Got Alignment Questions? We Are Here To Help!

VibrAlign’s Team of 6 dedicated Technical Trainers conducted over 200 “Shaft Alignment Best Practices” Classes across America in 2015. Our classes were conducted in all types of industry including but not limited to: Food and Beverage Power Generation (fossil fuel, nuclear, & wind) Gas Compression Petro-Chemical Mining Water/Waste Water HVAC (facilities maintenance) Construction/Contracting Various Types…

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Why Can’t I Just Use My Straight Edge?!

Recently, I was at NC State University observing one of our training classes. This question came up in the beginning of the class by one of the students, and I’m sure this question comes across a lot of people’s minds when they consider making an investment in laser or dial indicator precision shaft alignment tools.…

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Is Precision Shaft Alignment Really Worth the Time?

Check out Stan Riddle’s article that appears in the July issue of EPnews that is published by our friends at Empowering Pumps.   http://empoweringpumps.com/is-precision-shaft-alignment-really-worth-the-time/?utm_campaign=Empowering+Pumps&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20410553&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8wDAT0u6imImafDL0h66xtUJrPlUp3asbpte8HTcflZB1DHqU1-TWloPcXHoBv71NTWae9KWqOQ0kprU2t58atzGdYaA&_hsmi=20410553

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“5 Effects of Misalignment”

One of the common misconceptions in industry is that precision shaft alignment is not needed when using flexible couplings. Studies have show that nearly 50% of all machine breakdowns is due to misalignment. So what happens to misaligned machines? Check out the recently added video to the VibrAlign You Tube Channel titled “5 Effects of…

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Video: Concepts of Shaft Alignment – Bearing Clearances

Another video in VibrAlign’s “Concepts of Shaft Alignment” video series is titled “Bearing Clearances”   The video illustrates radial and axial bearing clearances which can affect the precision shaft alignment process. The video was based on ideas for visualizing alignment created by David Zdrojewski, CEO of VibrAlign.  According to Zdrojewski, “One of my passions is…

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VibrAlign’s Expanded Training Capability Creates Expert Shaft Aligners

VibrAlign, Inc., American distributor of Fixturlaser Alignment tools, is proud to announce the expansion of their offerings as a shaft alignment training provider. VibrAlign now employs six full-time, professional trainers. Stan Riddle, David Zdrojewski, Tom Shelton, Brad Case, James Pekarek, and Mac MacCormack will be leading training classes at VibrAlign’s Richmond office, their Houston, TX…

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VIBRALIGN INTRODUCES THE NEW FIXTURLASER DIAL INDICATOR KIT

Fixturlaser has developed a new dial indicator kit specifically designed to perform reverse dial alignments using the Verti-Zontal Compound Moves™ method. The Verti-Zontal method was developed by VibrAlign to make shaft alignments quicker and easier. It achieves this by reducing both the amount of bolt loosening and tightening as well as the number of moves…

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VIDEO: Concepts of Shaft Alignment – Measuring Runout

The 4th video in VibrAlign’s Concepts of Shaft Alignment video series is entitled  “Runout”. The video describes what runout is and depicts how to properly measure for runout to determine if coupling eccentricity and/or a bent shaft is the source of the runout. The video series was based on ideas for visualizing alignment created by…

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VibrAlign Introduces the New Fixurlaser EVO

The new Fixturlaser EVO laser shaft alignment system is designed to put the power of alignment in the aligner’s hands.  The computational display unit is especially compact, able to fit in one hand like a tablet, leaving the other hand free to rotate the sensors on the shafts and enter data on the touchscreen, while…

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