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Everyassetintensiveorganizationunderstandsthatthegreatertheuptimeofmachines,the
moreefficientandcosteffectiveoperationswillbe.Keepingyourassetsinoptimalworking
orderiseasierandmorecostefficientwhenadvancedtechnologysuchaslasershaft
alignmentisusedtoincreasemachinereliability.

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thelowestcostyethighestproductivitylevels.Inordertodoso,propermaintenancemustbe
performedonmachines.Thelevelofmaintenancecareofmachinescanbebrokendowninto
fourmajorcategories:

TheMachineMaintenanceGoal
Oneofthegoalsofeveryproductionorientedoperationistokeeptheirmachinesoperatingat

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1. Purelyreactiveorruntofailure
2. Basicpreventivemaintenanceandinspections
3. Combinationofpredictivemaintenancemethodologiesandpreventivemaintenance
4. Organizationsmakinguseofpreventiveandpredictivemaintenanceaswellas
advancedtechnologiessuchaslasershaftalignment,vibrationanalysis,infrared
thermographyetc.

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ConditionMonitoring

AttheheartofmostgoodmaintenanceoperationsisaCMMSsystemthatrecordsandtracks
allassetdetailandmaintenanceworkinformation.ThepremiseofaCMMSisthatthemore
assetandhistoricalworkinformationyouhave,themoreefficientandeffectiveyour
maintenanceplanningwillbe.
WhyShaftAlignmentTechnologyisNecessary

GeometricMeasurement
IndustryEvents
Lubrication
LUDECANews
MaintenanceTips
PDM

AnaturalextensiontousingaCMMSistheuseofadvancedshaftalignmenttechnology

RCM

becauseitaddsvaluableinformationregardingtheconditionofthemachinesthatmight

Reliability

otherwisegoundetecteduntilmachinefailureoccurs.

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Ultrasound

Typicalsignsofmisalignmentinclude:

Abnormallyhotcomponents,smellofburninginsulation
Bearingissuesorgrindingnoises
Higherenergyusage
Loadimbalances
Rotorbarproblems
Excessivevibration
Oneprovenmethodformachineryalignmentislasershaftalignment.Withupto50%of
damagetorotatingmachinerydirectlyrelatedtomisalignment,correctingthisproblemin
machinesiscriticaltoproductionaswellasoperatingbudgets.Butthesearenottheonly
reasons:

VibrationAnalysis

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Lasershaftalignmentcanloweryouroperatingcoststhrough:

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1. Earlyidentificationofproblemsenablingmachinemaintenancetobeproactive.
2. Reducedmaintenancecostasaresultofsharpreductionsinbearing,seal,shaftand
couplingfailures.
3. Reducedvibrationlengtheningtheusefullifecycleofthemachineaswellasincreasing
qualityofoutput.
4. Lessunplanneddowntimesoproductioncanbeoptimized.
5. Feweremergencyrepairsloweringlaborcosts.
6. Errorfreeandaccuratemeasurementsto0.0001.
7. Reducedenergyconsumption.Poorlyalignedmachinesrequiremoreenergyto
achievethesameresultsasawellalignedasset.

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WhoCanBenefitfromLaserShaftAlignment

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Lasershaftalignmentcanbeusedinanyindustryrangingfrommanufacturingtothewind
powerindustrythatdependsonmachinerytofunction.Machineryalignmentisacost
effectivesolutionwhenevercriticalfunctionsareatrisk.Someexamplesinclude,butarenot
limitedto:

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Processingandcentrifugalpumpsusedbythepetrochemicalindustry
Boilerfeedpumpsfoundineverypowerplantandalsoingeneralindustry
Verticalturbinepumpsfoundatwatertreatmentplants
Refrigerationcompressorsusedforfoodprocessingandcoldstorage

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Protectingyourmachinesthroughprecisionshaft

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alignmentisnotanoption,itisamustintodays

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competitiveenvironment.Olddialindicator

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technologymayhavetoolowaresolutionto

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measureaccuratelyenough,andaresubjectto

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readingerrorsandhysteresisorstickingdialhands.
Ontheotherhand,lasershaftalignmentiserror
freewithreportsgenerateddirectlyfromthe
instrumentinconformitywithISO9001
requirements.

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7ReasonsWhyMachinesNeedLaserShaft

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AlignmentwaswrittenforusbyStuartSmith,MBA,

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MS.HeisanavidwriteraboutCMMSandEAM

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softwaresolutionsforMintekMobileDataSolutions.Stuarthasover25yearsexperience

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runningoperationsinmultipleindustries.

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TheKeytoJustifyingaPdMProgram
HowVibrationandUltrasoundcanworktogetherinaPdM

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