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Maintaining shaft alignment

The focus of this article is to highlight how and why shaft misalignment may occur prematurely, even after proper precision alignment procedures have been followed. There is a common cause of shaft misalignment and there are steps that can be taken to protect your investments. The application of the ‘5 Whys’ technique for root cause failure analysis and mediation will be discussed.

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Shaft misalignment is a common source of maintenance issues for rotating equipment. These issues are well-published and documented in operating manuals from the OEMs of various rotating machines, in governmental studies focused on energy savings, in training materials from precision alignment equipment and service providers, from asset owners, and from maintenance consultants all over the world.

The issue is real. It is recurring. And, in many cases, can be significantly reduced. Proactively addressing one of the common root causes can dramatically improve equipment performance by maintaining shaft alignment.

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