SKF Chocks Allow for Easy Mounting and Improve Rotating Equipment Performance

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/ueditor/php/upload/image/20220309/1646800084638075.png" title="1646800084638075.png" alt="1.png"/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">SKF has developed a new range of adjustable chocks with higher load capacity and an increased adjustment range.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The chocks can be used in many industries, including food &amp; beverage, pulp &amp; paper, rail, marine, offshore, agriculture and power generation. They are typically found in equipment such as gas, diesel and LNG engines, generators, compressors, electric motors and gearboxes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Vibracon E series – which includes four different models – has improved self-leveling and height adjustment. The chocks allow all types of rotating equipment to be mounted easily and accurately to base frames and either steel or concrete foundations.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">“They help to simplify the installation of rotating machinery, which improves technical and economic performance,” says Rene Vermeulen, senior engineering sales manager at SKF.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The chocks accommodate angular differences of up to 4° between machine and mounting base – without having to machine the base or install epoxy resin chocks. This self-levelling ability, combined with height adjustment, reduces the possibility of a soft foot in the production line. The chocks can also lower the cost of equipment foundations – whether designed-in or retrofitted.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The four products in the Vibracon E range are: carbon steel chocks; surface treated chocks; stainless steel chocks; and low-profile elements.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Carbon steel chocks are suitable for indoor applications, such as on the factory floor. Surface-treated products are for more extreme environments such as humid or salty climates. Stainless steel variants are aimed at the most demanding conditions, such as in the oil &amp; gas industry. Low-profile elements offer an economic alternative to more expensive milled chocks, shims, or epoxy resins.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">A broad range of specialist adjustment tools – available from SKF – allows technicians to alter chock height with maximum safety and comfort. In addition, the chocks are backed by SKF’s expertise in maintenance and shaft alignment.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">SKF also offers a product selection tool that simplifies the process of choosing exactly the right chock for a particular application.</p><p><br/></p>