Build technician confidence with practical shaft and geometric alignment application training
Hamar Laser provides professional, hands-on training for both X-Series™ Shaft Alignment Systems and our full line of Geometric Laser Alignment Systems. With nearly 60 years of laser alignment innovation and field experience, our training programs are designed to combine practical application with real-world troubleshooting and alignment strategy — helping maintenance and reliability teams improve accuracy, reduce downtime, and increase confidence in every measurement.
Training can be conducted at our Brookfield, Connecticut facility or onsite at your location, depending on your operational needs and equipment.
Onsite training puts your team directly with your own machinery and real-world alignment conditions. In-house training provides controlled demonstrations and focused instruction for both shaft and geometric alignment technologies.
Our programs are designed for:
Maintenance technicians / Reliability professionals / Vibration analysts / Millwrights / Field service teams / Predictive maintenance personnel / Engineering and commissioning teams
Training runs 1 to 3 days depending on the number of attendees, experience level, types of alignment applications, number of systems, desired depth of instruction, and whether shaft and geometric alignment training are combined
Basic and advanced shaft alignment applications including precision coupled alignment, vertical machine alignment, spacer and jack shaft alignment, machine train alignment, thermal growth compensation, soft foot detection and correction, bolt-bound and base-bound alignment, data-taking methods, Pass Mode™ uncoupled alignment, alignment verification, and troubleshooting unstable alignment conditions.
Precision measurement and machine geometry applications including flatness and straightness measurement, machine base and soleplate flatness, roll alignment, bore alignment, parallelism and squareness checks, centerline alignment, turbine and compressor geometry, precision installation verification, and multi-point measurement analysis.
Customizable sessions designed around your industry and equipment type. Topics can include the effects of shaft misalignment, thermal growth behavior, reliability-centered alignment practices, vibration and alignment fundamentals, precision installation, reducing repeat failures, and alignment strategies for turbines, pumps, compressors, and other rotating equipment.
Assumptions for this example: You have a 480 volt motor drawing 40 amps and operating 8400 hours/year. The Power Factor is .85. Electricity costs $0.06/kWhr. Also assume that the amp draw is measured before and after the alignment and it is found that there is a 1 amp difference.
kW =V* A*PF*1.732/1000
kW =480V* 1A*.85*1.732/1000
kW =.706 = power savings
Savings ($) = operating hours * kW savings * kW cost
Savings ($) = 8400 * .706 * $0.06/kWhr
Savings ($) = 8400 * .706 * $0.06/kWhr
Savings ($) = 355.82
If your plant has 80 similar motors, and if only half of them had the same amount of savings, it would total $355.82 * .5 = $14,232!
The coupling icons next to the data displays show the direction of the misalignment at the coupling and update as you move or shim the motor! You can also zoom in on the coupling to show them in the live display area of the screen.