Developing The UNIVERSAL SHIM™

AccuTrex Products, conducted a market study of tab shim usage by small, medium, and large industrial manufactures and processors. In data compiled over an 8 year period, we found 85.81% of shimmed equipment used a combination of standard “A”, “B”, or “C” tab shims.

Many of these applications were miss-matched, where a “convenient” job-site shim was used improperly causing “soft foot” at the base of the unit that may lead to excessive machine vibration and cavitation resulting in equipment damage. Why risk damage to valuable equipment with incorrect shim installations when you can take the guess work out with the UNIVERSAL SHIM™?

Large Industry Applications

Tab Shim Type

Number Used

Percentage Sample

A Shim (12)

12

2.87%

B Shim (201)

201

48.09%

C Shim (117)

117

27.99%

D Shim (88)

88

21.05%

Total (418)

418

100.00%

Medium/Small Industrial Manufacturers and Processing Facilities

Tab Shim Type

Number Used

Percentage of Sample

A Shim (55)

55

8.06%

B Shim (429)

429

62.90%

C Shim (130)

130

19.06%

D Shim (68)

68

9.97%

Total (682)

682

100.00%

Combined Total Population Data

Tab Shim Type

Number Used

Percentage of Sample

A Shim (67)

67

6.09%

B Shim (630)

630

57.27%

C Shim (247)

247

22.45%

D Shim (156)

156

14.18%

Total (1100)

1100

100.00%