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Getting the Right Angle of Motor Pump Shaft Alignment

September 1, 20150

Getting the right angle can pull you out of a jam.

When we think of shaft alignment we usually think of one machine being the stationary and the other machine being the moveable. The normal preference is to use the driven (ie. pump) as the stationary and the driver (ie. motor) as the moveable. The reason behind this is that you don’t want to create pipe strain by moving the pump. Makes sense right? For some who don’t think beyond this, it limits their options.

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softfoot check
Articles & Case Studies

Alignment Problems: Dancing with a Soft Foot

July 15, 20150

Alignment of machinery is critical in plant operations, and soft foot conditions are especially troublesome. Here’s how various alignment systems can help.

You would probably think it foolish to have work done on the front end of your car and not have the alignment checked and if necessary adjusted. If the front end is out of alignment the car would start to vibrate, sometimes excessively, right up the steering column into your hands.

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Student Millwrights: Why not hire one for the summer?

May 11, 20150

Summer is upon us and hopefully the livin’ is easy! For some in the mechanical maintenance world the summer time is a slow time; for others, it’s go go go. For instance, in cement plants they have their maintenance shut down in the winter months when it’s slow because their summer is full steam ahead for production. No matter what industry you’re in, one of your pressing problems is making sure that you have adequate maintenance coverage or man-power over the vacation period.

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frist maad training
BENCHMARK PDM News

First MAAD Training session with Local 2309 Toronto Millwright Union a Success!

April 20, 20150

Our first new MAAD Training session kicked off last week with some great feedback from the participants. For most it was “much better” then expected. One participant said, “I can’t wait for the next opportunity to use this new information!”  Our next Training session is in June. For more information on MAAD training go to our Training page here and contact us now.

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Benchmark PDM Training
BENCHMARK PDM News

Local Utilities Company knows about Extending a Machines Life Expectancy

March 18, 20150

Recently, BENCHMARK PDM trainers were called to go a couple of hours northeast to a Utilities company that needed some on-site training for an Easy-Laser shaft alignment tool purchased not long ago. Usually, on-site or “on the job” training sessions aren’t offered because it is hard to teach each tradesmen, mechanic or millwright the specifics of the shaft alignment tool and then do it real-time with them retaining all of the information.

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MAAD Maintenance
Articles & Case Studies

Get MAAD about Maintenance!

March 16, 20150

How getting a little MAAD can help you with your Maintenance Processes

Most of us have heard enough about Reactive, Preventive, and Predictive Maintenance practices. Well how about Insane Maintenance? Yes that’s right, Insane Maintenance. You see, a definition of insanity is “to do the same thing over and over and to expect a different result”. If you think about it, do we – in the maintenance world – repair equipment only to have it breakdown again and again? How many bearings will be replaced this year in say an industrial area such as Fort McMurray Alberta – the center of Canada’s oil? Or say Sarnia Ontario, known as the chemical valley?  To be honest, I don’t know but an educated guess would be in the millions.

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KSB Pumps Services & Benchmark PDM
BENCHMARK PDM News

KSB Pumps Services & Benchmark PDM continue their successful partnership

February 25, 20150

Over the last month or so, Mike Kruis – the Lead Service Technician at KSB Pumps Canada – has been traveling around Ontario to various customers that have their pumps installed at their facilities. These pumps are being newly installed or re-installed after having some work done on them. When the pumps are installed Mike uses his Easy-Laser E710 system to align the pumps shaft to the motors or moveable machines shaft. Below are just a few comments from Mike and also some of the feedback he’s received over the past month or two.

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