Rotating Equipment Alignment, Balancing & Troubleshooting Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
• Explain the principles of rotating equipment alignment and balancing.
• Analyze the relationship between alignment, balance, vibration, and equipment reliability.
• Identify major alignment requirements for shafts and couplings.
• Apply appropriate alignment measurement and correction techniques.
• Evaluate angular and parallel misalignment.
• Identify soft foot and other installation-related conditions.
• Analyze balancing requirements for rotating components.
• Apply appropriate balancing principles and correction methods.
• Interpret vibration patterns associated with imbalance and misalignment.
• Diagnose common mechanical problems in rotating equipment.
• Analyze bearing, coupling, shaft, and lubrication-related problems.
• Evaluate the influence of resonance and operating conditions on vibration.
• Apply systematic troubleshooting methodologies.
• Develop corrective actions for alignment, balancing, and mechanical faults.
• Verify the effectiveness of completed alignment and balancing activities.
• Develop an integrated troubleshooting and reliability improvement strategy for rotating equipment.

Who Should Attend

Learning Outcomes

• Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
• Assess alignment conditions in rotating machinery.
• Perform shaft and coupling alignment measurements.
• Identify angular and parallel misalignment.
• Detect and correct soft foot conditions.
• Evaluate alignment tolerances according to equipment requirements.
• Select appropriate alignment tools and measurement methods.
• Assess rotating component balance conditions.
• Calculate and determine appropriate balancing corrections.
• Interpret vibration data associated with imbalance and misalignment.
• Identify mechanical looseness, resonance, shaft bending, and coupling problems.
• Diagnose bearing and lubrication-related vibration problems.
• Analyze equipment operating conditions and their influence on mechanical performance.
• Conduct systematic troubleshooting of rotating equipment.
• Develop technically justified corrective and preventive actions.
• Verify equipment condition following alignment and balancing activities.
• Prepare a practical rotating equipment troubleshooting and reliability improvement plan.

Course Outline