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Optical Alignment

Innovators in the lumber industry are adopting the tools and techniques used by the paper, steel and power generation industries for precision alignment of their equipment. It's called Optical Alignment and is favored among professionals who need precise, verifiable results.

The Basics

A precision optical instrument called a jig transit is mounted on a stable platform. The transit's line of sight is aligned with reference targets. This produces an accurate and repeatable reference used to align all machine components. All measurements are made using tried-and-true visual optical techniques that you can see, understand and verify. It's simple and very accurate.

The Precision of Optics to the rescue

 You'll appreciate the easy set-up, simple operation and consistent performance of the Optical Alignment experience. The work moves quickly

Custom solutions for special metrology problems

For over 70 years, Brunson Instrument Company has designed, manufactured, and installed thousands of products for the 3D metrology and alignment markets – and trained the people who use those products. On the simple side, we’ve manufactured precision parts and created subassemblies for metrology companies who integrate those products into their own. On the complex side, we’ve manufactured entire systems that we’ve designed to meet our customers’ specs, providing needed solutions for measurement challenges.

Our engineers take pride in their ability to deliver innovative solutions you can count on. We have structured our company to be creative, responsive, and in direct communication with you. So when you have a custom need, contact us to speak directly with our engineers. You’ll like the reception and the results.

We are nothing if not practical!

Let's take a closer look at the practical side of Optical Tooling. We'll go over some examples of Optical Tooling principles at work and what you can do with the instrumentation. As you read on, remember one thing - Optical Tooling is a very flexible system. The examples listed below are only a few of the things that are possible using the Optical Tooling system - you are limited only by your own imagination. Also, remember that because of this flexibility, you can often use instruments other than those shown in the illustrations below, to accomplish the same goals. (For example, a model 76 transit with a coordinate optical micrometer can often be substituted for a model 2022 alignment telescope.)

Have Metrology, Will Travel

Our field service engineers are ready and willing to help solve your specific problems – on site at your facility. Not only has our group done work in every corner of the United States, we've sent them to every corner of the globe as well. Places like Germany, Singapore, Sweden, Israel, India, Japan – and lots of others. All in pursuit of helping our customers with their measurement and alignment challenges.

Our experience is yours for the asking

Our field service group has come across just about every challenge at one time or another. For example, they've been involved with fixture assembly and certification, machine tool alignments and machine performance evaluation, first article (and ongoing) inspection, equipment installation, and machinery troubleshooting. They've also helped streamline and automate our customers' metrology procedures, as well as helped them to specify their own metrology systems.

Learn to Apply Alignment & Measurement Technology for Practical Solutions

Our Alignment Courses

Brunson Instrument Company's training courses are unique to the industry. That's because our application engineers have direct experience with many types of metrology instruments and their application in many different industries, including aircraft and aerospace, printing, rolling mill, power generation, and others. You'll receive first-rate, hands-on training from these very same, experienced application engineers. The knowledge and skills acquired will pay you back many times over by allowing you to make high quality and traceable measurements to evaluate any given project, or through the proper alignment of your equipment and the increased productivity of your machinery.

Our Instructors

Each course leader is a field-experienced AE (applications engineer). This team of engineers has traveled the world providing critical alignment and measurement solutions for major industries

Our application engineers have many years of experience using our own optical alignment products in the field.  Industies that we have served include power generation, gas compression, roll mills (paper, plastics, film, and metal), printing, shipbuilding, advanced physics laboratories, and others.  Below, we have put together some information pertaining to a few of the industries in which we have worked.