THK America, Inc.

THK's new Rolled Ball Screw type BTK-V

This Rolled Ball Screw feed achieves a DN value of 100,000 by using a new circulation structure. (read more)

THK's fully enclosed actuator model KRF features a fully enclosed design the prevents all issues caused by foreign materials entering from outside. The actuator body's high rigidity allows for a compact, space-saving design. (read more)

A strong supply chain is the foundation of any manufacturing business, yet many organizations overlook the importance of their supplier's supply chain. In Why Your Supplier's Supply Chain Matters, find out how to evaluate your supplier's operational strengths and recognize the warning signs of a provider with a weak supply chain. (read more)

Engineering and production leaders are often the first to recognize the need for new equipment but often face a communication disconnect with business minded executives. Read Translating Technical Duties into Business Impact: 5 Essential KPIs and learn which KPIs to include in the case for investment in new equipment. (read more)

Organizations that successfully launch their product ahead of the competition enjoy competitive advantages. Read How to Speed Innovation and Time to Market Without Sacrificing Quality to find out how you can keep up. (read more)

In manfacturing lines, the allowable amount of downtime is minimal. However, when a machine malcuntions, the time it takes simply to troubleshoot may exceed what is considered acceptable. Watch 5 Items to Check When Your Machine Breaks Down, and learn quick, effective troubleshooting tips to get your production line up and running quickly. (read more)

Finding and retaining good engineering talent has been a perennial challenge for manufacturers. Read The Engineer of the Future: A Guide to Recruiting New Engineers to make sure your organization has the tools to maintain a pipeline of fresh talent that will set it up for success in both the long-term and the short-term. (read more)

Read How the Wrong Solution can Mean Higher Costs to learn how to avoid the cost reduction trap, in which up-front savings can translate into net losses. (read more)

Quality tests are an important factor in the decision to buy a part, yet the details behind the testing process can be difficult to grasp. Read A Non-Technical Guide to Quality Testing and learn about quality testing terminology and which tests are important for specific types of products. (read more)

Avoid Misalignment with the Ultimate Time and Materials Agreement. Check out Strategic Alignment: The Ultimate Competitive Advantage for worksheets and written plans that give your various departments the ability to form a strong alliance from the start, allowing you to avaoid some of the dertrimental situations before they even start. (read more)

Managing your workforce can be challenging. Work Smarter - Maximizing Your Labor Force discusses the 5 most common challenges in labor force planning and how to effectively cut costs and speed up your time to market. (read more)

Choosing the wrong linear motion guide for an application can cause expensive rework and missed deadlines downstream in the development cycle. Check out Documenting In-Field Expectations and learn what questions to ask before specifying a linear motion guide. (read more)

Selecting a vendor for your product offerings can have a huge impact on your production line. Read Why Product Quality Always Comes First to learn tips on quality testing and the key attributes of a high quality vendor. (read more)

Make the most of your brand and rise above the competition with a better understanding of how customization can work for you. Read Adhering to Brand Standards with Component Customization to learn how utilizing customized components can help you increase quality and separate yourself from the competition. (read more)

Selecting a vendor for your product offerings can have a huge impact on your production line. Read Why Product Quality Always Comes First to learn tips on quality testing and the key attributes of a high quality vendor. (read more)

Advances in the field of robotics have brought robots beyond manufacturing into applications for many fields. Read Design With Robots In Mind: What it Means for Engineers, and discover how specific types of designs allow robots to succeed in new applications (read more)

Read Shaping the Future of Medical Robotics and learn how innovation in components and software has made it possible to create compact yet high-powered intelligent robotic systems for a variety of medical applications. (read more)

Production equipment is often overlooked when it comes to centralized stocking. Read Streamlining Inventory with Centralized Stocking to learn more about the application of centralized stocking models to production equipment, and how to create your own. (read more)

Technological advances are evolving at a rapid rate. In Reducing Uncertainty in Technology Forecasting, learn how technology changes are affecting engineers today and how to be better prepared for the unexpected by understanding the benefits of accurate technology forecasting. (read more)

THK INTRODUCES: The new THK Linear Motor Actuator TYPE GLM

Linear Motor Actuator TYPE GLM offers maximum high speeds of 3m/s.

Sharp acceleration and deceleration of 2G are achieved by reducing its weight as a result of using aluminum parts for the slider. Also reducing the weight of the slider and high ridgity allow superb conformity. (read more)

THK INTRODUCES TY SERIES OF HIGH SPEED LINEAR ACTUATORS

Schaumburg, IL –THK's new TY Series Linear Actuator is designed to reach super high speeds of up to 3420 mm/sec. (11.2 ft./sec.), and accelerations up to 1G. (read more)

THK Manufacturing of America, Inc.- is THK Co., Ltd.'s first production facility in the United States, manufactures both conventional and Caged Ball(TM) Linear Motion Guides (LM Systems) and actuators, as well as Link Balls.

THK Manufacturing of America has celebrated over ten years of manufacturing high quality THK products in the U.S. (read more)

THK's New LM Guide type SSR Light was designed for the Aerospace Industry. It has 40% less weight than other LM guides and has high speed operation and THK's Caged Ball technology. (read more)

THK's LM Actuator for Clean-Room Environment Model CGL offers low dust emission by elimating mutual friction between metallic balls with integration of Caged-Ball Technology.

Suitable for ulitization in clean rooms through the use of clean grease for low emission of dust particles (read more)

The SRS type Caged Ball LM Guide offers a high resolution option to your additive needs.

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. (read more)

THK's new LM Guide Light Series Model SHS-Light:

• Is 40% lighter than standard LM rails
• All LM blocks of SHS can be used
• Same raceway material
• Smooth motion
• Great product for use in the Aircraft Industry

The THK model type HCR is a circular motion LM guide of 4-way equal load type. This model ensures backlash-free, high accuracy circular motion. Since it allows efficient design where LM blocks are arranged at the load points, large circular motion can be easily achieved.

The HCR also gives freedom of design where multiple LM blocks can individually move on the same rail. (read more)

Visit THK America's Online Store. Purchase THK products online! Large Inventory Major Credit Cards Accepted 2D/3D CAD & Product Configurator Easy Access Grease MSDS Custom Orders Engineering Support Available for USA, Canada and Mexico Customers If you have any questions, please contact TOSsales... (read more)

The new Super Miniature Cross Roller Ring Model RAU from THK

• Inner and Outer Rings in an integrated Structure
• Model RAU achieves more compactness than THK's other conventional compact cross roller ring model RA. This new advancement wil help overall reduction in size and weight of machines.

New Compact Caged Ball Screw SDA

The Compact Caged Ball Screw model SDA responds to high-speed application at 5,000 min ^-1 (maximum DN value: 130,000) and realizes low noise, comfortable running sound and long-term mainteniance-free operation. (read more)

An assortment of lubrication associated products is available to maintain sufficient lubrication of machines.

Original Greases

Lubricating Instrument Tool

Accessory Parts Lubricating (read more)

The LM Guide is our main product, incorporating a part with a linear rolling motion into practical usage for the first time in the world. It realizes the development of high-precision, high-rigidity, energy-saving, high-speed machines with long service lives. (read more)

THK's Mechatronics Division offers customized, turn-key solutions to your linear and rotary motion challenges. Mechatronics systems range from purely mechanical systems where the customer integrates the motion control to all-encompassing automation solutions where the customer receives a complete plug-and-play system out-of-the-box. (read more)

The Cross Roller Ring is a roller bearing with high rotation accuracy capable of bearing loads in every direction. Because it has orthogonally arranged cylindrical rollers, it can bear loads in every direction.

The Cross Roller Ring type RB is optimal for areas where the inner ring is required to have high rotation accuracy. (read more)

The LM guide actuator model KR provides high rigidity, high precision functionality and space saving. The KR features a four way equal load rating. The LM guide actuator can be operated in any position, which makes it ideal for loading in directions that are not fixed. (read more)

The Straight-Curved guide HMG is a new straight-curved guide that allows the same type of LM blocks to continuously move on straight and curved rails by combining the technologies of the LM Guide HSR and the R Guide HCR. It achieves a drastic cost reduction through improvement of work efficiency at the assembly and conveyance lines. (read more)

THK's Mechatronics Division offers customized, turn-key solutions to your linear and rotary motion challenges. Mechatronics systems range from purely mechanical systems where the customer integrates the motion control to all-encompassing automation solutions where the customer receives a complete plug-and-play system out-of-the-box. (read more)

NEW DOUBLE-ROW TYPE RW ROLLER RING FROM THK DELIVERS INCREASED RIGIDITY IN A COMPACT BODY

The Type RW Double-Row Roller Ring from THK America features compact, yet highly rigid construction. The double-row roller structure at 45° and integrated inner and outer rings of the Type RW result in 20 to 30 percent higher rigidity than competitor models. The Type RW's use of small rollers ... (read more)

Made in the U.S.A., THK's new Actuator Type GL-N offers newly engineered enhancement to offer the best of all actuator features with the unique benefits of Caged Technology in one actuator. The new GL-N actuator is proven rigid, precise, available for quick delivery and is also an upgrade and direct replacement to the original Type GL. (read more)

THK's creative ideas and unique technology made the company worldwide pioneers in the development of the Linear Motion (LM) Guide mechanism. Today, our LM Guide devices are an indispensable component of mechanical and electronic systems in a wide variety of industries (read more)

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. These offer a lightweight, small compact design that is great for applications in the medical and semiconductor industry.

We offer micro LM guide sizes starting at 1mm as well as larger mm sizes in these mod... (read more)

THK America is pleased to provide the VLA series which is an efficient design with fewer components, light-weight, and cost effective. The VLA is available in either the linear slide or electric cylinder type. (read more)

THK's new self adjusting type Power Linear Bush is the ultimate in linear bushing technology. The new power linear bush offers higher load capacity and longer service life compared to conventional linear bushings. THK's Power Linear Bush is engineered with cages that are made of a synthetic resin that continually lubricates the rolling elements. (read more)

Featuring one-piece outer and inner ring construction with mounting holes on both rings, Type RU requires no precise housing preparation or special fixturing. Sizes range from 20-350 mm ID and 70-540 mm OD with roller pitch circle diameters from 41.5-445.4 mm. Applications range from industrial robots to video arcade machines such as virtual skiing games. (read more)

Each THK Link Ball is comprised of a high precision bearing ball, a laden die cast holder, and a shank or yoke connected to the ball by a special welding method. (read more)

The LM Guide is our main product, incorporating a part with a linear rolling motion into practical usage for the first time in the world. It realizes the development of high-precision, high-rigidity, energy-saving, high-speed machines with long service lives. (read more)

The Ball Screw is a high-efficiency feed screw with the ball making a rolling motion between the screw axis and the nut. Compared with a conventional sliding screw, this product has drive torque of one-third or less, making it most suitable for saving drive motor power. (read more)

The ultra high rigidity Roller Guides SRG Series, with integrated roller retainers providing low-friction and smooth maintenance free motion, gets two new additional sizes, SRG15 and SRG20. (read more)