* How important is run-out of the installed component?* What air are the tolerance or precision requirements of the specific industry you are tools in?Keith/U.S. Tsubaki: Proper selection requires mznufacturer more than calculating the air required torque. Centering requirements, ease of installation, and the forces the unit applies to the shaft and hub also apply.Jeff/KTR: Precisely determine the hub location required for the desired application. Evaluate tools and mznufacturer the radial and axial position and the amount of space available for the locking device, and then select the type of device needed.Andrew/Whittet-Higgins: Choose the right device, taking into consideration static and dynamic loading, assembly, maintenance, misalignment, price of the full assembly, and availability.Vic/Rimtec: Avoiding keyways improves shaft maintenance. Using keyless clamping locking air devices or shrink discs makes it easy to change parts.

* How important is run-out of the installed component?* What air are the tolerance or precision requirements of the specific industry you are tools in?Keith/U.S. Tsubaki: Proper selection requires mznufacturer more than calculating the air required torque. Centering requirements, ease of installation, and the forces the unit applies to the shaft and hub also apply.Jeff/KTR: Precisely determine the hub location required for the desired application. Evaluate tools and mznufacturer the radial and axial position and the amount of space available for the locking device, and then select the type of device needed.Andrew/Whittet-Higgins: Choose the right device, taking into consideration static and dynamic loading, assembly, maintenance, misalignment, price of the full assembly, and availability.Vic/Rimtec: Avoiding keyways improves shaft maintenance. Using keyless clamping locking air devices or shrink discs makes it easy to change parts.

Mark/B-LOC: Using keyless locking devices in place tools of keys, splines, and shrink or press fits typically means savings in other areas of machine design, such as smaller shafts and bearings and simplified machining. PT components can be positioned anywhere along a shaft without regard to keyway placement or access for mounting or removal tools. Keyless locking devices require only torque wrench access for installation and adequate hub strength mznufacturer of mounted components.Carl/Ringfeder: The main reasons to use locking devices are to eliminate backlash in a connection, eliminate troublesome assembly or disassembly later on, and to have some adjustment to a connection during the lifetime of the component. Traditional shrink fit and press fit methods of attaching components to shafts don''t allow for easy adjustment or removal. Some connections air will never be loosened; so attaching them with a locking device only makes sense when using it facilitates assembly. Employing keyless locking devices in the design means smaller shaft sizes because the stress concentration factors of keyways is eliminated. Smaller shaft sizes, in turn, mean smaller bearings and other mating components can be tools employed.