(Pinpoint Laser Systems: Peabody, MA) -- Pinpoint Laser Systems has introduced a new measuring and alignment system for lathes, turning equipment, spindles, and related machinery. The Spindle Alignment Kit is turnkey, easy to use, and ready to go right on the factory floor. Ideal applications include aligning lathes and turning centers, adjusting boring mills, aligning drive shafts, adjusting bar feeders, and many other industrial applications. This newest Microgage system provides information on run out, centerline offset, parallelism, concentricity, and other useful parameters that can guide machinery back to optimal alignment and improved profits.

The lathe and spindle alignment system is simple and quick to use with a round laser that is secured into a chuck or attached to the end of a shaft or spindle. A dual-axis receiver is placed on the tailstock, tool holder, or another piece of equipment that can receive the laser beam. As the laser and the receiver move relative to each other, the digital display provides a precise reading of the alignment and machine’s characteristics. The system can measure to a precision of 0.0001 in. or better, and the laser allows for alignments over distances up to 150 ft.

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