If you’ve ever mounted a bearing with a modified wrench or handheld puller and pliers on the edge of a workshop, you know that the tool is not just a matter of convenience. It also determines the quality of the work and the life of the bearing.
Simatec recognised this when it created the Simatool bearing mounting tool range and Simatherm induction bearing heaters.
Why do a Simatool and Simatherm make life easier?
- Accuracy: you work with controlled forces and temperatures, not by eye, not by force. The “maybe it’ll work” style is gone.
- Time-saving: no more searching for tools, modifying, hacking. Simatool tool kits contain everything you need for correct assembly.
- Bearing-friendly technology: no hammer, no open flame. Simatherm induction heaters heat the bearing quickly, precisely and evenly without stressing or deforming the material.
Our partners’ favourites
Simatool FT 33 Bearing Fitting Tool
The best-known bearing mounting kit. It works with properly sized inserts and impact rings that prevent the bearing rings from being stressed. Anyone who’s had a “tight inner ring” failure will understand what we’re talking about. The FT 33 guarantees fast, radial shaft seals, accurate and secure seating of bearings with bore diameters from 10 to 50 mm
Simatherm IH 025 Induction Bearing Heater
Weighing only 3.5 kg, the simatherm IH 025 VOLCANO is the world’s lightest portable induction heater. The patented technology enables outstanding heating performance from an extremely lightweight design. It can be used to heat rolling bearings with an inner diameter from 20 mm, an outer diameter up to 160 mm, and a maximum weight of 10 kg.
Simatool BP 61 Bearing Puller
Removing inner ring bearings is always a pain. With this set, however, you don’t have to bother with heating or cutting: simply remove it, leaving the shaft and housing intact. This tool set can be used with 70 different deep groove ball bearing bits with diameters from 10 to 100 mm.
Simatherm IH 125 and IH 045 Induction Bearing Heaters
These are now the tools of modern maintenance: they can be controlled by smart devices, operated via Bluetooth with a mobile app.
What does this mean in practice?
- All heating cycles can be automatically documented.
- Maintenance can be reviewed, tracked and reported.
- Settings can be precisely controlled from the phone screen – no misadjusted temperatures or timing. This type of digitalised maintenance is particularly useful in plants where traceability, auditability and data security are required.
3+1 more reasons to choose Simatool and Simatherm tools
1. Safety and security – with these tools, work is not only faster, but also safer
An open flame heating or bearing removal with a hammer not only endangers the bearing, but also the fitter’s physical safety. Burns, flying metal shavings, rings popping out of tension – all these occur in a traditional “shoe tuning” bearing fitting. With Simatool and Simatherm tools, however, you can work with predictable, controlled movements, reducing the risk of injury to zero.
2. Machine failure is not just a bearing cost – it’s downtime, lost production and loss of prestige
When a production line or conveyor stops because someone “just quickly loaded” a bearing by hand, it’s not just the stock that suffers. Half a day’s downtime can cost hundreds of thousands of euros – a precise fitting could have prevented this.
3. A good tool is an investment, not a cost
The price of a Simatool kit or a Simatherm heater may seem high at first. But when you look at the amount of scrap, repairs, rebuilds and complaints it can avoid, it will pay for itself after just one or two bearings installed – and will last for years afterwards.
+1. 20% discount until 31 May!
Now you can buy all Simatherm induction bearing heaters and Simatool target tools with a 20% discount while stocks last from 5 to 31 May.
The promotion also applies to products on request.
For more information click HERE!
A lot depends on a bearing change. The life of the machine, the maintenance costs, the production rate. Simatool and Simatherm tools are not just “professional toys” – they are reliable, much-seen companions for the maintenance. For those who value precision and time, they are not extras, they are basics.
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