Fixturlaser the Alignment Tool at Abu Dhabi 2017

The Fixturlaser NXA Pro has been selected as the laser shaft alignment tool to be used in the Industrial Mechanic Millwright competition at this year’s WorldSkills event, being held in Abu Dhabi on October 15-18.

The Fixturlaser NXA Pro laser shaft alignment system has been selected for the competition because of its:

• extreme accuracy
• ease of use.
• apability to not only align rotating shafts, but also measure machines’ actual thermal growth.

WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017, has been hosting participants from 77 countries who have been competing in 51 different skills competitions. 

STCD’s president, Nathalie Drouin was on the jury for the competence of industrial mechanics. 

The 11 candidates competing in the industrial mechanics at the World Skills held in Abu Dhabi had as a mission to build a bicycle able to purify water, basically using pedal power.

The main objective of this project was to evaluate the best candidates in the industrial mechanics category but also carried a human dimension.

The 11 bicycles were destined to developing countries where much of the population is deprived of running water.

• Park the bicycle beside a muddy river.
• Put the intake hose in the water and attach the bicycle to its support.
• Keep the rear wheel above the ground.
• Begin to pedal as to prime and activate the pump.
• Water is forced through a filter before being stocked in a container of your choice.