Accurate alignment of motor shafts to pumps, gearboxes, blowers, etc. is critical to reducing maintenance costs and keeping crucial machinery up and running. Taking the time to accurately align your machines will reduce costs and increase reliability

ALIGNMENT LASERS. SIMPLY THE BEST TOOL FOR SHAFT ALIGNMENT

Accurate alignment of motor shafts to pumps, gearboxes, blowers, etc. is critical to reducing maintenance costs and keeping crucial machinery up and running. Taking the time to accurately align your machines will reduce costs and increase reliability.

Misalignment costs you serious money

Misalignment increases bearing and seal where and leads to premature failures. It also increases power consumption of the motor, increasing electrical costs. For example, studies show that for 3000 RPM motor, an increase in the coupling gap of just .015” can cause motor power consumption to rise by 4%. Multiply this by hundreds of machines and this adds up to serious loss of revenue each year

Increasing alignment accuracy has been shown to:

• Reduce maintenance cost by up to 7%*
• Increase bearing and seal life by up to 8 times*
• Increase machine availability by up to 12%*
• Reduce energy costs by 5% to 12%
• Significantly increase coupling life

Why lasers are better?

After years of successful use, it is now an established fact that lasers are simply the best tool for performing the most accurate shaft, pump and motor alignments in the shortest time possible.

Hamar Laser Alignment Tools

Geometric Alignment Lasers

• L-700 Lathe Alignment System
• L-702SP 5-Axis Machine Tool & Spindle Alignment System
• L-703 Bore, Spindle & Straightness Laser Alignment Systems
• L-705 Bore Alignment Laser System
• L-706 Bore Laser System
• L-706 Small-Bore Alignment Laser System
• L-708 Internal Bore Laser Systems
• L-730 Precision Leveling Laser
• L-732 Precision Dual Scan® Laser
• L-733 Precision Triple Scan® Laser
• L-740 Ultra-Precision Leveling Laser
• L-742 Ultra-Precision Dual Scan® Laser
• L-743 Ultra-Precision Triple Scan® Laser

X-Series Shaft AlignmentTM Lasers

• X-660 3-Axis Shaft Alignment Laser
• X-770 3-Axis Shaft Alignment Laser
• X-880 5-Axis Shaft Alignment Laser
• X-990 5-Axis Shaft Alignment Laser

The X Series™ lasers offer the following advantages over indicator – based methods:

• Up to 20 times higher measurement resolution.
• 60–70% faster alignments than indicator-based methods.
• Automatic calculation of alignment results, shim and move values without having to use graph paper and calculators!
• With our Easy-Guide™ program flow, easy-to-follow screens to guide you through the alignment, saving on training time and costs
• Automatic data taking with hundreds of data points versus a max of four points with indicators, increasing accuracy and speeding up alignments
• Live move data to help you align your motors quicker, eliminating guesswork
• Eliminates indicator bracket sag
• Printed color alignment reports

*Source: Reliability Centered Maintenance Guide for Facilities and Collateral equipment – NASA.