Misalignment of shafts, belt drives and chain drives is a major contributor to rotating machinery breakdowns.
Accurate alignment can prevent a large number of machinery breakdowns and reduce the number of unplanned stops and loss of production.
Accurate alignment can also help to extend the life time of your machines.
In today’s challenging environment of reducing costs and optimizing assets, the necessity of accurate alignment is now greater than ever.
SKF offers the following alignment tools:
- Belt alignment tools
- Shaft alignment tools
- Adjustable chocks
- Machinery shims
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Generalized Bearing
Life Model (GBLM)
Choose the right bearing for the right application, every time. The GBLM lets SKF customers and distributors calculate whether a hybrid bearing will outperform a steel one in a given application – or not.