Maintenance tools available for hire...

acorn now offer a range of maintenance equipment available for hire on a day-by-day basis. Hiring an induction heater, belt aligning tool or shaft aligner is the cost effective answer for many companies.

Portable Induction Heater
TIH 030m

The small bearing heater with a high heating capacity of up to 40kg bearing

Traditional methods of heating bearings, such as using blow torches, can be a time and energy-consuming job and damage the bearing through distortion caused by not heating uniformly. Induction heating is fast, reliable and probably the safest method of heating bearings. Your customers will be able to see the benefits for themselves when they hire a TIH 030m induction heater and may even decide, as in many cases, to invest in heater of their own!

• Compact lightweight design: just 20.9kg
• 2-step power setting and similar yokes allow heating smaller bearings safely and at lower power consumption
• Capable of heating a 28kg bearing in just 20 minutes
• Temperature mode pre-set at 110 ºC (230 ºF) to help prevent bearing over-heating
• Automatic demagnetisation

Hire this heater
for £140 per day

Shaft alignmet tool
TMEA 2

Easy, quick and affordable shaft alignment tool

The SKF TMEA 2 is an easy-to-use shaft alignment tool, which requires no special training to operate. You can now offer your customers the opportunity to hire the TMEA 2 making it a cost effective way for them to ensure correct shaft alignment and eliminate problems caused by inaccurate fitting.

• Display unit simultaneously provides clear “real time” coupling and feet values during alignment process making rechecking of the alignment unnecessary.
• The laser and scale lines facilitate easy pre- alignment
• “Soft foot” feature easily guides the operator through this function
• Display unit can be held using one hand, freeing the operator to perform the alignment
• Magnetic brackets allow easy fixture of the measuring units onto the shaft
• A set of blank alignment reports to help you keep record of your alignment jobs
• Maximum distance of 0.85m (2.8 ft) between the measuring units brackets

Hire this Shaft Alignment Tool for just £190 per day

Belt alignment tool
TMEB 2

Belt driven machinery downtime caused by misalignment is a thing of the past

Incorrectly aligned pulleys can also cause a whole range of problems from vibration and noise, higher energy consumption, to greater belt and pulley wear. Accurate pulley alignment, ensuring well-aligned belts is the key to efficient and trouble-free operation of belt driven equipment. The SKF BeltAlign TMEB 2 aligns the pulleys where it counts most - in the grooves, making it the most accurate alignment tool available.

• Powerful magnets allow fast and easy attachment
• Easy to use, requires no special training to operate
• Three-dimensional target area simplifies the alignment process
• Facilitates simultanious adjustment of tension and alignment
• V-guides facilitate the alignment of a wide range of V-belt pulleys
• Special side adaptor allowing alignment of multi- ribbed and timing belt pulleys as well as chain sprockets is available as accessory
• A maximum operating distance of 6 meters (20ft) makes it suitable for use in various applications
• Sturdy aluminium housings provide great assembly stability and accuracy

Hire this Fitting Tool Kit for just £85 per day