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Don’t Forget a Lift Check!

bearing clearances| Lift Check| Pre-Alignment| Precision Shaft Alignment

By Michael Keohane on October 22, 2020

    A lift check isn’t always done when performing a precision shaft alignment, nonetheless excessive lift can be the cause of alignment frustration. Here is a recent example from a very experienced aligner. This particular alignment was on a 150 HP motor driving an extruder through a gearbox. The horizontal alignment came in as […]

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What is the Fixturlaser NXA Runout Probe?

Pre-Alignment| Precision Shaft Alignment| pipe Strain| Dynamic Movement| bearing clearances| runout| coupling runout| Gearbox Thrust

By Stan Riddle on November 7, 2017

VibrAlign has introduced the Fixturlaser Runout Probe, an accessory device for the Fixturlaser NXA Professional.  I (as a jaded, grizzled old millwright-but a good “company man”) was outwardly excited.  But inside, I thought, what’s the big deal?  It’s an electronic dial indicator. That’s what I thought – until I took it for a test drive!  […]

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