Shaft Alignment

Shaft alignment is the positioning of the rotational centers of two or more shafts such that they
are co-linear when the machines are under normal operating conditions. Proper shaft alignment is
not dictated by the total indicator reading (TIR) of the coupling hubs or the shafts, but rather by
the proper centers of rotation of the shaft supporting members (the machine bearings).
There are two components of misalignment—“angular and offset”.
Offset misalignment, sometimes referred to as parallel misalignment, is the distance between the
shaft centers of rotation measured at the plane of power transmission. This is typically measured
at the coupling center. The units for this measurement are mils (where 1 mil = 0.001 in.).

The Pareto Analysis?

The Pareto Analysis, also known as the Pareto principle or 80/20 rule, assumes that
the large majority of problems (80%) are determined by a few important causes
20%).

The founder of this analysis, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, discovered this
when he was carrying out a study at the end of the 18th century in which he
ascertained that 20% of the Italian population owned 80% of the property. This
80/20 rule or Pareto Analysis was further developed by total quality management
guru Joseph Juran (after 1940) and can be applied to various matters (for instance
decision-making and other complex issues).

The principle of the Pareto Analysis is based on the Zipf distribution (pattern in
linguistics and a discrete probability distribution with parameters λ and N. the
Pareto Analysis is a creative and practical way of looking at the causes of
problems. It stimulates ideas about thinking and organizing. This method of
analysis helps identify the main causes (20%) that lead to 80% of the problems
that need are to be solved. As soon as the main causes have been identified, the
diagnostic techniques such as the Ishikawa diagram or fishbone analysis can be
used to identify and address the deeper causes of the problems.