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Supporting Society

With our products, we contribute to both the improvement of infrastructure of society and the efficient expansion of industry to meet our daily requirements.  

Using our unique technologies to help support and create improvements in infrastructure areas such as information technology (IT), transportation, civil engineering and construction, and even effecting people in their daily lives and life style. 

THK can touch all aspects of modern life.

Telecommunications infrastructure

Telecommunications infrastructure  can be considered as the nerve system that controls modern society. Maintaining the reliability of optical fibre communications networks is a very important requirement. A combination of LM Guides , Ball Screws and other THK products are used in optical fibre inspection machines to provide precise evaluation.

Optical fiber


Tunnel Boring Eexcavators

In urban areas where space above ground is restricted, it is necessary to create underground transportation systems. Tunnel boring machines  take an active role in the excavating of these tunnels. Our LM Guides  are used in these machines.

Shield machines (excavators)


Multi-level car parking towers and rice planting machines

THK technology appears in various areas that support society, from multi-level car parking towers in our cities to rice planting machines that improve agricultural productivity in rural areas.

rice planting machines


We believe that our activities are helpful to the whole of society. Please take a moment to look at some examples of how THK's products are applied from a "Motion" viewpoint.  

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