In order to ensure the top functionality of complex industrial machinery, a regular program of maintenance must be carried out. Key to this maintenance is to check and when necessary adjust rotary components for proper alignment. This involves some complex measurement to confirm the calibration of the parts through multiple modes of function in order to prevent possibly destructive interference with the overall working of the machine.
Vibration Analysis in Dallas is carried out with the use of lasers. In the old days, proper vibration analysis and alignment was as much a matter of guesswork as measurement. Technicians then used manual tools such as plum-bobs, levels, strobes and wires. Often, it would take days of painstaking multiple measurements and calculation against charts, and reliance on a keen eye, to make a determination on a set of results. These methods produced the finest accuracy that was then available. However, the results were at best very close approximations. Often, a particular assembly machine would be required to be taken out of production periodically throughout the year to guarantee that it was still performing within a “reasonable range” of proper functionality. Absolute accuracy of measurement to the degree we know, today simply was not possible in that earlier era.
Today, laser interferometers and alignment sighting lasers are capable of measurements down to the micron level. Once a series of baseline standards established by firing the laser beam at a test chart are fed into a computer, the actual work is then performed on the machine itself. By comparing the measures gleaned by laser sighting to the baseline test results, technicians have a completely accurate picture of what is going on with the machine and how much adjustment and realignment is required. The telltale signs of a defective ball bearing are instantly detectable long before traditional measurement methods would have revealed a problem. The use of sighting lasers for alignment calibration enables the service technician to achieve complete accuracy while making the adjustments.
As a result of modern laser technology and other precision electronic tools, maintenance downtimes are greatly reduced. A job that formerly took days can now be performed in two or three hours. Maintenance inspections are required only once or twice yearly, and potentially serious repairs are averted by timely intervention. Laser Precision has been in the business of providing accurate Vibration Analysis in Dallas for a wide range of industrial clients. Contact them today.
