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Equipment Alignment Checklist

This document provides a 7-step checklist for properly aligning machinery: 1) Prepare the work area and equipment for alignment. 2) Perform a rough alignment by eyesight. 3) Take initial measurements and ensure feet are within tolerance. 4) Measure and correct any soft feet issues. 5) Re-measure to do a final alignment within specified tolerances. 6) Save alignment data and generate a report. 7) Replace guards and clean up when complete.

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Equipment Alignment Checklist

This document provides a 7-step checklist for properly aligning machinery: 1) Prepare the work area and equipment for alignment. 2) Perform a rough alignment by eyesight. 3) Take initial measurements and ensure feet are within tolerance. 4) Measure and correct any soft feet issues. 5) Re-measure to do a final alignment within specified tolerances. 6) Save alignment data and generate a report. 7) Replace guards and clean up when complete.

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Alignment Checklist

1) Pre‐Alignment checks: 
  ☐ Lock‐out and tag‐out the equipment you will be working on. 
  ☐ Clean the area under and around the feet of loose rust, dirt and paint. 
  ☐ Make sure that the base, grout and feet of the machines to be aligned are in good condition. 
  ☐ Remove any existing pipe strain if possible. 
2) Rough Alignment: 
  ☐ Loosen all bolts and make sure the alignment is close by eyesight. 
  ☐ Fill any obvious gaps under the feet. 
  ☐ Torque bolts to correct amount. 
3) First Alignment Check: 
  ☐ Mount the brackets, heads and center the laser. 
  ☐ Enter the proper dimensions as well as any thermal growth or targets that are required. 
  ☐ Take at least two sets of readings in order to establish repeatability. 
  ☐ Ensure that the feet of the moveable machine are within .075” of the horizontal center line. 
4) Soft Foot Correction: 
  ☐ Measure each foot using the laser alignment system. 
  ☐ Diagnose the type of soft foot, if any, and make the necessary corrections. 
  ☐ Get all soft foot readings as low as possible with a goal of no more than .002” on any foot. 
5) Final alignment: 
  ☐ Measure the misalignment once all soft feet corrections have been made. 
  ☐ Align the machines to within the specified tolerances for their rotating speed. 
  ☐ Measure again to make sure you have what you think you have. 
6) Saving and Documentation: 
  ☐ Save the file using the accepted format. 
  ☐ Generate a PDF report or upload the file to the alignment software for future reference. 
7) Final Housekeeping and Safety Items 
  ☐ Make sure all guards are fastened back in place. 
  ☐ Clean up the work area and remove all trash and tools.  
  ☐ Sign‐out and remove any locks you have on the equipment.  
 

 
 

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