(December 12, 2011)

SKF's first Apple application is now available from the iTunes Application store. The application is identical to the popular belt drive design program for PC's and makes it possible to check belt drives in the field using a smart-phone.

Design and check belt drives anytime and anywhere with an iPhone or IPad

Check the quality of an existing belt drive design at the touch of a finger

Generate more than 100 solutions within seconds

Email drawings and installation instructions in PDF format straight from your iPhone or IPad

Available at the iTunes App Store in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech and Greek. More languages to come

How to install this app:

First you should have a valid Apple ID. If you do not have an apple ID, you can create one at https://appleid.com

On your device (iPhone / iPad / iPod) click on the "App Store" icon

Choose "Categories" and "Business"

To find the app, please use search option and keyword "skf" or "belt"

"SKF Belt Calc" should be on the first or second page

Click "Free" button to install application

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