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Unlike most alignment service providers, we
use a variety of alignment techniques as a solution to today’s
demanding machinery tolerances:
OPTICAL
GLASS, LLC uses Optical
equipment, such as Brunson Transits and Sight Levels. This
optical equipment is accurate to 0.001” over a distance of 17
feet. Optics are the workhorse of the alignment industry due to
their versatility and short setup time. GLASS prefers the use of
Optics when it comes to machinery installation or roller
alignment. We have been successful in aligning our Customer’s
machinery to a tolerance of 0.001” to help optimize the
machinery’s performance.
Optical alignment has the
advantage of using a common reference, such as the machine
centerline, to eliminate compounding of errors that occur when
using tramming rods, or pi tapes. Each roll or machine component
that is inspected with optics is done using a control scope that
is not moved and a secondary scope that is used to inspect the
component in question. Therefore separate components, up to
hundreds of feet away from each other, can be inspected using the
same datum, providing accurate alignment information.
LASER TRACKER
GLASS, LLC
uses the latest technology in 3-D measurement - Laser Trackers.
In particular, we use the FARO Laser Tracker. The Faro Laser
Tracker is accurate to 72 microns over a distance of 20’. The
Laser Tracker enables manufacturing, engineering and quality
control professionals to measure and inspect large parts, machine
tools and other large objects on-site, in-process or wherever it’s
most efficient and cost-effective. Now a must in the automotive
tooling industry, the laser tracker replaces theodolytes as the
inspection equipment of choice for inspection of tooling jigs.
The FARO
Laser Tracker uses an ultra-precise laser beam to measure objects
in the 0 to 100 foot range. With its greater angular resolution,
repeatability and accuracy, the FARO Laser Tracker advances
already-proven tracker technology. Among its many enhanced
features is SuperADM, (Super Absolute Distance Measurement), a
very high-speed distance measuring capability. ADM allows the user
to measure effectively even if the laser beam has been
interrupted, a key feature for the practical use of trackers.
LASER SHAFT ALIGNMENT
If you are in need of
coupling alignment, we use laser shaft alignment systems, such as
Rotalign Pro – accurate to .0004” over 33’. Laser shaft alignment
is used when Optical Techniques cannot obtain two points as a
reference – such as an input and output shaft of a motor. The
laser shaft alignment system picks up the center of a rotating
component and uses it as a datum to align other components
(gearbox, lineshafts, etc..)
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Optical Equipment
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