The SKF Advantage: Vibracon Chock for Easy, Quick & Accurate Mounting

SKF Vibracon chocks are permanent, strong and re-usable machinery mounting chocks that are designed for easy, quick and reliable installation of primarily- rotating machinery. The chocks accommodate the angular difference between machine and the mounting base eliminating expensive machining of the base or extra work of installing epoxy resin chocks or steel shims.

The self-leveling capability combined with the height adjustment feature eliminates the possibility of a soft foot during first installation or throughout the life cycle of the machinery. These features allow for quick and easy installation with minimal down-time, while avoiding serious machine distortion caused by Soft Foot.

Application SKF Vibracon chocks

Although originally designed for industrial use, the SKF Vibracon chock became well-known and frequently used when applied in a marine environment. Over the year, the SKF Vibracon has been applied in many more industries due to the added value it provides.

Typical industries

The SKF Vibracon chocks have been used in many different industries and can be found among others in:

• Energy and Power Generation
• Marine
• Industrial
• Offshore
• Military and navy
• Material handling
  
  
  

Typical applicants

There is a wide variety in applicants all across the supply chain and the life cycle of machinery.

• OEMs
• Packagers (whose main activity is skid building and assembling)
• Service companies
• EPC contractors
• Shipyards

Selection process

In the majority of applications the Vibracon can be easily selected with the help of 3 steps:

1. Determine the bolt size. The Vibracon chock sizes are related to the bolt size.
2. Determine the available chock height. The outcome of this will lead to select either the Original or the Low Profile Vibracon chocks.
3. With an increasing corrosive environment, the demand on the corrosion protection or material characteristics of the chocks will change from Carbon Steel, to Surface Treated Steel or even to Stainless Steel.

The SKF Advantage

SKF Vibracon advantages are the absence of curing time, as with epoxy resin chocks, it eliminates the trial and error alignment process characteristic for the “mill and shim” method. SKF Vibracon has many configurations and material options to satisfy technical concerns or service providers, in OEM applications as well as in end-user environments.

SKF Vibracon can also help save costs. Its elements are an economical means to establish a perfect mounting plane as it has the capability to perfectly create the mounting plane within minutes and repeatedly for production or service managers and accountants.

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Key features

Technical

The SKF Vibracon adjustable chock has many configurations and material options to satisfy technical concerns, just to name a few:

• Self-leveling, height adjustable and re-usable
• Easy and accurate mounting of all types of rotating equipment to base frames, steel foundations or concrete
• No machining of the base frame required
• Eliminates soft foot from the production line through the life cycle of the equipment
• Reduces the cost of equipment foundations by design for the first build or through retrofit
• Many well documented applications and references
• No preparation and curing time like epoxy resin chocks
• No time-consuming fitting and grinding of rigid steel chocks
• No trial and error like with steel shims
• Saving on quayside costs in marine
• Save installation time
• No special installation skills required
• Green solution

Commercial

Technical advantages often come with commercial advantages where the factors like time saving, costs reduction and efficiency gains come into play:

• Global availability
• Time saving during commissioning
• Time saving during operational life time
• Reducing unplanned downtime – To secure vital uptime
• The need of compact and maintenance free designs
• Traceability system in place
• Material and test certificates available

Want to know more how the Vibracon Chock can add value to your operation? 

The SKF Vibracon is available in different materials to meet the need of your application, even those in the harshest environments. Together with SKF, our dedicated engineers at SLS are here to help you reach new heights with your maintenance goals. Get in touch with us, book a consultation today.

As the authorized distributor and certified maintenance partner (CMP) of SKF, SLS has a team of highly-skilled engineers that specializes in the machinery field and a vast knowledge of SKF Maintenance Products (MAPRO).