In food and beverage processing, reliable equipment is essential, not just for productivity, but for safety and compliance. Pumps, mixers, conveyors, compressors, and motors run around the clock in demanding environments where downtime is costly, and contamination risks are high.
The X-Series™ Laser Shaft Alignment Systems from Hamar Laser Instruments provide fast, accurate shaft alignment tailored for the hygienic, fast-paced demands of the food and beverage industry. With rugged, IP67-rated wireless heads and intuitive software, X-Series™ helps processors reduce downtime, increase throughput, and maintain quality, all while improving safety and reducing maintenance costs.
Challenge: A regional dairy plant experienced frequent failures of its homogenizer motor couplings and CIP pump seals, leading to unplanned downtime and compromised production schedules. Manual alignment methods were inconsistent and time-consuming.
Solution: The facility adopted the X-660 X-Series™ 3-Axis Laser Shaft Alignment System, enabling quick, accurate alignment of motors and pumps across multiple processing lines during routine sanitation windows.
Alignment time was reduced by
65%
Pump seal life
increased by
3x
Mechanical failure rate decreased by
over 40%
Achieved FDA audit compliance through detailed alignment reporting
Saved more than
$18,000 annually
in maintenance costs
From meat processing and bottling to bakeries and frozen foods, X-Series™ aligns rotating machinery quickly and precisely, ensuring long-term reliability and optimal machine performance, even in harsh wash-down environments.
In environments where hygiene, uptime, and precision are non-negotiable, X-Series™ helps ensure smooth operation of rotating equipment. Its fast, clean, and reliable alignments reduce the risk of breakdowns that can lead to contamination or halted production.
Assumptions for this example: You have a 480 volt motor drawing 40 amps and operating 8400 hours/year. The Power Factor is .85. Electricity costs $0.06/kWhr. Also assume that the amp draw is measured before and after the alignment and it is found that there is a 1 amp difference.
kW =V* A*PF*1.732/1000
kW =480V* 1A*.85*1.732/1000
kW =.706 = power savings
Savings ($) = operating hours * kW savings * kW cost
Savings ($) = 8400 * .706 * $0.06/kWhr
Savings ($) = 8400 * .706 * $0.06/kWhr
Savings ($) = 355.82
If your plant has 80 similar motors, and if only half of them had the same amount of savings, it would total $355.82 * .5 = $14,232!
The coupling icons next to the data displays show the direction of the misalignment at the coupling and update as you move or shim the motor! You can also zoom in on the coupling to show them in the live display area of the screen.
