By Brian Shanovich It is always the question with machine train shaft alignments: what needs to be moved? The best way to approach a multiple machine set shaft alignment project is to know where everything is and where everything needs to be.
The FIXTURLASER Laser Kit is a wireless laser shaft alignment system, featuring two laser transmitter-detector units that pair via Bluetooth to the user’s iOS or Android device running the Laser Kit app. The app is designed to be installed on an iOS or Android mobile device, which replaces the traditional display unit.
The Fixturlaser EVO, introduced to the global market in April of 2014 by Acoem AB, (former Elos Fixturlaser AB), has been named a Gold Product of the Year by Plant Engineering Magazine. This is the second year in a row that a Fixturlaser alignment system has been named a Product of the Year in the Maintenance Tools & Equipment category.
User friendly and time saving functions to free up time and to reduce the number of production stoppages; the improved Fixturlaser GO Pro alignment tool has the needs of the maintenance professional at heart.
As of September 15, 2014, Elos Fixturlaser AB changes its company name to ACOEM AB. Please note that this is only a name change. The company’s corporate identification number, addresses, as well as all company contact information remain unchanged.
Elos Fixturlaser has been acquired by the French company ACOEM. The acquisition strengthens ACOEM’s position in its strategy in the field of predictive maintenance. Complementing the French company’s ONEPROD condition monitoring solutions, Fixturlaser’s innovative laser based shaft alignment tools will position ACOEM as market leader in the field of smart industrial maintenance.
Fixturlaser has developed a new shaft alignment tool, Fixturlaser EVO, which features our unique adaptive user interface. The tool’s simplicity in its handling is characteristic for all Fixturlaser tools; an alignment tool that can be handled by all maintenance professionals, and not only experts.
Fixturlaser is proud to announce that the Fixturlaser NXA Pro has received the 2013 Bronze Product of the Year award in the Maintenance Tools & Equipment category. This laser alignment system features many innovations in shaft alignment, including the first use of gyroscopes, improved power management with extended battery life, and a 6.5 inch touch screen with video game style realistic graphics.
The Fixturlaser NXA Geometry package includes software for standard straightness, bore alignment, circular and rectangular flatness. The measurement and adjustment process is achieved promptly and easily thanks to the unique intuitive graphic user interface with live values displayed in micron resolution.
The high end product Fixturlaser NXA Ultimate is a complete shaft alignment and geometry measurement tool. It includes all the software that a plant’s maintenance staff needs for obtaining optimal machine condition, already at the machine’s very installation and further on during its life time.
With new sales force employees and new product launches, came the need for a serious training course in shaft alignment and geometry measurements. A happy bunch of 12 distributors came to Mölndal for a week of theory and training in handling our systems (and our competitors' ….). We took a break from the heavy schedule to document the group, where all sorts of nationalities are represented; from
The shaft alignment system Fixturlaser NXA Pro has been nominated as a finalist for the 2013 Product of the Year Award; a competition organized by the US based Plant Engineering Magazine. The competition recognizes the best new industrial products available in the United States. Fixturlaser and VibrAlign, US distributor has had several winners and nominees in previous competitions.