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Precision Optical Alignment, Welding, & Machining

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Dickinson Optical Alignment

Family owned and operated. Over 30 years experience in optical alignment and welding. Highly skilled services provided when needed. 

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Providing all of your alignment needs which leads to; vertical startup, stable running process, less break downs, and higher quality product. 

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  Advanced Optical Alignment

A smooth running machine will produce better quality with less effort. They call that lean manufacturing. A true Optical Alignment field engineer has a personal touch and understanding of what's happening in the process and also the machine. The personality and faults of the machine and fixes them. This could be the handing of components, engineering, manufacturing (machining) process and the biggest of all installation and set up. This is where you see your payback. Your process starts up and runs efficiently. If there is an issue you have a understanding and are now able to resolve the problem This is when you get new innovation to improve your process. If you invest in a machine or process, why wouldn't you want to understand how it really works. Optical alignment is like an x-ray with real numbers so you can understand it. I optically aligned a machine and that had previously been running at 30 to 40 percent. After the shot it was running in the 80 percent range. This is just one small example of how using optical alignment can increase your efficiency and production.

Professional Welding

Frequently utilized by most of our customers, this service has been essential to success on many occasions. When it comes to all of our services, you can count on us to take care of your every need. We pride ourselves on our exceptional customer service, and guarantee you’ll love working with our team. Let us know how we can assist you today.

Welding
Metal Engraving

Precision Machining

This is one of our most popular services available. It’s made a big difference for many of our customers, and is provided with the highest level of excellence. With this service, we ensure all details are simple, seamless and handled in a timely manner. Whenever you work with Dickinson Optical Alignment, you can trust that you’re in great hands.

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Meet Russ

How We Got Our Start

  • Optical Alignment specialist, troubleshooter, in house welding training structural and pipe stick, tig and mig welding process. stainless steel,carbon steel and aluminum. RCO refining your process with optical alignment to decrease change over time and improved quality.

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  • Optical alignment specialist, Troubleshooter,

    Retired as of 7/16 Procter & Gamble

    Dec 1984 â€“ Present35 years 1 month

    Optical aligned, Hymac twin wire press, PCMC log saws, PCMC and Fabio Perini paper converts, bedroll to paper unwind ink decorators and combining section, jack shafts and all web handling equipment. All line drives and gearboxes, core loading and winding section Beloit and Valment paper machines from head box, wire tension roll pickup shoe, belt tension roll, pressure roll to reel section or paper rewind.
    Diaper converting splicing units, transport conveyors, all web handing equipment, and other unit ops that can't be mentioned. Falk gearboxes to line drives. steam generator and pump foundations
    This tool was used widely to eliminate all break downs.

    Optical aligned, Hymac twin wire press, PCMC log saws, PCMC and Fabio Perini paper converts, bedroll to paper unwind ink decorators and combining section, jack shafts and all web handling equipment. All line drives and gearboxes, core loading and winding section Beloit and Valment paper machines from head box, wire tension roll pickup shoe, belt tension roll, pressure roll to reel section or paper rewind.
    Diaper converting splicing units, transport conveyors, all web handing equipment, and other unit ops that can't be mentioned. Falk gearboxes to line drives. steam generator and pump foundations
    This tool was used widely to eliminate all break downs.

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  • 1981 â€“ 1984

    First class welder in Electric Boat Division
    Pulse Mig open root back with tile for joint type x-ray, Pulse mig and stick HY-130 or stick 13018 Twin arc 8018 other Mil. spec. also able to weld with a mirror in tight places and used heat in put methods Joule's Process.P&G Welding 600 lbs. steam lines and boiler walls. Stainless steel pipe 304L,316L,317L, carbon steel pipe, tig and stick both, Also welded carpenter 20 and Hastalloy and dissimilar metals. Guaranteed welding carbon pipe 7018 stick mig mild steel and cast iron weld repairs

    First class welder in Electric Boat Division
    Pulse Mig open root back with tile for joint type x-ray, Pulse mig and stick HY-130 or stick 13018 Twin arc 8018 other Mil. spec. also able to weld with a mirror in tight places and used heat in put methods Joule's Process.P&G Welding 600 lbs. steam lines and boiler walls. Stainless steel pipe 304L,316L,317L, carbon steel pipe, tig and stick both, Also welded carpenter 20 and Hastalloy and dissimilar metals. Guaranteed welding carbon pipe 7018 stick mig mild steel and cast iron weld repairs

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Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm
Sat: Closed
Sun: Closed
Emergencies: 24 Hours

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172 Maple Drive Dalton, PA 18414

570-862-1966

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Testimonials

Word of Mouth

Russ has a unique and diverse set of skills. I have learned on him over the years for his great welding capabilities, troubleshooting skills, and excellent optical alignment knowledge. Russ's skills have saved money and time for my businesses. But he always teaches you something along the way. For example: I had a logsaw that was failing Camco gearboxes every 2-3 months. These gearboxes cost $12-15k to rebuild and $25k to replace new. Failure analysis showed shaft misalignment as the most likely root cause. I contacted Russ to optically shoot the machine for me. He found the line shaft and Camco misaligned by 0.287". To fix this would require not just shimming bearing blocks, but also busting up and pouring a new foundation for the Camco. No small task, and not cheap. But I trust Russ and knew if he was saying it, it needed to be done. We were able to get the line shaft and Camco aligned within 0.001". After the work, we have yet to fail a Camco on that machine since. Russ truly helped drive the loss to ZERO.

Theron is the most knowledgeable Brunson alignment technician/traininer, I have had the pleasure of working with. There is literally no area on our manufacturing line he could not figure out how to get to and perform roll alignment. His tenacity for excellence helped teach my millwrights multiple techniques that will allow us to begin our own alignment team that will ultimately lead to increased product levels. Thanks for the great assistance!

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