{"id":1342,"date":"2019-10-28T16:24:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T16:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cfam.co.za\/?p=1342"},"modified":"2026-07-14T10:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T08:04:09","slug":"role-of-laser-alignment-service-in-preventing-machinery-breakdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cfaminternational.com\/fr\/role-of-laser-alignment-service-in-preventing-machinery-breakdowns\/","title":{"rendered":"R\u00f4le du service d'alignement laser dans la pr\u00e9vention des pannes de machines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Industrial equipment\u00a0and machinery are prone to breakdowns and malfunction. One of the reasons behind the failure of a machine is misalignment and incorrect configuration. Laser alignment service eliminates the chance of these errors for machines that are connected by a shaft coupling.<\/p>\n

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While there are several ways to fix the alignment, laser alignment offers high-end precision and accuracy that other methods\u2014dial calibration and manual eyeing\u2014simply don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

How Does Laser Alignment Work?<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n

By adjusting the linearity and angle of shafts, the laser systems enable the technicians to measure and perfectly align the coupling joints. This ensures that all machines are running in a straight line without any deviation that may affect the product\u2019s quality at best and render the whole machine useless\u2014along with collateral damage to the surrounding equipment and electrical systems as the worst-case scenario.<\/p>\n

How Important is Laser Alignment?<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n

To reduce vibrations, unnecessary maintenance costs and uptime, a laser alignment service can play a crucial role in the effective manufacturing of products. To understand why you need to consider laser alignment for your manufacturing\/processing plant, let\u2019s take a look at the costs of misalignment.<\/p>\n

Misalignment can cause a serious misspending problem, not only in terms of money but time and labour as well. Even though most manufacturing factories plan the production keeping the downtime in mind, unplanned breakdowns can lead to high energy consumption, higher maintenance expenses, cut downs in production and therefore supply and lost labour wages as well as working hours.<\/p>\n

Providing accurate shaft alignment, this is everything laser alignment can do for industrial equipment.<\/p>\n