A precision shaft alignment system comprising:
- a. a first shaft extending from a fixed unit;
- b. a second shaft extending towards the first shaft from a variable-position unit, the first shaft and the second shaft being rotatably mounted to precisely couple with one another;
- c. a control and computing interface module;
- d. two lasers, one being mounted to the first shaft and the other being mounted to the second shaft, in communication with the control and computing interface module, wherein the lasers precisely measure at least one position of the first shaft and the second shaft relative to one another and communicate the at least one position to the control and computing interface module;
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- e. a jacking system coupled to the second shaft, the jacking system being in communication with, and controlled by, the control and computing interface module, wherein the jacking system comprises a floating engagement device including:
- i. an electro-magnetic coil in electrical communication with the control and computing interface module;
- ii. a housing;
- iii. a horizontal sliding shaft extending through a first side of the housing, wherein a first end of the horizontal sliding shaft is coupled to a jack assembly;
- iv. a vertical sliding shaft extending through the coil, wherein the vertical sliding shaft is configured to releasably engage a second end of the horizontal sliding shaft;
- v. a linear bearing atop a mounting bracket, wherein the housing movably engages the linear bearing;
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- vi. an adjustment shaft configured to move the housing along the linear bearing,
- wherein the coil is energized based on at least one signal from the control and computing interface module, wherein the at least one signal is calculated based on the at least one position of the first shaft and the second shaft, wherein, when the coil is energized, the vertical sliding shaft engages the horizontal sliding shaft, whereby the floating engagement device applies pressure to at least one jack of the jacking system, and wherein, when the coil is de-energized, the vertical sliding shaft disengages the horizontal sliding shaft, whereby the floating engagement device releases the pressure and allows freedom of axis movement to allow measurement of compensation for static movement caused by applied pressure difference against a system motor when the motor is moving to correct misalignment of the first shaft and the second shaft, wherein the jacking system repositions the second shaft horizontally, based on the at least one signal and the compensation for static movement, to establish precise concentric axial alignment with the first shaft, wherein all measurements and calculations, and horizontal adjustments of the second shaft are fully automated and are performed by the system.