Most Fixturlaser alignment tools have detectors in the sensors that can measure a change of position up to 30mm (over 1 inch). In most instances, this is more than enough to measure even severe misalignment. However on long spans, if the misalignment is severe, the machines may need to be roughed in before precision alignment can take place.
Step 1 – Mount the alignment tool, and start the hori
Verti-Zontal Move is a shaft alignment process to allow the aligner to make both vertical and horizontal alignment corrections with a single measurement, or spin of the shafts. It’s touted as making shaft alignments faster and more accurate.
But here’s what it means to me – it makes shaft alignment EASIER!
If I can roll the shafts only two times – once to measure and correct, and one
Fixturlaser has launched a new Bore fixture: Bore Fixture Non Mag ø290-620mm. There are two different 3-leg fixtures in the package. One covers bore sizes from ø290 mm to ø400 mm, and the other one covers sizes from ø400 mm to ø620 mm.
Simply stated, a machine train is when three or more machine components are coupled together, acting as one. Machine train alignment can sometimes be a complicated task. Some laser alignment tools can measure machine trains of up to several machines, simplifying the move options. Whether you have a machine train program or not, by using some common sense guidelines, a machine train can be al
This is a common misconception in some industries surrounding flexible couplings. Some maintenance and production individuals believe that flexible couplings are designed to allow for a few degrees of misalignment. This is not quite the case. While flexible couplings do tolerate some amount of misalignment, this is not their intended purpose. The greater the misalignment, the shorter the l
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Fixturlaser has developed an adaptive user interface, i.e. a user interface that actually tells you what to do based on your measurement results. With the VertiZontal Moves feature, we have brought to you one of the most innovative and time saving features in the shaft alignment world. The adaptive user interface shows how much a misaligned machine requires to
We work with clients in many types of harsh climates, from cold with rain, sleet, snow & ice to hot humid and hot & dry and everything in between. Whatever the climate, the need for equipment maintenance intensifies with the severity of the climate. Harsh climate conditions will create situations where precision shaft alignment of pumps and outdoor equipment may be difficult or
I have been in industrial maintenance longer than I have not. A portion of that time was spent in Maintenance Management. One lesson I learned was, that in order for a team leader (or company as a whole) to be successful, the entire team needs to be successful.
I tend to simplify things, maybe to a fault at times, nonetheless here are “The Three T’s” which I feel are essential for a mainte
Sometimes simple procedures can become huge pain points, especially when the necessary knowledge is not known or available. This has proven to be true with the geometric flatness “buck in” procedure involving a sweep laser transmitter and receiver (detector).
First, let me begin by defining “buck in”, this phrase is utilized to describe the process of adjusting a laser transmitter’s angular
A gap between one foot of a machine and the foundation generally is referred to as “soft foot.”
Alignment applications plus geometric measurement make this the ultimate measurement instrument.
As technical trainers, we travel all over the country visiting factories, mills, power plants and refineries. Just to mention a few. We see and work on equipment of every type and size. From small 10 HP electric motors and pumps moving cooling water, to house sized engines turning generators that power our cities.