Laser Belt, Chain & Pulley Alignment Services
When pulleys are not aligned properly, additional loads are induced. The aim of belt alignment is to align the grooves of the drive and driven pulleys so that the belts run with minimal wear. Proper alignment extends the service life of belts and bearings, reduces vibration and noise levels, and saves energy.
Pulley misalignment can be angular, between the driving and driven pulley in either the vertical or horizontal plane, or it can be parallel, with one pulley offset from the other as the pulleys are viewed from the edge. In practice, more than one type of belt misalignment can exist at the same time. Unless belt misalignment is corrected, a new belt will last no longer than the one it replaced.
Assetmatrix is able to reduce the wear on sheaves/pulleys, belts, bearings and seals, and we also help you achieve lower noise and vibration levels on your machines with the use of specialized laser belt alignment tool (Easy-Laser® XT190).
The accuracy of the digital readout of the laser belt alignment tool we deploy means that we can align within prescribed tolerances and rely on the result.
Advantages of laser belt alignment:
- Extend the life of belts and pulleys
- Aids proper belt tensioning
- Reduces power consumption
- Reduces stress on bearings, shafts, couplings and seals.
- Avoids overheating of bearings and couplings
- Reduces vibrations and noise
- Increases production capacity and quality
- Prolongs the total service life cycle of machine.
Shaft alignment, sometimes also known as “coupling alignment”, is the process of making two or more rotating shafts collinear, or aligned in a single straight line, both horizontally and vertically. Most rotating machinery are often susceptible to misalignment. Shaft misalignment affects the life cycle of machinery critically.
matter what the equipment is or how the driver is coupled to the driven unit, precision alignment will have a positive impact on the operational life of the bearings, couplings, seals, shafts, etc. and may even reduce the power consumption of the system. This is true whether the system has a coupling, universal joint or belts…It should be precisely aligned.
A misaligned shaft results in the following: Increased friction and therefore also increased energy consumption; excessive and unnecessary vibration and noise; premature bearing and seal failure; seal and lubricant leakage; and finally, premature shaft and coupling failure. Studies have shown that shaft misalignment causes up to 50% of all rotating machinery breakdowns.
There are two types of misalignment: Angular and Parallel misalignment:
In Angular misalignment, the centerlines of both shafts lie at an angle to each other instead of being parallel.
In Parallel misalignment, both the shaft centerlines are parallel, but they are offset by a distance.
Advantages of shaft alignment:
- Reduces power consumption
- Increases bearing service life
- Improves shaft and machine performance
- Reduces stress on bearings, shafts, couplings and seals.
- Avoids overheating of bearings and couplings
- Reduces vibrations and noise
- Increases production capacity and quality
- Prolongs the total service life cycle of machine.
- Prolongs the total service life cycle of machine.
- Extend the life of belts and pulleys
- Aids proper belt tensioning
