Course Description
Precision Alignment teaches the practical skills required to align rotating machinery to precision standards — one of the highest-value proactive maintenance practices available.
Misalignment is a leading cause of premature bearing, seal, and coupling failure. Participants learn to measure, interpret, and correct alignment using modern methods, with BII Research's 3D animations making the geometry intuitive.
What you will achieve
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Explain how misalignment causes premature machine failure
- Prepare machines correctly for alignment (soft foot, runout, thermal growth)
- Perform precision shaft alignment using dial indicators and laser systems
- Interpret alignment readings and calculate corrections
- Apply tolerances and acceptance criteria
- Document alignment results as part of a precision maintenance program
How the course is delivered
BII Research's 3D animations make alignment geometry intuitive. The course combines theory with practical measurement and correction exercises, covering both dial indicator and laser alignment methods.
Participants access the Learning Zone for reference material and ongoing support.
Designed for
This training course is ideal for:
- Maintenance technicians and millwrights
- Precision maintenance practitioners
- Reliability engineers implementing proactive maintenance
- Condition monitoring analysts diagnosing misalignment
Daily programme
- How misalignment causes machine failure
- Types of misalignment: offset and angular
- Pre-alignment checks: soft foot, runout, pipe strain
- Thermal growth and target specifications
- Dial indicator alignment methods
- Laser alignment systems
- Calculating and applying corrections
- Tolerances, acceptance criteria, and documentation
Certification & accreditation
BII Certificate of Completion
BII Certificate of Completion Upon successful completion, participants receive a BII Development Institute Certificate of Completion with a unique reference code that is independently verifiable. Our certificates are recognised internationally and reflect successful completion of your chosen programme.
