Automation adjustment utilizing low melting point alloys

An adjustable interface between two or more structural components disposed on a piece of equipment, comprising:

• a shaft coupled to at least one of the structural components;
• a housing having an interior volume configured to receive at least a portion of the shaft, the interior volume sized to permit axial, radial, rotational, and longitudinal movement to the shaft;
• a filler material disposed in the interior volume and in contact with the portion of the shaft disposed in the interior volume;
• and
• a flexible retention member coupled to a portion of the housing and the shaft, wherein the housing is configured to provide heat to the filler material.

A method for adjusting an interface between two or more structural components disposed on a piece of equipment, comprising:

• providing a housing at the interface having an interior volume configured to receive at least a portion of one of the two or more structural components, wherein the structural component is in communication with a solid filler material disposed in the housing;
• heating the solid filler material to at or near a melt-point;
• adjusting the structural component in one or more of the six degrees of freedom;
• and
• cooling the filler material below the melt-point.