and spectrum (FFT), phase and orbits
• Understanding signals

Data acquisition

• Transducers types, selection and mounting
• Measurement point selection
• Following routes, test planning, measurement errors

Signal processing

• Filters, sampling, aliasing, dynamic range, windowing
• Resolution, Fmax, data collection time, averaging Vibration analysis
• Spectrum analysis methodology
• Introduction to time waveform, phase and orbit analysis
• Enveloping, shock pulse, spike energy, Peak Vue™

Detailed fault analysis

• Natural frequencies and resonances
• Imbalance, eccentricity and bent shaft
• Misalignment, cocked bearing and soft foot
• Mechanical looseness
• Rolling element bearing analysis
• Analysis of induction motors, gears, belts, pumps, compressors, and fans
• Lots of case studies and exercises for participants

Equipment testing and diagnostics

• Impact testing (bump tests)
• Phase analysis

Corrective action

• General maintenance repair activities
• Review of the balancing and shaft alignment process

Successful condition monitoring program

• Setting baselines and alarm limits
• Report generation, reporting success stories

Acceptance testing and ISO standards

• Condition Monitoring Institute Certification
• Optional Extra AINDT Certification