Axeluppriktning är en viktig process för att optimera maskiners prestanda och livslängd. Utmaningar som föråldrade verktyg, brist på utbildning, slitage och begränsade underhållstider kan dock skapa problem. Genom att använda moderna verktyg, erbjuda utbildning och planera underhåll noggrant kan dessa hinder övervinnas för att säkerställa effektiv drift och lägre kostnader.
RT-300 Solution's laser alignment, vibration analysis & Run Out Probe helped align Caterpillar engine to backup floodwater pump.
There are two parts that must be understood, proper phasing and angularity of the input and output shafts.
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new improved GuideU™ (UI), designed to maximize user productivity, facilitate intuitive reporting, and ensure a consistent user experience across all measurements.
Verifying your machines' issues using phase analysis can be a very effective method of verifying faults discovered during an inspection. Vibration programs can be made more effective when phase, particularly cross-channel phase analysis, is applied properly.
To calculate the cost of misalignment, first determine the cost of the machine’s downtime.
The NXA Runout Probe is a simple electronic tool designed to detect and measure shaft runout. The new tool represents a unique application of a linear variable displacement transducer (LVDT) to provide an easy-to-use but highly accurate measure of machinery problems that can confound the measurement and correction of shaft misalignment
Predictive maintenance involves scheduled testing on regular intervals.
A lift check isn’t always done when performing a precision shaft alignment, nonetheless excessive lift can be the cause of alignment frustration.
Often the OJT portion of our training classes begins with an alignment check of a rotating piece of machinery in the client’s facility. This comes after numerous alignments in the classroom, on the training fixtures, performed by the attendees.
They are then ready to apply their skills learned on the classroom training equipment in their plant. A typical scenario for the OJT training is that th
The augmented mechanic’s solution – RT-300 – is a smart reliability tool that combines on-the-spot machine diagnostics with tools for pre-alignment and precision shaft alignment, minimizing the time from fault diagnostics to corrective actions.
If possible we want to have the sensors in a horizontal plane when the live screen is activated so the sensors are in position to monitor the horizontal correction. For rotating machines with large mass or that are difficult to position precisely, this may be time consuming and/or not possible.
A customer called me, extremely frustrated, because he could not get a good alignment. “I’ve spent two hours trying to align this stupid pump!” he said. He blamed the laser, the “cheap” pump his company had, the bad base, his bad trainer (me), and anything else that came to mind.
I did not take it personally, because I’ve been there too! I listened to his frustrations, and let him vent. And
I had the pleasure of working with the maintenance team at a South Carolina manufacturing plant that had an outstanding alignment kit they rolled out to every alignment job.
Welcome ACOEM India. We strengthen our team with a group with long experience of shaft alignment
We recently received a customer request about shim safety. An employee at the customer site had experienced a “near miss” safety issue due to walking too closely to a machine, and getting their clothes caught against a shim. Since I have a scar on my right thumb caused by a 3 mil shim, I thought a discussion on shim safety might be in order!
Shims do three things:
Change the elevation of
By Brad Case on January 25, 2017 Vibralign
When training clients to use Fixturlasers Verti-Zontal Alignment Process we show taking the 3rd measurement at a horizontal position, typically at 3 o’clock. This is simply for expediency and is NOT a requirement as Fixturlaser Shaft Alignment Systems can take measurements at any position due to the inclinometers in M & S sensors.
If possible we
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