Alignment Knowledge Center

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The Alignment Knowledge Center is a source of precision alignment information for your education and benefit. As you study our materials we hope you apply them to improve your precision alignment practices.

White Paper

Dynamic Movement White Paper

This paper covers some fundamentals of precision alignment, as well as the methodology for calculating thermal growth. This paper also discusses and demonstrates the importance of field measurements of actual on-line positions.

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Literature

Benefits of Shaft Alignment

Learn how to identify shaft misalignment, the impact base conditions and thermal variations have on alignment, frequently asked questions about shaft alignment and more.

FixturelaserXA

Learn about programs and express functions for Fixturlaser XA - the alignment system for Express Alignment.

Technical Notes

Angular Misalignment

This Tech Note defines Angular Misalignment and provides graph displaying how to calculate angular misalignment.

Base Bound Solution

This Tech Note defines the base bound solution and provides calculations and examples.

Face Dial Indicator Readings and Angular Misalignment

This Tech Note explains where to mount dial indicators and how to use dial indicators to determine angular misalignment.

Rim Dial Indicator Readings and Offset Misalignment

This Tech Note explains how to use rim dial indicators to measure angular misalignment.

Infrared Thermograms of Coupling Misalignment

View infrared diagrams of coupling misalignment.

Offset Misalignment

This Tech Note defines offset misalignment provides examples.

Vertical Rough Alignment

This Tech Note explains a procedure that can be used as part of pre-alignment checks to make vertical rough alignment easier.