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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.
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.
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.
Here are the basic steps to use the Concentricity Alignment Tool (CAT) in almost any turbine.
Insert tape measure into empty packing groove until it exits from the packing groove on the opposite side of the shaft.
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.
Insert the head into the packing slot by depressing the lever arm.
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.
Pull the head to the 6:00 o’clock position using the cable and take the reading.
Pull the head to the 9:00 o’clock position and take the reading.
If you really want to significantly reduce your repair outage time, our Concentricity Alignment Tool (CAT) is exactly what you need. Often referred to as an Electronic Radial Alignment Gauge (ERAG), we are the exclusive manufacturer of these tools.
Inserted into the empty packing groove, the Concentricity Alignment Tool (CAT) allows annular space variations to be displayed on a LCD display as it is pulled through the packing groove as shown. The head “rub bars” ride on the turbine shaft and the head lever arm rides on the ID of the diaphragm. As the head is pulled through the packing groove, the lever arm follows the contour of the diaphragm ID and the dimensional variation is displayed. See the complete operating instructions and specifications on the CAT along with other EDS products under the “Turbine Tools” heading.