Inspection, Evaluation and Diagnosis

The catastrophic failure of critical equipment can often be foundation or alignment related. A detailed forensic evaluation can help identify the reason for the failure. It can also provide input into avoiding and identifying potential future failures.

In many cases, the main cause of grout and foundation problems is due to the high vibration levels of the machine itself. Other associated problems are excessive power consumption, high wear rates on consumables like seals and bearings, and unexplained stoppages.

How Can Alphatec Engineering Help You?

We have an on-going policy of providing our customers with the best products and the most expert services available. That is why we work with a relatively new technology known as Motion Amplification. It has brought about a new understanding of vibration problems and their root cause.

This technology is based on a video processing algorithm that detects subtle motion and amplifies it to a level that is visible to the naked eye. This helps our team to understand the components and interrelationships causing the motion. Then we measure and quantify displacement, structural damage and other issues.

After identifying the root of the problem, we focus on the procedures that must be carried out to restore the anchoring system of a machine to a condition close to the original. Or in some cases, we can make it better than the ‘original’. This is because sometimes the ‘original’ installation is inferior to various international standards.

We can inspect a problem machine at short notice, and give a detailed description of the problem areas. Our team will propose and carry out a repair which addresses all the issues raised.