Open Courses
ERI "open" courses are offered in various dates and locations throughout the year.
Check a few of our upcoming courses below and click on "More dates and locations" link for more options:
Military Standard 810G (MIL-STD-810G) Testing
(presented by Steve Brenner)
July 8-11, 2013,
Munich, Germany
Fundamentals of Random Vibration and Shock Testing, HALT, ESS, HASS
(presented by Wayne Tustin)
August 20-22, 2013,
Santa Barbara, California
Simultaneous Multi-Axis Vibration Testing
(presented by Wayne Tustin)
July 16-18, 2013,
Burlington, Washington
Vibration and Shock Test Fixture Design
(presented by Steve Brenner)
June 17-19, 2013,
Newark, California 
More Training from ERI
Training is intended to provide engineers, technicians and others with knowledge, skills and attitude needed to perform (or more effectively perform) a specific job.
Equipment Reliability Institute (ERI) also offers:
Onsite Courses
Distance Learning
in many reliability-related subjects.
Onsite Courses
You may wish training at your facility for your designers, engineers, technicians and test personnel, "tailored" to your organization's needs. You are invited to see our course outlines. In addition, any of our “open” courses can be presented at your facility.
Distance Learning
Our 1001 Distance Learning Program in Vibration and Shock Testing comes in a CD-ROM with thousands of images, animations and video clips distributed into 33 Power Point lessons. You will learn basic theory, control, instrumentation, calibration, analysis and testing using shakers and shock test machines. Wayne Tustin is your "remote professor". Learn more about this program.
Our 1001 
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Visit our newsletter archives page to take a look at our past issues!
In the November issue...
- What Do You Mean, My Fixture Is Bad?
by Wayne Tustin - Be Aware of Resonance
by Wayne Tustin
"(Wayne) I just want to thank you for the excellent newsletter you send out. It's very good and keep my crusty old brain up to speed on vibration testing. You are an asset to the Vibration world. Thanks again."
Tony Kostreba
Vibration Technician
Honeywell Aerospace
Vibration Glossary
You are invited to use our Vibration and Shock Glossary. You will find important words and their definitions. This list evolved from Wayne's 50 years of work experience. It is frequently updated.
Useful Links
ERI has an extensive list of firms which provide equipment and services that can help your organization achieve high reliability and durability. Visit our Links Section.
Technical Presentations
Wayne has lectured and presented in a variety of vibration and shock test related events throughout his career. Some of his lectures/presentations can be downloaded for free here.
Yet another way in which ERI can help your organization achieve high reliability and durability in your equipment is through consulting.
ERI Specialists
ERI Consultants (better known as our "Specialists) can help you with specific problems, such as failure analysis, corrosion control, modal analysis and testing, NEBS testing, and the ruggedizing and isolation of commercial equipment to meet the military services demand for COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) defense equipment.
Visit our Consulting section to meet our Specialists and to find out about other technical areas in which we can help you.
We have added Wes Mayne to our specialists team!
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