Mark/B-LOC: Keyless locking device supplier product information in the form of e-catalogs, downloadable CAD files, and online specifications reduce research and drafting time. Workstation-based FEA and virtual prototyping allow preliminary design iterations to be tested and improved without consuming any materials or machining.Warren/Fenner: Keyless locking devices are easily and precisely repositioned or moved. This is beneficial in applications requiring synchronization or timing. Other connections may require some disassembly to re-time the machine or parts, whereas keyless locking devices simply have to be loosened and the mounted component repositioned.Blair/Ruland: Most locking devices have standard bore sizes, but nonstandard hub requirements. Hubs are generally machined to match the locking device. Realizing this early in the design phase reduces rework and keeps the development process running smoothly.

Mark/B-LOC: Keyless locking device supplier product information in the form of e-catalogs, downloadable CAD files, and online specifications reduce research and drafting time. Workstation-based FEA and virtual prototyping allow preliminary design iterations to be tested and improved without consuming any materials or machining.Warren/Fenner: Keyless locking devices are easily and precisely repositioned or moved. This is beneficial in applications requiring synchronization or timing. Other connections may require some disassembly to re-time the machine or parts, whereas keyless locking devices simply have to be loosened and the mounted component repositioned.Blair/Ruland: Most locking devices have standard bore sizes, but nonstandard hub requirements. Hubs are generally machined to match the locking device. Realizing this early in the design phase reduces rework and keeps the development process running smoothly.

Component interactionsHow do locking device choices affect other areas of the machine or system?Andrew/Whittet-Higgins: The precision and life expectancy of a bearing, power transmission, or modern assembly is only as good as the precision of the individual components and the care in which they are put together.Blair/Ruland: It''s important to look at where and how the locking device is being used and whether adjustments may cause problems. Locking devices in airposertool&hoist general are not easy to remove and replace. Because of this, it may be advantageous to have necessary airposertool&hoist adjustments done from another section of the machine.Doug/Zero-Max: When using keyless locking devices, there are fewer application problems because there is no keyway failure or fatigue. Connections without keyways also have smaller shaft diameters, translating into shaft material cost savings. The single screw type can be tightened and repositioned many times without component wear or machine downtime.