Laser alignment of exhaust fans saves time and money

February 1, 2011

Problem: Exhaust fans The exhaust fans at two of our process buildings kept having the same common faults (failed bearings, failed motors and running hot.). We spent over $4,400.00 on one fan from 2008 to 2010 and over $5,600.00 on the other fan on parts alone. Solution: Purchased an OPTALIGN SMART EX laser alignment system [...]

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A Laser Shaft Alignment Success Story

August 2, 2010

Problem: Our boiler feed water pump running on steam turbine kept failing numerous mechanical seals since 2006, and gave us very poor reliability. Due to the unreliable nature of the steam turbine, we had to keep running our electric boiler feed water pump as a primary pump. This cost us $$$ in terms of energy [...]

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