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News Release from: Eriks UK | Subject: Total Shaft Solution
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 December 2001
Avoid shaft, belt and pulley
misalignments
Complete engineering solutions to the misalignment of shafts, belts and pulleys are now available from Wyko Industrial Services.
Complete engineering solutions to the misalignment of shafts, belts and pulleys are now available from Wyko Industrial Services The "Total Shaft Solution" product range, from SKF, consists of the Laser BeltAlign Tool, TMEA 1 Shaft Alignment Tool and the System 24 Automatic Lubricator
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 19 Mar 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Greater accuracy can be obtained in this way by placing the transmitter/receptor exactly where the belt runs, ensuring equally precise alignment, even when the pulleys are of different diameter or width.
As part of its Total Shaft Solutions programme, Wyko is also combating the high incidence of breakdowns in rotating machinery caused by the misalignment of shafts.
The new TMEA 1 Shaft Alignment Tool provides an effective solution to premature wear and drive component damage by allowing precision alignment to be carried out with machinery in-situ.
High-speed machinery requires very accurate alignment tolerances, which cannot be achieved through traditional methods such as straight edge or feeler gauges.
The TMEA 1 provides an easy to use, precision laser measuring system, which produces the necessary accuracies for making adjustments on this type of machinery.
The importance of ensuring adequate lubrication to bearings on shaft assemblies is also addressed with the use of System 24, an automatic lubricator from SKF that sets new standards in lubrication management and efficiency.
System 24 guarantees a continuous supply of fresh lubricant at a suitable flow rate to the bearings in a drive system.
Once the unit has been set for a particular application, it operates non-stop until the next scheduled cartridge change.
With over a third of all of premature bearing failures caused by poor or inadequate lubrication, System 24 presents a compelling case as a practical and cost-effective means of avoiding expensive downtime.
BeltAlign, TMEA 1 and System 24 products offer benefits that include improvements in machine performance, reduced maintenance and downtime, together with improved plant profitability.
These products are available from any of the Wyko branches found nationwide from one of the UK's largest stocks of repair and maintenance products. Request a free brochure from Eriks UK ...
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