What I will learn?

• Review of shaft alignment fundamentals
• Advantages, disadvantages and sources of error associated with various alignment methods
• Describing and documenting shaft offset and angular misalignment condition
• Pre-alignment procedures
• Review the three major phases of alignment
• Review of dial indicator alignment methods
• Laser alignment systems overview
• Fundamental horizontal machine alignment processes
• Setting up the laser system
• Measuring and entering the dimensions
• Obtaining measurements
• Interpreting results
• Making moves/adjustments
• Alignment completion
• Dealing with alignment challenges
• Base-bound and bolt-bound conditions
• Dynamic movement
• Identify general types of Soft foot and how to detect and correct Soft foot conditions
• Effects of thermal growth on the alignment process and machine operation