Shaft Alignment Measurement via Strain Gages
Shafting is properly aligned when desired vertical and horizontal bearing loads have been achieved within the range of acceptable shaft bending stress.
DEC has a long record of successful alignment measurement using the strain gage method. DEC only uses pre-wired, full bridge circuits containing weld-on gages and quality connectors. The number and location of the bridge circuits is chosen to optimize strain measurement accuracy within the constraints of each shaft arrangement. The resulting strains measured at each 90 degrees of shaft rotation, when entered into our proprietary program, yield the bearing loads that mathematically must exist to have produced the mix of measured strains.
We believe that we can reduce the time and expense spent on shaft alignment via the strain gage procedure, while achieving a superior alignment.
