- November 5, 2020
By Chelsea Fiegel Fluke Reliability’s alignment team traveled to a client’s corrugated board production plant to perform an alignment service on a corrugator machine. Implementing a new methodology that required using the Pruftechnik ParAlign Roll Alignment ..
- November 4, 2020
Laser shaft alignment is the fastest, most precise way to align rotating equipment. Prüftechnik, the inventor of laser shaft alignment, leads the way for cutting-edge technology, including our exclusive, game-changing Single-laser technology. Here's a quick overview ..
- November 2, 2020
Not everyone relishes doing difficult jobs at work. But Matt Joinson, owner-operator of Jaffray Millwright and Welding located in Jaffray, British Columbia, enjoys projects that may seem daunting. “I like them all to be a little ..
- October 28, 2020
The ShaftAlign Touch, the newest laser shaft alignment system from Prüftechnik, is designed to stand up to the harshest conditions and environments. Its capabilities and ease of use already set it apart from competitors in the ..
- October 22, 2020
ShaftAlign Touch offers the precision, cloud capabilities, and other benefits of advanced laser shaft alignment in a rugged, user-friendly tool. But the most unique of its many features may be just how adaptive it is. Adaptive ..
- October 22, 2020
"Remote" became a household word for many working families in 2020. For the Prüftechnik Service Center team, "remote" became the best way to continue serving businesses worldwide during the pandemic. Fortunately for our customers, the Prüftechnik ..
- October 5, 2020
A Spanish company that recycles thermostable plastic needed to verify the alignment condition of a single-screw extruder. The service team planned to use the Prüftechnik CENTRALIGN® laser alignment system to measure the extruder’s alignment condition by ..
- October 1, 2020
By Spencer Thomas Correctly installing an extruder screw requires a tightly aligned extruder barrel and gearbox shaft. Follow these instructions to detect and correct misalignment and create a common axis between the barrel and gearbox shaft. ..
- September 29, 2020
ShaftAlign Touch—the newest member of the Adaptive Alignment family of products from Prüftechnik—may be easy to use but that doesn’t mean it’s basic. Featuring the latest advances in laser shaft alignment technology, this sophisticated tool instantaneously ..
- September 22, 2020
By Elzuinshah Rahmat Pipe stress occurs when the mating surface of two pipe flanges is misaligned. The misalignment creates abnormal internal stress on the pump bearings, seals, motor bearings and couplings and can even change the ..
