Manual
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5
Machine alignment
Mount the measurement sensors to the shaft of both machines, (S) and (M)
Select the corresponding measurement program
Enter the distance between sensor (S) and sensor (M) and between the coupling and the
machine base.
Press
, in order to collect measurements on three different positions of the shaft
Adjust the position of the machine
bases
of the moveable machine according to the determined
measurement results.
Caution!
For the implementation of the measurement, it is important to conform to the rotation direction of the
shafts and to the relative position of the sensors to the machines (S) and (M).
The figure above,
shows machine (S) from the point of view of machine (M) from 12 o’clock position. The
surfaces of the measurement sensors are marked as
S
and
M
and should be mounted to the
corresponding shaft of the machine.
5.1
Determination of measurement data
The Shaft alignment tool PCE-TU 3 is based on the measurement of a moving laser beam in the target
window of the receiving sensor while the shaft, the sensor is mounted to, is rotated.
In order to determinate the axis alignment, at least three measurements (on different positions during the
rotation of the shaft) need to be carried out. A rotation of about 180 ° is sufficient here.
If a rotation of 180 ° should not be possible due to restricted spaces or an unfavourable arrangement of
the machines, the PCE-TU 3 supports a mode for smaller rotation angles. Total rotations of 60 ° are
sufficient in this mode.
