Globe 349-A.052

TABLE SLIDE GUIDE SHIM .052

A shim is a washer or thin strip of material used to align parts, make them fit, or reduce wear. Shims may also be used as spacers to fill gaps between parts subject to wear. On machinery installations (pumps, motors, etc.) the recommended practice requires new shims to be placed under every supporting foot. This guarantees flexibility for adjustments, like a slight raising or lowering of a motor, when parts of the machinery need to be replaced and aligned properly.

Slide or Door Slide or Drawer Slide are blanket terms used in the industry for all ball bearing slides, telescopic slides, drawer runners, linear slides, rails, and various other guides. Slides are used in refrigerators and freezers, merchandisers, holding and service cabinets and more. A slides movement describes exactly how the slide operates inside of the cabinet. Typically, this is either telescoping movement, which occurs in stages or progressive movement where the various slide members move simultaneously.