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News Release from: Fixturlaser | Subject: Extruder alignment system
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 07 March 2003
Extruder alignment cuts system wear and
tear
A new extruder alignment system provides producers in the plastics, rubber and aluminium industries with the means of making considerable cuts in maintenance and service costs.
A new extruder alignment system provides producers in the plastics, rubber and aluminium industries with the means of making considerable cuts in maintenance and service costs Kurt Carlson, Managing Director Fixturlaser, explains: "Misalignment of extruders causes excessive wear on extruder screws and generates detrimental forces on the drive train
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 5 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Extruders have always been difficult to measure and align.
Hence, many manufacturers have spent money on spare parts and costly production stops due to servicing.
The Fixturlaser extruder alignment system is a completely new approach to measuring and aligning extruders and our new system gives the industry an opportunity to save time and money".
Alignment is not only fast and accurate, but also very easy to carry out.
The laser transmitter is mounted on the drive shaft, replacing the extruder screw, shooting a visible red laser beam through the barrel.
The receiver and its fixture, resting on the extruder barrel's inner surface with six brass wheels, is slid through the barrel while registering measurement values in two axes with an accuracy down to 0.02mm.
The system is operated from a touch screen display unit.
The operation is simplified by the use of icons and graphic representation of the measurements, as well as interpretation of the resulting measurements.
The system delivers continuously updated measurement values which makes adjustments easy.
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