Shafts Alignment

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Instructor Name

Marinel Hercut

Start Date

03/11/2025

End Date

07/11/2025

Category

Engineering & Maintenance

Country

Barcelona

Course Overview

This course equips maintenance professionals with alignment techniques for rotating shafts and coupled machines. It highlights the importance of precision alignment to prevent excessive vibration, seal failures, and equipment breakdowns in critical systems.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
– Understand the impact of misalignment on equipment reliability.
– Perform accurate shaft alignment using dial indicators and laser systems.
– Diagnose soft foot, pipe strain, and other alignment-related issues.
– Document alignment results and create compliance reports.
– Implement precision alignment in daily maintenance protocols.

Course Outline

1- Shaft Alignment Theory and Terminology
2- Tools and Methods: Dial Indicators, Rim-Face, and Laser
3- Alignment Procedures and Standards
4- Troubleshooting Misalignment Issues
5- Documentation, Reporting, and Practice

Target Audience

Mechanical technicians, maintenance supervisors, millwrights, and reliability engineers in heavy industries.

Methodology

Hands-on alignment tools, demo rigs, misalignment diagnosis labs, and precision exercises.

Conclusion

Participants will be capable of performing alignment tasks that improve system performance and prolong equipment life.

Daily Agenda

1 Day

Alignment Basics and Concepts

2 Day

Tools and Techniques

3 Day

Execution and Best Practices

4 Day

Field Challenges and Solutions

5 Day

Hands-on Assessment