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bar sag| dial indicator alignment| Precision Shaft Alignment| Repeatability| rim and face| rod sag

By Steve Gordon on April 17, 2018

And it just may be a lot more than you would think. While visiting a customer site to do an alignment check using the EVO laser alignment tool on a 1750 HP Electric Motor / Boiler Feed Water Pump / 3574 rpm, measurements were taken several times (x3) to make sure the values were repeatable.  […]

"precision alignment"| "shaft alignment targets"| dial indicator alignment| Precision Shaft Alignment| troubleshooting

By Stan Riddle on April 27, 2017

A VibrAlign customer recently called, stating they were having repeatability problems with aligning a small motor to gearbox to pump.  After some phone conversation, I asked if they could send me photos of the machine, and the discrepancy in the measurements.  After seeing them, I knew what the problem was.   Machines with small diameter […]

"shaft alignment tools"| aligning machinery| dial indicator alignment| Dial Indicators

By Brad Case on May 30, 2014

Here’s the formula for better dial indicator alignments: Fixurlaser Dials App + Fixturlaser Dial Indicator Kit + Instructional Video Earlier this year we introduced the Free Fixturlaser Dials App. The app was designed to walk the user through the reverse rim alignment process using dial indicators. We are also now offering a new Dial Indicator […]