MILL 122 - Machinery Alignment Procedures I

3 Credits
The objective of this course is to present the information required to identify, select, and perform the standard machinery alignment procedures used by Millwrights. This course (the first of three in the program) is designed to cover the safety and importance of locking and tagging out equipment, definition of alignment, effects of uncorrected alignment, coupling types and selections, pre-alignment checks, types of misalignment, alignment procedures including the elimination of soft foot, straight edge feller gage methods and rim-face dial indicator alignment. Detailed techniques for calculating and graphing shim changes will be presented.

Course Outcomes

Provide the correct definition of alignment and the methods of correcting the different types of misalignment.
Perform pre-alignment checks including safety lock out and tagging, bearing base and coupling conditions.
Demonstrate the ability to diagnose soft foot conditions and eliminate them.
Use the straight edge and feeler gage method of correcting misalignment using the mathematical formulas provided.
Demonstrate the ability to perform rim and face dial indicating procedures and calculate shim changes necessary to correct misalignment.
Use mathematical and graphical procedures to correct misalignment.