THK's creative ideas and unique technology made the company worldwide pioneers in the development of the Linear Motion (LM) Guide mechanism andmany other unique mechanical components, including the Ball Spline, Ball Screws and Link Balls, which are manufactured by us for supply to customers worldwide. Today, our different guide devices are an indispensable component of mechanical and electronic systems in a wide variety of industries.
A machine's moving parts can be classified as rolling, linear, or a combination of both. THK solved the problem, previously considered too difficult, of linear motion with rolling contact by applying its unique technological capabilities, and in 1972, it became the first company in the world to develop and commercialize the Linear Motion (LM) Guide.With THK's LM Guides, machine tools and industrial robots become capable of ultra-precise operations, and semiconductor-manufacturing devices can operate in submicron units. These systems applications range from liquid crystal manufacturing lines, railway carriages, assistive vehicles, medical equipment, aerospatial, space sciences, radioastronomy, skyscrapers and residences, and amusement devices. The use of LM Guides has truly expanded beyond all prior boundaries.
- SPR/SPS Series: high rigidity, super-low waving comparable to hydrostatic guides.
- SHS, SSR, SHW, SRS, SCR, EPF, SVR/SVS Series: Use of a ball cage eliminates friction between balls, and achieves low noise, acceptable running sound, long-term maintenance-free operation, and superbly high speed response.
- HSR, SR, NR/NRS-X, HRW, SRS-G, RSR, HR, GSR, CSR, MX, JR, HCR, HMG, NSR-TBC, HSR-M1, SR-M1, RSR-M1, HSR-M2, HSR-M1VV, SR-MS Series: full-ball type series range from miniature types to large types for machine tools, from linear guides to curved guides that suit a wide-range of applications.