Proper equipment alignment removes many root causes of equipment failure. Some of the benefits of proper alignment with a laser shaft alignment tool are:
- Reducing vibration levels. Lowering vibration levels in your equipment will result in increased component life for bearings, Â seals, couplings, and other components. For example, reducing overall vibration levels in equipment by 10% can increase bearing life by approximately 40%.
- Minimizing coupling wear and failures.
- Minimizing seal failures.
- Reducing the possibility of shaft fatigue and sudden catastrophic failure.
- Reducing power consumption in running equipment.
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Alignment, Maintenance Tips by Trent Phillips