CM Committees and Working Groups

Official BINDT Condition Monitoring Committees and Working Groups

The Condition Monitoring (CM) Sub-Committee

The CM Sub-Committee mission includes the following:

Proposals for CM publications.
Provide technical support and oversight for CM publications.
Establishing panels of referees for CM technical papers.
Organisation of CM conferences and symposia.
Liaising with Institute Branches and other sections of the Institute concerning CM technical activities.
Liaising with other organisations in the sponsoring or organising of conferences and symposia.
Liaising with relevant research and development centres.
Advising on technical developments within CM.
Proposing new publishing, conference and other technical initiatives.
Advising on CM training and education.
Liaising with the CM certification sub-committee.

To view or download the CMTC Terms of Reference, click here.

Names and contact details for members of the Condition Monitoring Technical Committee:

Chair: Mr S Mills

Vice Chair: Mr D Manning-Ohren

Members
The following may be contacted via the Secretariat:
Mr R Appleyard, Mr A Cutler, Mr B Cutler, Mr C Forrester, Prof L Gelman, Mr S Greenfield, Mr C Hallum, Dr T J Holroyd,
Prof A D Hope, Dr M Khan, Dr D Korachkin, Dr D Lloyd, Mr A McCann, Mr T Murphy, Prof S Noroozi, Mr P Price, Mr D Shorten,
Prof A Starr, Dr T Stevenson, Mr G Walker, Prof L Wang, Mr D Whittle, Mr J Willis, Dr G Yebra.

The CM Sub-Committee meets four times a year and new members are welcome to join the Committee at any time by contacting Eleanor Flower (eleanor.flower@bindt.org).

Reporting to the Technical Committee, the aims of the CM Sub-Committee of the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing are to promote and advance the science and practice of CM.

Specific responsibilities of the CM Sub-Committee include the publication of occasional special issues of Insight focusing on CM and making proposals for other CM technical publications.

The CM Sub-Committee is also involved in the organisation of events focusing on CM, including liaising with other organisations in the sponsoring or organising of conferences and symposia.

The CM Sub-Committee will also liaise with Branches and other sections of the Institute concerning CM technical activities, as well as with relevant CM research and development centres, advising on technical developments within CM.

In addition, the CM Sub-Committee will propose new publishing, conference and other technical initiatives, maintaining a strategy for CM within the Institute, as well as liaising with the CM certification sub-committees of the Certification Management Committee (CMC) of BINDT and advising on CM training and education.

The CM Sub-Committee has five main working groups active in specialist areas and welcomes the creation of special interest groups, as new techniques develop, for example Optical Techniques, Computational Methods and Electrical Machines.

Acoustic Emission WG
The Acoustic Emission Working Group (AEWG) is one of the five working groups which report to the Condition Monitoring Technical Committee (CMTC) at BINDT. The other groups are: Vibration Analysis, Infrared Technology and Lubricant Analysis.

The AEWG was formed in 2004, to undertake the development of PCN training in Acoustic Emission (AE). The group meets about four times per year and was originally responsible for writing the examination questions in AE for the BINDT question bank. Training is currently provided by Accredited Training Organisations (ATOs) and PCN examinations are provided by BINDT at Category I. Category II & III training courses and examinations are expected to be available in due course.

The main duties of the AEWG are now management and organisation of the training programme and examinations, together with a continuous review of the question bank.

To view or download the AE WG Terms of Reference, click here.

Members of the working group are:
Trevor Holroyd¹ (CM Consultant), Chair
Tim Bradshaw² (Mistras Group)
Jennifer Cook (BINDT)
Kurt Day (BINDT)
Alessandro Demma (Omnia Integrity Ltd)
Mark Jacobs (Optics 11)
Martin Peacock (IRISNDT)
Robert Reuben (Heriot-Watt University)
Sandra Stone (BINDT)
Ian Taylor² (PCM)

¹AE Trainer
²AE Examiner

General Condition Monitoring WG
Тhе General Condition Monitoring Working Group (GCM WG) is one of the six working groups that report to the Condition Monitoring Technical Committee (СМТС) at BINDT.

The GCM WG was formed in 2019 to undertake the development of PCN training in general condition monitoring and to provide a basis for the verification of existing competencies in all industries whilst also providing a platform for the development of the CM role within industry at higher levels. Training will be available in due course at categories I and II.

The main duties of the GCM WG are development, management and organisation of the training programme as well as examinations, together with the development and continuous review of the question bank.

To view or download the GCM WG Terms of Reference, click here.

Members of the working group are:
Daniel Shorten (John Crane), Chair
Simon Edmondson (CM Services Global), Vice Chair
Antony Barnes (Holland America Group)
Andrew Bennet (Lloyds Register)
Tim Bradshaw (MISTRAS)
Jennifer Cook (BINDT)
Kurt Day (BINDT)
James Frank (British Engineering)
Andrew Fyfe (AVT Reliability)
Professor Tony Hope (CM Consultant)
Alec McCann (AM Training Services Ltd)
David Manning-Ohren (Eriks)
Simon Mills (Spectrum CBM)
Tom Murphy (Reliability Team)
Paul Price (AVT Reliability)
Sandra Stone (BINDT)
Jade Thompson (SKF)
Dean Whittle (RMS Ltd)

Infrared Thermography WG
The Infrared Technology Working Group (IRTWG) is one of the five working groups that report to the Condition Monitoring Technical Committee (CMTC) at BINDT.

The IRTWG was formed in 2001, to undertake the development of PCN training in Infrared Thermography (IRT) alongside development of the new International Standard ISO 18436. The group meets about four times per year and is originally responsible for writing the examination questions in IRT for the BINDT question bank. Training is currently provided by Accredited Training Organisations (ATOs) and PCN examinations are provided by BINDT at Categories I & II. Category III training courses and examinations will be available in due course.

The main duties of IRTWG are now management and organisation of the training programme and examinations, together with a continuous review of the question bank.

To view or download the IRT WG Terms of Reference, click here.

Members of the working group are:
Jennifer Cook (BINDT)
Kurt Day (BINDT)
Austin Dunne (Infrared Training)
Ray Faulkner (iRed)
Cailean Forrester (Inspectahire)
Steve Greenfield (Anokhi Consulting Engineers)
Stuart Kirk (RSK)
David Manning-Ohren² (Eriks)
Sandra Stone (BINDT)
Jon Willis (Flir)
Andy Whitcher (Tecpinions)

²AE Examiner

Lubrication Analysis WG
The Lubricant Analysis Working Group (LAWG) is one of the five working groups that report to the Condition Monitoring Technical Committee (CMTC) at BINDT.

The LAWG was formed in 2004, to undertake the development of PCN training in Lubricant Analysis (LA). The group meets about four times per year and was originally responsible for writing the examination questions in LA for the BINDT question bank. Training is currently provided by Accredited Training Organisations (ATOs) and PCN examinations are provided by BINDT at Categories I & II. Category III training courses and examinations will be available in due course.

The main duties of LAWG are now management and organisation of the training programme and examinations, together with a continuous review of the question bank.

To view or download the LA WG Terms of Reference, click here.

Members of the working group are:
Bob Cutler (Oil Analysis Laboratories), Chair
Jennifer Cook (BINDT)
Adam Cutler (Oil Analysis Laboratories)
Kurt Day (BINDT)
Steve Greenfield (Anokhi Consulting Engineers)
Dzmitry Korachkin (Swansea Tribology Services)
Alec McCann (AM Training Services)
Tim Nowell (Intertek)
Graeme Poole (SKF)
Daniel Shorten² (John Crane)
Gwyn Simmonds (Polaris Laboratories)
Sandra Stone (BINDT)
Jade Thompson (SKF)

²AE Examiner

Ultrasonic Working Group
Тhе Ultrasonic Working Group (US WG) is one of the six working groups that report to the Condition Monitoring Technical Committee (СМТС) at BINDT.

The US WG was formed in 2019 to undertake the development of PCN training in ultrasonics (US). The group meets about four times per year and is гesponsible for writing examination questions for the BINDT question bank. Training and examinations will be available in due course at category I, II and III.

The main duties of the US WG are development, management and organisation of the training programme as well as examinations, together with the development and continuous review of the question bank

To view or download the US WG Terms of Reference, click here.

Members of the working group are:
Tom Murphy (Reliability Team), Chair
Jennifer Cook (BINDT)
Kurt Day (BINDT)
Professor Tony Hope (CM Consultant)
Simon Mills (Spectrum CBM)
Paul Price (AVT Reliability)
Sandra Stone (BINDT)
Dean Whittle (RMS Ltd)

Vibration Analysis WG
Тhе Vibration Analysis Working Group (VAWG) is one of the five Working Groups that report to the Condition Monitoring Technical Committee (СМТС) at BINDT.

The VAWG was formed in 2002 to undertake the development of PCN training in Vibration Analysis (VA). The group meets about four times per year and was originally гesponsible for writing examination questions in VA for the BINDT question bank. Training in VA is currently provided Ьу Accredited Training Organisations (ATOs) and PCN examinations are provided Ьу BINDT at categories I, II, and I. Category IV training and associated examinations will Ье available in due course.

The main duties of the VAWG are management and organisation of the training programme and examinations, together with а continuous review of the question bank.

To view or download the VA WG Terms of Reference, click here.

The members of the Working Group are listed below:
Professor Tony Hope² (CM Consultant), Chair
Colin Armstrong (Scenic Acoustic & Vibration Engineering Ltd)
Antony Barnes (Holland America Group)
Jennifer Cook (BINDT)
Kurt Day (BINDT)
Simon Edmondson (CM Services)
James Frank (British Engineering)
David Futter² (Bachmann Monitoring GmbH)
Andrew Fyfe (AVT Reliability)
Andrew Hubbard (Meggitt Plc)
Alec McCann (AM Training Services)
David Manning-Ohren (Eriks)
Simon Mills (Spectrum CBM)
Graeme Poole (SKF)
Paul Price (AVT Reliability)
Dean Whittle (RMS Ltd)
George Zolkiewski² (CM Consultant)

²AE Examiner