February 5, 2013
The Hibbing Taconite Company, managed by Cliffs Natural Resources of Hibbing, MN, won UPTIME Magazine’s Best Lubrication Program award. At the heart of their condition monitoring efforts is the Oil Analysis component of their lubrication program, key to helping them identify problems at an early stage of failure. During the first phase of the program, which [...]
October 3, 2012
Laser shaft alignment has become ubiquitous these days. And for the most part, alignments are very similar from one machine train to another. User enters the RPM for tolerance evaluation, enters dimensions of the driver, measures misalignment, and makes corrections. But what happens when an unusual physical configuration exists, as when the foot of the [...]
August 1, 2012
Alignment readings, whether they are taken with dial indicators, or high precision laser shaft alignment equipment, can be susceptible to outside interference. Among the most notable of these circumstances is high vibration coming off of equipment that is next to, or nearby, the machinery that is currently being aligned. Dial indicators can fluctuate several thousandths; [...]
May 31, 2012
At Fleming Enterprises we service the needs of the printing industry: printing press line installations, repairs and revisions. A typical sixteen-color line (eight perfecting units) and associated equipment can run over 150′ long and require section to section alignment not to exceed .003″ in any plane. About 15 years ago, we rented a ROTALIGN system [...]
October 24, 2011
Laser alignment is an essential component of a proactive maintenance strategy for belt-driven machines. This practical guide provides guidelines and information for the implementation of good pulley alignment of belt-driven equipment, including terminology, proper alignment methods, soft foot, and best maintenance practices. Download your copy now!
October 17, 2011
Measuring machinery misalignment with today’s tools, particularly computerized laser alignment systems and well-designed bracketing, is no longer as difficult a task as it once was, when all you had were a straight edge, feeler gauges and maybe a set of dial indicators with some make-shift hardware. Why then, is it that aligning the machinery to [...]
