MMS-245 | Shaft and Coupling Alignment
Rockwell Automation Instructor-Led
Course Code: MMS-245
Time: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Price: TBD
For more information, please contact us at [email protected] or call 1-800-247-1410.
Registration closes one week prior to course start.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
FIVE-DAY COURSE
This course provides information on the importance of proper alignment and alignment methods, cause of misalignment and how to correct for error such as soft foot and thermal growth using dial indicators, and coupling alignment using dial indicators and lasers where applicable. There are hands-on exercises for shaft and equipment alignments.
After completing this course, students should be able to perform the following tasks:
- Identify the fundamental principles of shaft alignment
- List and identify the tools used in the alignment process
- Discuss the importance of using a pre-alignment checklist
- Identify soft foot and discuss methods to correct it
- Identify the phases of the alignment process
- Demonstrate proper alignment methods
- Discuss the factors that may affect alignment
- Discuss the importance of alignment tolerances
- Discuss methods used for non-standard alignments
- Identify the couplings used to connect shafts