The Importance of Proper Machinery Alignment

Alignment Services, a division of Pro Services, provides a full range of services to keep your industrial machinery properly aligned to ensure proper operation and maximized efficiency. While misaligned machinery can still function, the misalignment can cause serious issues with the machinery if it isn’t properly corrected in a timely manner. We can inspect your machinery, identify any possible problems, and correct the alignment to keep your business productive and prolong the life of your machinery. We use the latest in laser metrology technology to ensure that your machinery is properly aligned with unmatched precision. In today’s post, we will discuss some of the problems that can occur from a misaligned machine.

Damaged Components

Misaligned equipment can cause excessive vibration that can accelerate wear and tear within the machine, especially with bearings, seals, and gaskets. As the misaligned machinery continues to run, the vibration can gradually cause screws, bolts, and other fasteners to loosen over time, resulting in instability and potential breakdowns. The vibration can also fatigue the metal, leading to structural cracks and potential failure if not quickly addressed.

Decreased Efficiency

Misaligned components in your machinery will create friction inside the motors and/or rollers, causing the machinery to have to work harder than it needs to in order to run safely and effectively. This can cause slowdowns in productivity while also increasing the costs of properly maintaining the machinery.

Inconsistent Product Quality

If your machinery is misaligned, even fractionally, it can adversely affect the quality of the parts or components you are producing. This could result in an increase in defects or even an expensive recall if the deficiencies are not noticed initially.

Safety Risks

A misaligned machine running for long periods of time can have unpredictable results in how the machine functions. Because of this, the risk of safety hazards increases, from instability that can result in serious accidents to increased noise pollution that can damage the hearing of the people who operate the machine.

Reduced Lifespan

Your machinery is extremely expensive, and it’s crucial that you properly maintain it. Failure to do so can result in expensive repair needs or even replacement in more serious circumstances.

The Alignment Services division of Pro Services can provide you with the maintenance work you need to keep your machinery and business running the way you need it to. Contact us and let us know how we can help you today!