New Product Announcement: PRO Bore Receiver
Pinpoint is announcing its newest accessory, the Microgage PRO Bore Receiver. It is an innovative solution for precisely measuring the straightness of a tube or bore. The Bore Receiver was […] Read more ›
Journey to the Center of a Bore – Pinpoint’s New Bore Alignment Kit
That’s one of the areas bore alignment concerns – finding and measuring center. Applications for laser bore alignment systems include bore straightness checks on individual components, boring-bar bearing alignment, crank-shaft bore […] Read more ›
“Stop The Press!” and Check Your Anxiety Levels
This Month’s Featured Solution: Roll Alignment The sound of management pulling the plug on a roll, web or converting line has flooded many a vein with ice water. Very little […] Read more ›
Laser Bore Alignment Systems that Simplify Your Work
If bore alignment feels closer to hog tying than checking up, down, left and right, this information is for you no matter what your job or industry. Even our […] Read more ›
Gauging Level and Flat Using Laser Alignment Tools
The terms “level” and “flat” are used interchangeably and, in some cases, assumed to mean the same thing. In fact, they are different, but both can be measured using laser […] Read more ›
Checking Your Machine Tools For Wear With a Laser Alignment System
Lathes, milling machines, jig borers, grinding machines, and other machine tools all have moving slides or tables that experience wear. Power failures, programming errors, and failing parts can result in […] Read more ›
What Alignment Problem Can We Help You Solve?
Recently, Pinpoint Laser Systems developed two new Laser Microgage mounts that can accommodate bore diameters as large as 3 feet and as small as 2 ½ inches for a large […] Read more ›
Aligning Spindles, Chucks, Tool Holders, and Tailstocks with a Laser
Rotating machinery works best, runs more efficiently, and produces better quality parts if it is properly aligned. Frequently, we hear from customers that are voicing concerns about lathes where the […] Read more ›
Bucking In or Do the Math?
When using a laser alignment system to check a machine or sub-assembly for straightness, flatness, bore alignment and many other geometric parameters, we often need to normalize the laser reference […] Read more ›
