Sustainability has become a defining priority across industrial and maritime operations. While much of the discussion centers on alternative fuels and emerging technologies, one of the most immediate ...

Fluke Reliability has launched a new Shaft Alignment solution that includes rugged tablets designed to work with their range of alignment kits, including Pruftechnik’s laser alignment tools.

Shaft misalignments as small 0.06 mm can cause failures of seals, couplings, and bearings as well as increase motor vibration and heat. Traditional alignment methods, like straightedges/feeler gauges, ...

ISMANING, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prüftechnik, a division of Fluke Reliability, introduces the ShaftAlign Touch laser alignment system, a new digital solution that exceeds the capabilities of ...

Proper shaft alignment of directly coupled machines has proven to be one of the greatest money savers for machinery-intensive industries over the last 25 years. When poorly done, usually for lack of ...

The objective of optimized shaft alignment is to increase the operating life span of rotating machinery. To achieve this goal, components that are the most likely to fail must be made to operate ...

The kit consists of a cylindrical 2.250 or 1.000-in.-diameter laser that is held right in the bore, tool-holder, chuck, or shaft mount. A digital receiver projects the beam. The mount is reversible so ...

Maintaining alignment requires regular monitoring, and SKF’s TKSA laser-guided shaft alignment systems are designed for novices as well as experienced users, with built-in procedures that cover ...