Eugene Vogel, EASA
Articles
Safety & PPE March 22, 2017
Achieve proper motor alignment by detecting and correcting soft foot
A soft foot exists when not all of a machine's feet sit flat on the supporting base, so that tightening the foot bolts distorts the machine case. This can make a machine difficult to align and a distorted case can result in poor overall machine performance.
By Eugene Vogel, EASA