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Rotating Equipment Alignment and Balancing

Misalignment and imbalance destroy bearings and seals quietly over months, and both are introduced during the maintenance intended to improve reliability. This course covers doing that work correctly. Delegates work through alignment principles and the tolerances that actually matter, soft foot and the base and grouting conditions that make alignment impossible, and alignment technique using dial indicators and laser systems. Thermal growth and running position are covered. Balancing follows: unbalance types, single and two plane balancing, and field balancing technique. Coupling selection and installation are addressed. The course closes on verifying results through vibration and on the record that lets the next person work from a known baseline.

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Course objectives

  • Apply alignment principles and realistic tolerances
  • Identify and correct soft foot, base and grouting problems
  • Align using dial indicator and laser methods
  • Account for thermal growth and running position
  • Diagnose unbalance and perform single and two plane balancing
  • Balance in the field and verify by vibration measurement
  • Record results so the next person starts from a known baseline

Who should attend

  • Millwrights, fitters and mechanical technicians
  • Maintenance and reliability engineers
  • Condition monitoring practitioners
  • Maintenance supervisors and planners
  • Commissioning engineers

Course outline

  1. 01Damage introduced by maintenance
  2. 02Alignment principles and tolerances
  3. 03Soft foot, bases and grouting
  4. 04Dial indicator technique
  5. 05Laser alignment and thermal growth
  6. 06Unbalance types and causes
  7. 07Single and two plane balancing
  8. 08Field balancing, coupling installation and verification

Scheduled sessions

Scheduled sessions for Rotating Equipment Alignment and Balancing
DatesVenueFormatPriceRegister
19 to 23 October 2026OnlineOnlineR8,500 per delegateRegister Now
26 to 30 October 2026Nairobi, KenyaClassroomUSD 1,325 per delegateRegister Now
23 to 27 November 2026Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaClassroomUSD 1,325 per delegateRegister Now
7 to 11 December 2026Cape Town, South AfricaClassroomR19,950 per delegateRegister Now
21 to 25 December 2026Addis Ababa, EthiopiaClassroomUSD 1,325 per delegateRegister Now
22 to 26 February 2027Windhoek, NamibiaClassroomR19,950 per delegateRegister Now

Rotating Equipment Alignment and Balancing

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