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"shaft alignment training"| equipment reliability| maintenance reliability| training| VibrAlign Training

By Mac MacCormack on May 1, 2019

It’s no secret that there is a shortage of skilled labor in manufacturing, specifically in machinery maintenance. Therefore, those in leadership positions must answer the question “training or no training?”. Another way to look at it is, am I willing to invest in the workforce to better insure a more reliable operation? I wrote a […]

aligning machinery| equipment reliability| pipe Strain| Pipe Stress

By Mac MacCormack on July 18, 2018

Not only do we write blog articles at VibrAlign, we also read them. Nearly every training session I conduct, pipe strain as a source of alignment frustration, comes up. I recently came across an excellent blog written by Ricky Smith CRL CMRP CMRT that I would like to share. There is some really good information […]

"shaft alignment training"| equipment reliability| Fixturlaser NXA Pro| Laser Shaft Alignment| misalignment| Precision Shaft Alignment

By Mac MacCormack on November 16, 2017

I recently received a support call from a nearby client, the issue was that the precision shaft alignment of a right-angle gear reducer to a line shaft was taking up to 12 hours (using another brand alignment tool) with little to no success. There are about a dozen of these units in this facility. This […]

condition monitoring| equipment reliability| maintenance reliability| reliability| Vibration Analysis

By Chris Troutt on October 18, 2017

A hype man in rap and hip hop supports the primary rappers with exclamations and interjections, and attempts to increase the audience’s excitement. Emmanuel C. M. says, “the hype man is essential to a live performance. He is an integral piece to the whole show.  It’s his job to be the support for the performer, give the performer energy […]

Alignment tolerances| compressor frame flatness| equipment reliability| geometric measurement| Laser Shaft Alignment| maintenance reliability| Precision Shaft Alignment| specifications| tolerances

By Tom Shelton on September 7, 2017

Whether instructing a training class for precision shaft alignment or geometric measurements, the topic of machine specifications frequently comes up. Specifications such as shaft alignment tolerances, bolt torque values, frame or base flatness requirements and the frequency of verification of these specifications are typical of what is asked. There are general industry specifications such as […]

condition monitoring| equipment reliability| maintenance reliability| reliability

By Mac MacCormack on October 20, 2016

As a technical trainer for VibrAlign, I do a lot of reading in order to hopefully continuously improve. I am also very curious.  Quite often I run across articles I believe are worth sharing. This article was on LinkedIn, an IDCON reliability and maintenance discussion written by Mr. Ken Latino. In case you have not […]

"energy savings"| aligning machinery| equipment reliability| mechanical seals| seal failures

By The VibrAlign Blog on May 19, 2015

One of the common misconceptions in industry is that precision shaft alignment is not needed when using flexible couplings. Studies have show that nearly 50% of all machine breakdowns is due to misalignment. So what happens to misaligned machines? Check out the recently added video to the VibrAlign You Tube Channel titled “5 Effects of […]