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HBK ACADEMY

Successful test and measurement results with HBK Academy

Data is key to further develop your products.

The HBK Academy seminars offer trainings from skilled technicians and our trainers guide you on the way to the right result. From the selection and installation of the sensor system, the safe measurement data acquisition, to the evaluation of your results.

Check out our available public online courses.

Individual Date on Request - Measuring Force Correctly

Force is a vectorial quantity that is measured in many places and in different ways. The challenge is to select the optimum force transducer for the respective application and to install it correctly. This seminar provides you with the necessary skills for the professional installation of force measurement chains in a wide range of applications.
Duration: 3 days at 3,5 hours parts

Individual Date on Request - General Principles of Data Acquisition and Best Practices

There are many challenges to setting up an accurate and reliable data acquisition measurement. This seminar will examine every aspect of the measurement process and discuss best practices.

Duration: 3 consecutive days for 3 hour sections

21 June, 2021 - 22 June, 2021 - nCode DesignLife: Fatigue Analysis of Dynamic Structures (Online)

Resonance and dynamic effects can lead to large stress cycles that can be very damaging and reduce product life.

Duration: 2 days (3-hour sessions)

21 June, 2021 - 30 June, 2021 - System Reliability and Maintainability Analysis (Online)

Prenscia Academy Online courses are delivered in real-time with an instructor available to answer questions and assist via audio or chat. See course calendar for available dates and times.

Duration: 6 days (3-hour sessions)

22 June, 2021 - 30 June, 2021 - Signal analysis and processing

The first part of this e-training will come back to the principle of the Fourier transform and its assumptions, its practical implementation and the compromises generated, then through exercises and practical work, on the special precautions for the different families of signals ( Periodic, Random and Transient)

Duration: 5 days - 3.5 hours per day

23 June, 2021 - Introduction to noise measurement

This course is for beginners with the aim of learning the concept of noise and acoustic measurement in a short time.

Duration: 1 day

24 June, 2021 - Introduction to vibration measurement

This course is for beginners with the aim of learning the concept of vibration measurement in a short time. From the definition of vibration

Duration: 1 day

25 June, 2021 - Frequency analysis

The purpose of this course is to help you understand the basics of frequency analysis that are common to noise and vibration measurements.

Duration: 1 day

25 June, 2021 - BK CONNECT TIME HISTORY DATA POST PROCESSING

Introducing online how to process time history data using BK Connect's Time History Data Processing task.

7 July, 2021 - 15 July, 2021 - RAM for Asset Management (Online)

RAM for Asset Management provides an overview of the ways in which reliability engineering concepts and methods can be applied for repairable systems analysis and maintenance planning.

Duration: 7 days (3-hour sessions)

9 July, 2021 -BK CONNECT FRF HAMMER MEASUREMENT, CURVE FITTING

We will introduce online how to measure FRF using an impact hammer with BK Connect and curve fit the measured FRF.
Duration: 7 days (3-hour sessions)

12 July, 2021 - 15 July, 2021 - nCode GlyphWorks: Signal Processing and Test Data Analysis (Online)

nCode GlyphWorks: Signal Processing and Test Data Analysis provides an overview of data analysis techniques and offers instructor-led sessions

Duration: 4 days (3-hour sessions)

12 July, 2021 - 15 July, 2021 - Accelerated Life Testing Analysis (Online)

Accelerated Life Testing Analysis covers the benefits, limitations, theory and procedure behind several proven accelerated test analysis methods.

Duration: 4 days (3-hour sessions)

14 July, 2021 - Introduction to experimental mode analysis

It is well known that most vibration and noise problems in structures are due to resonance.

Duration: 1 day

19 July, 2021 - 20 July, 2021 - nCode GlyphWorks: Accelerated Durability Testing (Online)

Prenscia Academy Online courses are delivered in real-time with an instructor available to answer questions and assist via audio or chat. See course calendar for available dates and times.

Duration: 2 days (3-hour session)

23 July, 2021 - BK CONNECT TIME HISTORY DATA RECORDING

We will introduce the following two methods of recording time history data online with BK Connect.
-Recording function of Monitor window (8401 type) -Recording in
Time Data Recorder task (8402 type)
Duration: 2 days (3-hour session)

26 July, 2021 - 29 July, 2021 - nCode DesignLife: Fatigue Analysis using FEA Results (Online)

An emphasis is placed on hands-on comparisons of different analysis techniques so you’ll learn best engineering practices while gaining software proficiency.

Duration: 4 days (3-hour sessions)

26 July - 4 August, 2021 - System Reliability and Maintainability Analysis (Online)

Prenscia Academy Online courses are delivered in real-time with an instructor available to answer questions and assist via audio or chat. See course calendar for available dates and times.

Duration: 6 days (3-hour sessions)

27 July 2021 - 05 August 2021- Reliability for Product Development (Online)

This course expands on Fundamentals of Reliability concepts, focusing on hands-on application of reliability analysis tools at the appropriate stages of the product development cycle. Special emphasis is placed on practical skills in quantifying a product’s reliability requirements
Duration: 6 days (3-hour sessions)

2 August - 3 August, 2021 - nCode DesignLife: Fatigue Analysis of Dynamic Structures (Online)

Learn how to perform vibration fatigue analysis on structures that experience dynamic stresses using nCode DesignLife with online instructor-led training!

Duration: 2 days (3-hour sessions)

4 August - 5 August, 2021 - nCode DesignLife: Fatigue Analysis of Welded Structures (Online)

Welding is a commonly used and effective method of joining materials such as metals. However, the nature of the welding process means that the welds generally have a fatigue strength

Duration: 2 days (3-hour sessions)

6 August, 2021 -BK CONNECT TIME HISTORY DATA POST PROCESSING

Introducing online how to process time history data using BK Connect's Time History Data Processing task.
Duration: 2 hours

9 August - 18 August, 2021 - Reliability Growth Analysis (Online)

Prenscia Academy Online courses are delivered in real-time with an instructor available to answer questions and assist via video, audio, and chat. See course calendar for available dates and times.

Duration: 6 days (3-hour sessions)

20 August - BK CONNECT FRF Hammer Measurement, Curve fitting

We will introduce online how to measure FRF using an impact hammer with BK Connect and curve fit the measured FRF.

Duration: 2 hours

3 September 2021 -BK Connect Time History Data Recording

We will introduce the following two methods of recording time history data online with BK Connect.
-Recording function of Monitor window (8401 type) -Recording in
Time Data Recorder task (8402 type)
Duration: 2 hours

6 September, 2021 - 9 September, 2021 - nCode GlyphWorks: Signal Processing and Test Data Analysis (Online)

nCode GlyphWorks: Signal Processing and Test Data Analysis provides an overview of data analysis techniques and offers instructor-led sessions

Duration: 4 days (3-hour sessions)

6 September, 2021 - 15 September, 2021 - Fundamentals of Reliability (Online)

Fundamentals of Reliability provides a solid foundation of the methods, analyses, applications and associated tools in reliability engineering mathematics

Duration: 7 days (3-hour sessions)

7 September, 2021 - Fundamentals of Sound and Vibration

This two-day virtual course introduces you to the fundamentals and basic test and measurement techniques in sound and vibration

Duration: 2 days, 3-hours per day

13 September, 2021 - Practical Approach to Sound and Vibration Troubleshooting

The course follows the work completed in the course Fundamentals in Sound and Vibration and describes more advanced techniques

Duration: 4 days, 3-hours per day

13 September, 2021 - 16 September, 2021 -nCode DesignLife: Fatigue Analysis using FEA Results (Online)

nCode DesignLife: Fatigue Analysis using FEA Results provides an overview of fatigue life prediction techniques and offers instructor-led sessions where you will learn how to
Duration: 7 days (3-hour sessions)

13 September, 2021 - 22 September, 2021 - Fundamentals of Reliability (Online)

Prenscia Academy Online courses are delivered in real-time with an instructor available to answer questions and assist via audio or chat. See course calendar for available dates and times.

Duration: 7 days (3-hour sessions)

14 September, 2021 - Introduction to Electroacoustics

This laboratory seminar teaches basic electroacoustic measurements and how to implement and interpret them.

Duration: 1 day

14 September, 2021 - 17 September, 2021 - Online-Seminar: Determining Measurement Uncertainty

Only with a seriously determined measurement uncertainty does your readout become a meaningful measurement result.

Duration: 4 consecutive days / 3,5 hours parts

15 September, 2021 - Electroacoustic Measurements on Personal Communication Devices

This seminar teaches the fundamentals of electroacoustic measurement and how to apply them to the measurement of telephones

Duration: 3 days

15 September, 2021 - 17 September, 2021 - Online-Seminar: Measuring Torque Correctly

Torque is the most demanding of all mechanical measured variables, since it is composed of two basic mechanical variables. In addition, the torque sensor usually measures under rotation, which places high demands on the assembly. The user therefore requires a high degree of knowledge and experience in theory and practice, which you can acquire in this seminar.

Duration: 3 consecutive working days / 3,5 hours parts

17 September, 2021 BK CONNECT TIME HISTORY DATA POST PROCESSING

Introducing online how to process time history data using BK Connect's Time History Data Processing task.
Duration: 2 hours

17 September, 2021 - Dynamic characteristic test method of damping material ・ Evaluation method and simulation by conversion frequency nomogram

Vibration damping materials (viscoelastic materials) used in the fields of automobiles, shipbuilding, construction, etc. are still undergoing characteristic tests

Duration: 1 day

20 September, 2021 - 21 September, 2021 - nCode DesignLife: Fatigue Analysis of Welded Structures (Online)

Welding is a commonly used and effective method of joining materials such as metals. However, the nature of the welding process means that the welds generally have a fatigue strength that is inferior to the parent metal. This instructor-led online course investigates fatigue life prediction methods specific to welded structures
Duration: 1 day

21 September, 2021 - BK Connect® Software Training

The course is designed to help you understand the general scope of BK Connect for measurement and analysis.

Duration: 2 days

21 September, 2021 - S2A ``Sound measurement in occupational safety``

On March 6, 2007, the EU Directive 2003/10 / EC was implemented as binding by the Noise and Vibration Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance.

Duration: 1 tag

21 September, 2021 - S7 ``Basics of Vibration Measurement Technology``

This application-oriented seminar provides an overview of the subject and provides knowledge of the basics of frequency analysis and the measurement of vibrations.

Duration: 3 days

21 September 2021 -INITIATION TO NOISE MEASUREMENTS

Basic concepts in acoustics: propagation, scale in dB, frequency weightings, addition / subtraction of noise sources, acoustic pressure and power.
Duration: 3 days

21 September, 2021 - 24 September, 2021 - Practical Fatigue Theory (Online)

Prenscia Academy Online courses are delivered in real-time with an instructor available to answer questions and assist via audio or chat. See course calendar for available dates and times.

Duration: 4 days (3-hour sessions)

22 September, 2021 - S14 ``Mechanical environmental simulation and shaker control``

The practical seminar helps the participants to better understand and classify the often complex tasks involved in vibration tests.

Duration: 2 days

22 September, 2021 - Introduction to vibration measurements

To give you the fundamental knowledge of the physics of vibrations, the vocabulary and the practice necessary for correct measurements.

Duration: 1 day

29 September, 2021 - Sound Power Determinitation - both methods, Sound Intensity and Sound Pressure

Sound Power determination is used in Noise Control, Noise Prediction & Modelling, Acoustic Condition Monitoring and Environmental Noise Management applications.

Duration: 2 days, 3-hours per day

4 October, 2021 - Using BK Connect

Prenscia Academy Online courses are delivered in real-time with an instructor available to answer questions and assist via audio or chat. See course calendar for available dates and times.

Duration: 4 days - 3 hours a day

4 October, 2021 - 7 October, 2021 - Accelerated Life Testing Analysis (Online)

Prenscia Academy Online courses are delivered in real-time with an instructor available to answer questions and assist via audio or chat. See course calendar for available dates and times.

Duration: 4 days (3-hour sessions)

4 October, 2021 - 7 October, 2021 - Online-Seminar: Measuring Without Electromagnetic Interference

We have developed a seminar specifically for measurement engineers where you can learn more about many potential interference effects and strategies for avoiding and shielding against them.

Duration: 4 consecutive days / 3,5 hours parts

4 October, 2021 - 7 October, 2021 - nCode GlyphWorks: Signal Processing and Test Data Analysis (Online)

nCode GlyphWorks: Signal Processing and Test Data Analysis provides an overview of data analysis techniques and offers instructor-led sessions

Duration: 4 days (3-hour sessions)

4 October, 2021 - 13 October, 2021 - Fundamentals of Reliability (Online)

Fundamentals of Reliability provides a solid foundation of the methods, analyses, applications and associated tools in reliability engineering mathematics -- from basic data analysis and modeling to advanced methods and concepts.
Duration: 4 days (3-hour sessions)

5 October, 2021 - S1 ``Sound measurement - basics and practice``

The assessment of sound is therefore very important. Emission and immission values must be determined. There are also new EU directives and national regulations.

Duration: 3 days

5 October, 2021 - T9 ``BK CONNECT Core Basic Course``

This three-day user training course is aimed at users of the BK Connect Core software. It includes the introduction to the structure of the software

Duration: 3 Days

6 October, 2021 - 8 October, 2021 - Measuring Torque Correctly

Torque is the most demanding of all mechanical measured variables, since it is composed of two basic mechanical variables. In addition, the torque sensor usually measures under rotation, which places high demands on the assembly. The user therefore requires a high degree of knowledge and experience in theory and practice, which you can acquire in this seminar.

Duration: 3 days at 3-hour online sessions per day

8 October, 2021 - Sound design and its evaluation

In this course, we will introduce the sensory evaluation and physical analysis of sound necessary for sound design

Duration: 1 day

11 October, 2021 - BK Connect® Software Training

This course you will help you understand the general scope of BK Connect for measurement and analysis.

Duration: 4 days, 3-hours per day

11 October, 2021 - 12 October, 2021 - Online-Seminar: Perception V8 ePowerSuite - Solution for Optimized Testing of Electric Drives

Take advantage of the full functionality of the HBM ePowerSuite testing system within the new Perception version 8 for power analysis and measurement, data acquisition and analysis on electric drives and inverters. This seminar puts you in a position to use the system quickly and safely in all its applications.

Duration: 2 consecutive days / 3,5 hours parts

11 October, 2021 - 14 October, 2021 - nCode DesignLife: Fatigue Analysis using FEA Results (Online)

Prenscia Academy Online courses are delivered in real-time with an instructor available to answer questions and assist via audio or chat. See course calendar for available dates and times.

Duration: 4 days (3-hour sessions)

11 October, 2021 - 20 October, 2021 - Foundations for Effective FMEAs (Online)

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a systematic method for preventing failure through risk discovery and mitigation of potential failure modes and associated causes.

14 October, 2021 - Operational Modal Analysis

In Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) only the output of the structure is measured, using the ambient and operating forces as unmeasured input

Duration: 2 days

18 October, 2021 - Introduction to Modal Testing and Analysis

This four day course is a great introduction to the principles of Modal Testing and Analysis, from basic definitions to advanced applications.

Duration: 4 days, 3-hours per day

18 October, 2021 - 21 October, 2021 - Online-Seminar: Electric motor fundamentals, unerstanding your drive!

In this seminar you will get a broad overview over the fundamental principles of different electrical machines and inverters. We will show you detailed measurements, that will help you understanding your drive line. Finally, after analyzing the measurements in the seminar, you will be able to even optimize your system.

Duration: 4 days at 3½-hour online sessions per day

18 October, 2021 - 21 October, 2021 - nCode GlyphWorks: Signal Processing and Test Data Analysis (Online)

Prenscia Academy Online courses are delivered in real-time with an instructor available to answer questions and assist via audio or chat. See course calendar for available dates and times.

Duration: 4 days (3-hour sessions)

18 October, 2021 - 21 October, 2021 -nCode DesignLife: Fatigue Analysis using FEA Results (Online)

Learn how to perform CAE-based fatigue analysis with nCode DesignLife with online instructor-led training!

Duration: 4 days (3-hour sessions)

25 October, 2021 - 26 October, 2021 - Correlating CAE Results with Test Data (Online)

Experimental testing has historically helped engineers evaluate component performance and estimate a product’s functional life.

Duration: 2 days (3-hour sessions)

27 October, 2021 - Introduction to noise measurement

This course is for beginners with the aim of learning the concept of noise and acoustic measurement in a short time. We will mainly explain the basic terms of acoustics

Duration: 1 day

28 October, 2021 - Introduction to vibration measurement

Introduction to vibration measurement

Duration: 1 day

29 October, 2021 - Frequency analysis

The purpose of this course is to help you understand the basics of frequency analysis that are common to noise and vibration measurements.

Duration: 1 day

1 November, 2021 - 4 November, 2021 - Accelerated Life Testing Analysis (Online)

Prenscia Academy Online courses are delivered in real-time with an instructor available to answer questions and assist via audio or chat. See course calendar for available dates and times.

Duration: 4 days (3-hour sessions)

8 November, 2021 - 10 November, 2021 - Online-Seminar: Fundamentals of Weighing Technology

Learn from the global leader in weighing technology how you can set up and operate your weighing technology applications professionally and efficiently while ensuring a long service life.
Duration: 3 consecutive days / 3,5 hours parts

9 November, 2021 - Rotating Machinery Analysis - an introduction to fault types and how to disguies

There are many specialized ways to analyze noise and vibration from rotating machinery, example: Order Tracking, Torsional Vibration

Duration: 2 days

9 November, 2021 - 10 November, 2021 - nCode VibeSys: Vibration, Frequency, and Acoustic Analysis

nCode VibeSys: Vibration, Frequency, and Acoustic Analysis (Online) provides an overview of vibration data analysis techniques and offers hands-on sessions where you will learn how to use nCode VibeSys software to quickly and efficiently turn measured vibration and acoustics data into actionable information.

Duration: 2 days (3-hour sessions)

10 November, 2021 - Basics of vibration mode analysis and measures against vibration noise

In order to take appropriate vibration countermeasures, it is necessary to understand the phenomenon and formulate countermeasures based on it.

Duration: Daily

15 November - 17 November, 2021 - Online-Seminar: Working with catman / Basic Seminar

Our online seminar provides you with a fast and efficient introduction to the catman data acquisition software. At the beginning of the seminar you will dial into one of our training computers. After the explanations from the trainer you can then experience the individual fuctions of the software step by step from your PC with our equipment.

Duration: 3 consecutive days / 3,5 hours parts

15 November, 2021 - 24 November, 2021 - System Reliability and Maintainability Analysis (Online)

In System Reliability and Maintainability Analysis (Online) you will learn how to build simple to complex reliability models using ReliaSoft BlockSim software.

Duration: 6 days (3-hour sessions)

17 November, 2021 - 20 November, 2021 - Online Seminar: eDrive Testing Solution for Optimized Testing of Electric Drives

Take advantage of the full functionality of the HBM eDrive Testing system for power analysis and measurement, data acquisition and analysis on electric drives and inverters. This seminar puts you in a position to use the system quickly and safely in all its applications.

Duration: 4 consecutive days / 3 hours parts

23 November, 2021 - 25 November, 2021 - Online Seminar: Working with catman /Advanced-Seminar

Finally, unleash the full functionality of catman! If you want to automate your measurements, design and optimize them, generate complex analyses with them and become familiar with the complete catman range, this seminar is for you!

Duration: 3 consecutive days / 3,5 hours parts

23 November, 2021 - 26 November, 2021 - nCode GlyphWorks: Signal Processing and Test Data Analysis (Online)

nCode GlyphWorks: Signal Processing and Test Data Analysis provides an overview of data analysis techniques and offers instructor-led sessions where you will learn how to use nCode GlyphWorks software to quickly and efficiently turn raw data into actionable information.

24 November, 2021 - Introduction to experimental mode analysis

It is well known that most vibration and noise problems in structures are due to resonance. As a means of diagnosing them, modal parameters

Duration: 1 day

29 November, 2021 - 8 December, 2021 - Fundamentals of Reliability (Online)

Fundamentals of Reliability provides a solid foundation of the methods, analyses, applications and associated tools in reliability engineering mathematics

Duration: 7 days (3-hour sessions)

30 November, 2021 - 3 December, 2021 - Online Seminar: Strain Gauge Measurement

In this advanced online course to become a strain gauge measurement professional, we will teach you how to perform correct measurements with strain gauges. Learn about the correct compensation of temperature effects, different connection variants of strain gauges, and much more. By completing this seminar, you will gain confidence in instrumentation and performing of measurements with strain gauges. Our trainers will teach you online and will be available for all your questions

Duration: 4 days at 3-hour online sessions per day

6 December, 2021 - 15 December, 2021 - RAM for Asset Management (Online)

RAM for Asset Management provides an overview of the ways in which reliability engineering concepts and methods can be applied for repairable systems analysis and maintenance planning.

Duration: 7 days (3-hour sessions)

7 December, 2021 - 9 December, 2021 - Online Seminar:Experimental Stress Analysis for Component Assessment

This seminar provides the theoretical and practical knowledge required for a confident experimental stress analysis, which can be used for verification of FEM models.

Duration: 3 consecutive days / 3,5 hours parts

7 December, 2021 - 10 December, 2021 - nCode DesignLife: Fatigue Analysis using FEA Results (Online)

nCode DesignLife: Fatigue Analysis using FEA Results provides an overview of fatigue life prediction techniques and offers instructor-led sessions where you will learn how to use nCode DesignLife software to perform fatigue analysis using stresses from computer aided engineering (CAE) tools

8 December, 2021 - Introduction to noise measurement

This course is for beginners with the aim of learning the concept of noise and acoustic measurement in a short time.

Duration: 1 day

9 December, 2021 - Introduction to vibration measurement

This course is for beginners with the aim of learning the concept of vibration measurement in a short time. From the definition of vibration and basic parameters

Duration: 1 day

10 December, 2021 - Frequency analysis

The purpose of this course is to help you understand the basics of frequency analysis that are common to noise and vibration measurements.

Duration: 1 day

13 December, 2021 - 16 December, 2021 - nCode DesignLife: Fatigue Analysis using FEA Results (Online)

nCode DesignLife: Fatigue Analysis using FEA Results provides an overview of fatigue life prediction techniques and offers instructor-led sessions where you will learn how to use nCode DesignLife software to perform fatigue analysis using stresses from computer aided

13 December, 2021 - 22 December, 2021 - System Reliability and Maintainability Analysis (Online)

Prenscia Academy Online courses are delivered in real-time with an instructor available to answer questions and assist via audio or chat. See course calendar for available dates and times.

Duration: 6 days (3-hour sessions)

28 January, 2022 - Fluid noise generation mechanism and counter-measure examples

Sound is transmitted because there are fluids such as air and water. The fluid vibrates and makes noise, which can be useful or disturbing. Many people think that fluid noise is difficult due to the problem

Duration: 1 day

16 Febuary, 2022 - Introduction to noise measurement

This course is for beginners with the aim of learning the concept of noise and acoustic measurement in a short time.

Duration: 1 day

17 Febuary, 2022 - Introduction to vibration measurement

This course is for beginners with the aim of learning the concept of vibration measurement in a short time. From the definition of vibration and basic parameters

Duration: 1 day

18 Febuary, 2022 - Frequency analysis

The purpose of this course is to help you understand the basics of frequency analysis that are common to noise and vibration measurements.

Duration: 1 day

Individual Date on Request - Online-Seminar: General Principles of Data Acquisition and Best Practices

This seminar will examine every aspect of the measurement process and discuss best practices.