Author: Jason Olshefsky

  • 2016 End of Year Holiday Schedule

    Please note that our repair and manufacturing facility of Concentricity Alignment Tools (CAT)—also known as Electronic Radial Alignment Gauges (ERAG)—in Rochester, New York, USA will be closed on the following dates. We will be sure to notify you if any pending orders will be affected by this closing. Also, please refrain from sending tools for repair or calibration during this time.

    • Thursday, November 24, 2016
    • Friday, November 25, 2016
    • Monday, December 19, 2016
    • Friday, December 23, 2016
    • Monday, December 26, 2016
    • Friday, December 30, 2016
    • Monday, January 2, 2017

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  • Email offline

    We apologize for the inconvenience, but our email system is completely off line. Our service provider is working to restore service, but there may be some lost messages between approximately July 26, 2016 at 17:00 EDT and now.

    Once our e-mail restored, we will reach out to those with active conversations to determine if there are any issues. In the mean time, please contact us by phone, fax, or mail.

    Update 2016-Aug-1 6:00 EDT: E-mail service was restored over the weekend and we have caught up.

     

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  • April 2016 Closing

    Please note that our repair and manufacturing facility of Concentricity Alignment Tools (CAT)—also known as Electronic Radial Alignment Gauges (ERAG)—in Rochester, New York, USA will be closed from Thursday, April 7, 2016 through Thursday, April 14, 2016. We will be sure to notify you if any pending orders will be affected by this closing. Also, please refrain from sending tools for repair or calibration during this time.

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  • July 2015 Closing

    Please note that our repair and manufacturing facility of Concentricity Alignment Tools (CAT)—also known as Electronic Radial Alignment Gauges (ERAG)—in Rochester, New York, USA will be closed from Friday, July 3, 2015 to Monday, July 13, 2015. We will be sure to notify you if any pending orders will be affected by this closing. Also, please refrain from sending tools for repair or calibration during this time.

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  • December 2014 Closing

    Please note that our repair and manufacturing facility of Concentricity Alignment Tools (CAT)—also known as Electronic Radial Alignment Gauges (ERAG)—in Rochester, New York, USA will be closed from December 3, 2014 to December 15, 2014. We will be sure to notify you if any pending orders will be affected by this closing. Also, please refrain from sending tools for repair or calibration during this time.

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  • Using the Concentricity Alignment Tool

    Here are the basic steps to use the Concentricity Alignment Tool (CAT) in almost any turbine.

    Step #1

    Thread Tape
    Insert tape measure into empty packing groove until it exits from the packing groove on the opposite side of the shaft.

    Step #2

    Attach Tape
    Attach the head to the end of the tape using the tape clip with the wire retainer to secure the end of the tape to the head.

    Step #3

    SCAT at 9:00
    Insert the head into the packing slot by depressing the lever arm.

    Step #4

    SCAT at 3:00 position00.0 meter
    Pull the head to the 3:00 o’clock position using the tape measure and then “zero” the meter using the coarse adjustment on the head and the fine adjustment on the power supply.

    Step #5

    SCAT at 6:00 position-10.4 meter
    Pull the head to the 6:00 o’clock position using the cable and take the reading.

    Step #6

    SCAT at 9:00-19.9 meter
    Pull the head to the 9:00 o’clock position and take the reading.

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