It’s a known fact-all rotating machinery is susceptible to misalignment. Machines that are well aligned at the commissioning stage and regularly maintained will have reduced wear in couplings, bearings, and seals, all of which means reduced plant operating and maintenance costs.

Accurate shaft alignment contributes to energy savings and a cleaner environment. It protects assets, extends machine availability, and increases product quality, reducing vibration to a minimal level.

Are you still using dial indicators and straightedges to ensure your shaft-driven machines are correctly aligned? If so, you could be losing thousands of dollars per year in replacement bearing and coupling costs, hours of unnecessary repair time, and crippling unplanned downtime, not to mention taking years off your machine’s useful life.

When uptime matters, picking the right tool is critical

The Fluke 830 Laser Shaft Alignment tool is easy-to-use, giving you fast, accurate and actionable answers that will keep your plant up and running. When it comes to laser shaft alignment, data is good but answers are better.

The Fluke 830/BT model features a sensALIGN^® 3 sensor with integrated Bluetooth.

Align coupled shafts in four simple steps

Additional features and benefits:

• Clock mode for vertical and flanged machines.
• Machine Flip turns over the image of a machine on screen for alignment jobs with obstructions.
• Resume mode to save your work and return at the same step (anytime you need).

Fluke predictive maintenance tools help keep your plant up and running

Fluke offers a complete line of predictive maintenance tools designed to maximize plant uptime. Whether you’re using a Fluke vibration tester to diagnose fault and severity, or a Fluke infrared camera to evaluate machine health, our predictive maintenance tools provide the answers you need to reduce unplanned downtime and decrease repair costs. The Fluke 830 Laser Shaft Alignment Tool uses a similar measurement process as the Fluke 810 Vibration Tester, making laser shaft alignment as easy as 1-2-3-4. Just set up the unit, perform the test, evaluate the diagnosis, and check the results.

A Fluke infrared camera helps you quickly identify possible machine health problems, and a Fluke vibration tester will further diagnose the problem and determine whether or not misalignment is present. With the Fluke 830 Laser Shaft Alignment tool, you can correct any misalignment, then verify your results with your Fluke infrared camera or vibration tester to check the machine health.