WHY ALIGN THE SAWMILL WITH A LASER?
Using a laser to align sawmill equipment has many benefits. Not only does it help improve the quality of the sawn product, but it will also assure you get the most out of each log.
Using a laser to align sawmill equipment has many benefits. Not only does it help improve the quality of the sawn product, but it will also assure you get the most out of each log.
By doing a correct machine alignment you can avoid costly breakdowns and unexpected downtime. Every business with production-oriented operations knows that already. Yet many companies are using old technology for machine alignment. Here is a list of top reasons for using laser alignment tool – for those of you who still hesitate!
When you are working with nature, you treat it with respect. And that’s what this dam facility on the Kootenay River in British Columbia does (image, above left). When you harness the power of a river you need your control systems to work. The spillway gates control the level of the dam and in this example, it is lifted and lowered by two Worm Drives that are approximately 33 feet apart, so it’s a large gate. Pictured (above right) is one of the worm drives.
Easy Laser has just released its latest free XT app update, version 6.0.2, and it’s a big one!
The update adds support to the XT770 laser alignment tool for shaft alignment of cardan/offset mounted machines*. A new program, Basic Flatness, lets you check the flatness of foundations and frames**.
We used to assume that once rotating machinery equipment is installed and aligned, it will remain in the same position forever. But this is not always the case.
LIGNA features technology for the entire wood value chain – from harvesting machinery to industrial processing and production plant and equipment. LIGNA stands out from competing shows in that it attracts an international audience of top-level decision makers and professionals from all key sectors of the wood industry.
The next LIGNA is being staged from 27 to 31 May 2019.
Easy-Laser® is one of the world’s largest suppliers of laser measurement systems to the wind power industry. The company is also an innovative leader in the development of the spin technology laser system (see E915 Flange flatness Measurement Tool) that allows the flange flatness measurement of a tower to be performed by one technician instead of two. This obviously reduces the cost (labor), the E915 is also wireless which means the flange flatness measurement can be completed in less than half the time. This is a value to the customers who need fast and accurate results, especially after corrections or re-work is done. These are just a few reasons why Easy-Laser’s flange flatness measurement tools have become an industry standard.
The new XT770 Shaft Alignment tool comes with several new and advanced alignment functions that provide you with a comprehensive picture of your machine during machine set-up. And it is still just as easy to use as the other Easy Laser Generation XT shaft alignment tools, in fact, they are also gaining access to several of the new features in the latest version of the laser alignment XT app.
Join us at CMVA’s 36th Annual Technical Conference at Laval University in Quebec City, QC on October 30-31st!
BENCHMARK PDM will be participating in this year’s conference in more ways than one! Among being one of this year’s exhibitors showing our new Easy-Laser XT Shaft Alignment tools, we will also be participating and leading one of the technical workshops on “Correcting the major Roadblocks in Machinery Installation”.
