It’s an age-old problem: the technicians in the field performing shaft alignments are often physically separated from the managers and engineers who need the measurement data being gathered. That’s why PRUFTECHNIK alignment systems — such as ROTALIGN…
It’s commonly known among maintenance teams that misalignment in rotating equipment is caused by excessive loading, vibration, worn couplings, soft foot, and more. But diagnosing and correcting misalignment in machinery often is considered specialized work—reserved for the…
By Eric Elder Thermal growth is the expansion of matter caused by an increase in temperature. In rotating equipment, this happens while the machine is in use since heat builds when individual parts inside the asset move…
Among the most challenging machinery alignment tasks you might face is aligning a Cardan shaft—named after 16th-century Italian polymath Gerolamo Cardano, who invented it along with other machine mechanisms. Cardan shafts are essentially couplings. Their purpose is…
Machinery alignment scenarios are rarely the same. Using an easy shaft alignment tool that works for some simple jobs can introduce new errors on more complex projects. This unnecessarily complicates the alignment process, frustrating technicians, and driving…
Misaligned machinery is costly for a number of reasons, from increased energy consumption to more frequent repairs and failures to shorter asset life cycles. Precisely aligned machines use up to 10 percent less energy than misaligned ones….
Now that PRUFTECHNIK has joined Fluke Reliability, customers have access to an even more comprehensive range of tools from one source. Some may already be familiar with PRUFTECHNIK from their industry-leading systems for machinery alignment. They also…
One of the biggest challenges in aligning large or high-speed machines is determining precisely how much the asset must undergo a move to achieve optimal alignment. This determination has long been a manual and tedious process. You…
Eliminating soft foot before attempting machinery alignment will save you time and money In the first installment of this two-part blog series about soft foot, you learned how to identify the symptoms, effects, and types of soft…
Learn more about how the I-P Interval can help maximize reliability The Potential Failure (P-F) Curve is a chart used to assess the condition of an asset and its progression toward failure. The X-axis represents the time…