Alignment Technology & How It Is Used

By Carey Bourdier


There are many applications for alignment technology, which is the creation of accurate, portable and efficient calibration and leveling devices. These precision instruments can be used in construction, for military or industrial products and even in meteorology. Many of these products certainly have the potential not only to improve our lives but at times are instrumental in saving lives.

Engineers use state-of-the-art instruments to monitor both bridges and dams for potential problems. Level sensors and hand held levels can be used to detect vibrations and even shifting. Alignment systems also can be used to detect any distortions in dams that might result from base erosion. In construction, engineers can use alignment instruments to precisely calculate the movement of buildings due to wind or earthquakes. These types of applications can certainly make our lives much safer and prevent horrible disasters or limit the damage created by natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes.

Weather balloons are another type of technology that provide surprisingly precise wind measurements, and in fact, these balloons can provide information about wind speed and wind direction far more accurately than any other type of meteorological device. The results of the weather balloon readings can be used to assist firefighters when they are containing wildfires and, of course, can help track weather conditions with a higher degree of accuracy.

Highly precise instruments are also of key importance in the building and design of military radar systems, fighter jets, naval ships and transports such as the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Companies such as Warrant-Knight have designed components of radar systems that ensure that these systems are manufactured, installed and then aligned to critical tolerances. Warren-Knight also has created systems that make sure that the radar arrays in jet fighters are seated correctly as well as designing alignment systems for naval vessels that ensure that weapons are precisely on target.

While the aforementioned uses for alignment technology often have life-saving applications, industrial technology can be used in a variety of other products that are helpful for businesses around the world. For example, alignment technology is needed to make sure that paper is properly aligned on huge web presses to produce books and periodicals. Alignment technology is also used to create uniformly shaped and balanced blades that are used for wind energy and the blades on earth-moving equipment.

Without precise alignment technology, industrial firms from around the world would be unable to mass produce just about every item we use in our daily life, from food products to automobiles to computers and mobile phones.




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