How Laser Alignment Tools Can Save You Money

In a manufacturing environment, production equipment needs to run smoothly and efficiently. Unfortunately, unwanted stoppages and machinery downtime is almost always inevitable and can be costly in many ways. That’s why it’s advantageous to minimize downtime as much as possible by investing in tools designed for early detection and prevention of unwanted production issues.

Poor alignment is a common cause of production machinery downtime. When manufacturing equipment isn’t aligned, it puts unnecessary wear and stress on production line components which can cause final product quality problems, a high scrap rate, and early manufacturing equipment failure. Think about what happens when your car hits a curb or a pothole. The wheels can become misaligned and cause an unwanted vibration when you drive the car. If left untreated, this can eventually lead to excessive wear on the tires, bearings, steering system, power train, and other systems which increases vehicle handling problems and potential safety issues. To avoid this problem, and significant future costs, you should pay a minimal cost to get the wheels aligned and restore the car to normal operating conditions. The cost will be much lower than if you wait for the issue to cause greater problems that are much more expensive to fix.

The same thing goes for manufacturing equipment on the plant floor. Investing in laser alignment tools provides you with the capability to recognize an issue before it gets out of control. Manufacturing companies realize a significant competitive advantage by getting reliable alignment data on their machinery and scheduling their maintenance accordingly. Checking alignment of production lines will help minimize work stoppages, increase the life of the equipment, and keep these lines running smoothly and profitably.

Laser alignment equipment does require an investment, but over time it will save you time and money. Here’s an example. Say a production machine generates $750K of product annually but breaks down, on average, once per month for 8 hours costing you $35K annually. That adds up! Investing in laser alignment equipment and some proper training can provide you with a positive ROI in less than a year for just one machine. If you plan to use the laser alignment tool for multiple machines, it will provide you with a positive ROI in a few months.

Utilizing laser alignment tools will increase production efficiency and profits and minimize unexpected downtime and production surprises. Start saving money and increase your profits today!

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