Hoist application for AR4000 laser rangefinder

A major aircraft engine maintenance and overhaul facility at San Francisco International Airport uses the AccuRange 4000-LV laser rangefinder to reduce their margin for error in critical hoisting applications.

After the successful overhaul of a jet engine, maintenance engineers run the engine in a state-of-the-art quality assurance test cell. Overhead hoists lift the heavy engine from an adaptor and carry it to the test cell fixture.

The AccuRange 4000-LV sensor reports critical range information so the maintenance engineers can clear fixed obstacles and gently deliver the heavy engine into a secure fixture. The company has been using Acuity products since 1998.

This application is similar to that used to measure cranes and hoists in the steel industry or shipping industry. For more information about AccuRange 4000 rangefinders, contact Acuity.