Great pre-alignment practices It is often exciting to jump right into the alignment process, however, there are several good pre-alignment practices to perform in order to avoid possible causes of machine failure. Mechanical faults can reduce the lifespan of your equipment even if the axes of rotation of the shafts are perfectly aligned. In order …
A lot of people still believe that they cannot use their laser alignment system when they are confronted to a non-rotating application, well they are mistaken. For more than 10 years now you can have brackets designed especially for non-rotating application. It is simply a matter of have the right tool for the alignment you …
Do not forget that when mounting your heads on the shaft, if there is a lack of space, the heads can also be mounted onto the coupling given that it is the fixed part of the coupling as it would still be representative of the axis of rotation. You can also ask your laser alignment …
Are you making more corrections than expected? This may be a consequence of incorrect dimensions input in your system. It is crucial to take the distances with the most precision possible; those distances will affect all the calculations thus the corrections. Don’t forget that the same principle apply when you are doing an alignment with …
THE CURE FOR ALIGNMENT FRUSTRATION BY STAN RIDDLE When laser alignment tools are not repeatable, it’s not the laser – IT’S YOU. During an alignment it’s easy to take a short cut, put in an incorrect shim, or an incorrect value in the laser. Alignment frustration isn’t new, but it is treatable. The secret – …
DOES THE Z AXIS AFFECT ALIGNMENT? In short, no it does not. There are aspects of the z axis that could affect the running of a machine, but rotational shaft alignment is not of them. What is the Z axis? The X and Y axes are references to horizontal and vertical planes respectively. With regard to precision …
WHY CAN’T I JUST USE MY STRAIGHT EDGE Submitted by Jonathan Dissinger at VibrAlign The question of why use laser alignment tools, comes up on a more regular basis than one would think. Many still ask why they should make the investment in laser or dial indicator precision shaft alignment tools. So, let us try …
