OPTICAL ALIGNMENT SERVICES

 Unlike most alignment service providers, GLASS uses a variety of alignment techniques as a solution to today’s demanding machinery tolerances:

We use precise optical alignment 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 successfully align our customers' machinery to a tolerance of 0.001” to help optimize machine 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.