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The new Fixturlaser ECO Wind shaft alignment tool features a slim form factor and wireless connectivity, as well as firmware and hardware brackets designed specifically for wind turbine alignment: Verti-Zontal Compound Move®, allowing shaft alignments to be performed in just one or two moves, Machine Defined Data firmware that stores templates, ensuring that the correct…

VibrAlign has introduced a new shaft alignment tool, the Fixturlaser ECO, which features a slim form factor, an adaptive user interface, and proprietary alignment firmware: Verti-Zontal Compound Move®, allowing shaft alignments to be performed in just one or two moves, Softcheck™ that checks and controls for soft foot, and Screen Flip that presents the machine…

VibrAlign Inc., exclusive U.S. distributor of FIXTURLASER alignment tools and ONEPROD brand condition monitoring systems, expands its product offering with the introduction of the Fixturlaser SMC. The SMC is a machinery diagnostic tool designed to give mechanics feedback on the health of their industrial machinery. The SMC detects more faults on more machines more accurately…

The new NXA Runout Probe is a simple electronic tool designed to detect and measure shaft runout and pipe strain. The new tool represents a unique application of a linear variable displacement transducer (LVDT) to provide an easy-to-use but highly accurate measure of machinery problems that can confound the measurement and correction of shaft misalignment.…

The Fixturlaser NXA Pro has been selected as the laser shaft alignment tool to be used in the Industrial Mechanic Millwright competition at this year’s WorldSkills event, being held in Abu Dhabi on October 15-18. WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017, the world championship of skills, will have participants from 77 countries who will be competing in 51…

Following the successful Realigning America Tours in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, VibrAlign has taken to the road with a new Tour for 2017. The Fall portion of the Tour offers 14 FREE workshops in Duluth, Denver, Portland OR, Cleveland, Tulsa, Charlotte, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Gonzales LA, Los Angeles, Norfolk, Houston and Midland TX. While…

The American Reliability Tour 2017 follows VibrAlign’s successful series of Realigning America Tours mounted over the past four years. The original Realigning America Tours featured free seminars about shaft alignment, belt alignment and couplings. The upcoming Tour will provide valuable training and address attendee’s issues about condition monitoring and machinery maintenance. VibrAlign has expanded the…

VibrAlign Inc. announces the HAWK Pump Challenge.  The Challenge is designed to expose mechanics and reliability personnel to modern machinery diagnostics by applying the HAWK’s built-in automatic diagnostic software to analyze their most troublesome pump. When machinery mechanics or reliability personnel sign up for the HAWK Pump Challenge they will be contacted to set up…

VibrAlign will take to the road for its 2016 Realigning America Tour, visiting 19 cities in 13 states. While the past tours have focused on sharing best practices for shaft alignment, couplings, and machinery diagnostics, the 2016 tour will also include case studies to highlight how best practices are actually implemented. The 2016 Realigning America…

Spanning over 250 pages, The Alignment Field Guide features articles covering a variety of shaft alignment topics, including common alignment issues, shims and hold down hardware, coupling alignments, belt and sheave alignments, and tips on saving time and money during your alignment procedure. The book also features full-color photos of alignments from the field, as…

VibrAlign Inc., exclusive U.S. distributor of ONEPROD brand condition monitoring hardware and software, expands the capabilities of the ONEPROD HAWK machinery diagnostic tool with the addition of the live Advice Button.  Live Advice connects the user with vibration experts from VibrAlign’s longtime partner, Reliability Point. Designed to provide analytical support, the Advice button team at…

  In the face of turmoil in the economy, as well as in the shaft alignment industry, VibrAlign declares 2016 the Year of Reliability. In business since 1983 and now with a successful new alliance with Fixturlaser and ACOEM, our business is stronger than ever, as is our commitment to provide our customers with extraordinary…