Laser Shaft Alignment 

How accurate are dial indicator readings?

 

In the past, shaft alignment with dial indicators and straightedges was ‘standard procedure’ – mainly for lack of a better alternative!  With so many sources of potential error and loss of accuracy, the success of these mechanical methods often ended up being a combination of long experience, guesswork and plain old-fashioned lucks-so that only a few fitters ever really achieved the ‘knack’ of shaft alignment.  Today’s maintenance personnel must be a true jack-of-all-trades to service ever-larger machine parks, yet the higher speeds and tighter design specifications of modern machines demand reliable, highly accurate shaft alignment.  Laser Alignment rises to the challenge by letting anyone perform precision alignment while saving significant time and effort over conventional methods.

 

Why precision shaft alignment?

 

Even small machines can generate big losses when shaft misalignment places reaction forces on shafts, even if the ‘flexible’ coupling suffers no immediate damage.  The result:  premature failure of critical seals and bearings.   Laser Alignment pays for itself in short order by preventing the consequences of poor alignment.

Lower energy losses to

friction and vibration.

Raised productivity through

time savings and reliable results.

Lower parts expense and

inventory levels thanks to

extended MTBF.

Better alignment with less effort for longer machine life

 

Laser shaft alignment offers 10 to 100 times the accuracy of conventional methods.  More importantly, this unmatched precision pays off big in terms of extended machine life and reduced alignment effort.  Let Laser Alignment save you the hassle of calculating alignment corrections and tolerances – and double the MTBF of motor/pump sets!

Alignment accuracy is critical to machine longevity

POSTMA & POSTMA

(PTY) LTD.