It takes more than a good product to keep a small business growing for over 35 years.

In the case of Hamar Laser Instruments of Danbury, Connecticut, it began with the certainty that precision equipment, whether rotary or machine tool, must be properly aligned to deliver quality parts. This certainty led Martin Hamar to develop his first laser alignment system to align roll-grinding machines for the paper industry. The product was ahead of its time, but throughout the years he's never stopped developing better ones.

Martin Hamar, a graduate of Cornell University, a published author, and the recipient of over 20 U.S. and foreign patents, did more than invent a product: he developed a technology and created an industry. "It was difficult in the beginning to sell the customer on the fact that he or she actually had a problem and that laser alignment was the solution," he says, "but there are always a few who are willing to take a chance."

Today, Hamar Laser Instruments is the standard by which all other laser systems are judged. We set this standard in 1974 with our introduction of the very first laser plane. Since then, Hamar laser systems have made dramatic improvements in accuracy, performance and ease of use. In 1985, with the introduction of our automatically rotating laser plane, we set yet another standard of excellence, while continuing to revolutionize the alignment industry. While others have tried, no one has yet been able to produce laser planes as flat and easy to use as our continuously rotating lasers.

Whether you choose our top-of-the-line rotating laser, the L-743, or an entry-level coupling alignment system, you will receive a product that has 35 years of laser alignment experience in its design. Add to it our recent advancements in wireless communication and you get a powerful alignment tool for checking the flatness (level), straightness, squareness and parallelism of any kind of machine or application.

Hamar Laser serves customers worldwide in critical industries where the real value of laser alignment is recognized, such as aerospace, automotive, power generation, plastics, ship building, food processing, pulp and paper and steel manufacturing.

Hamar Laser headquarters is located at 5 Ye Olde Road, Danbury, Connecticut, USA and contains the world's largest facility for comparative testing of laser geometry in 3-dimensional space. Our training facility is also located in Danbury, CT.

Why Laser Alignment?

Every system and component needs to be aligned regularly to function properly. Normal wear and tear, vibration, metal fatigue, temperature, humidity changes, accidents and many other conditions can cause misalignment. Lasers are the most reliable way to detect and fix these problems, and are a powerful tool for checking the flatness (level), straightness, squareness and parallelism of any kind of machine or application. For a more detailed discussion, click on the an industry above and look for your application or go directly to the How It Works page of our website.