Balancing And Alignment Techniques

All rotating components experience significant quality and performance improvements if balanced. Balancing is the process of minimizing vibration, noise and bearing wear of rotating bodies. It is accomplished by reducing the centrifugal forces by aligning the principal inertia axis with the geometric axis of rotation through the adding or removing of material. Understanding and practicing the fundamentals of shaft alignment is the first step in reducing unnecessary vibration, reducing maintenance costs, and increasing machine uptime. Misaligned rotating machinery has caused, and will continue to cause, a tremendous financial loss to every industry worldwide. In addition, the participants’ knowledge to accurately align any type of machinery in a variety of ways will be enhanced; carry out various techniques to measure and correct misalignment, thus, helping them pick the best method to suit their individual needs and the needs of their company and therefore, possess the confidence that they have the knowledge and ability to do the job correctly. Consequently, the participants would have been equipped with the working knowledge required to overcome the most damaging and highly prevalent problems in rotating machinery in power plants. This is achieved by combining theoretical and practical knowledge to enhance the troubleshooting skills in carrying out corrective tasks capabilities.