Environmentally Concerned Products
Principles underlining THK's product development itself show
our stance toward the environment.
That is to say, all THK products are designed to address environmental
concerns.
THK's concept for development
All of THK products are developed through a concept called "THK
Cubic E Concept" which is based on the guiding principle
of "maximizing the original performance and life using
the minimum of resource, labor and time."
In this concept,
there are three Es, which are Ecological, Economical, and Endless
(Enduring). THK products are made by strictly adhering to these
three principles in various phases such as development, manufacturing,
and maintenance prior to market introduction.
Environment
friendly durable LM Guide products
A product that realizes this concept at
a high level is LM Guide. The achievement of rolling mechanism
in the LM Guide system led to improvement in productivity and
made great contributions to companies in regards to their environmental
maintenance and soundness. Especially, the
Caged Ball LM Guide is playing a very active role in various
places as a product that has achieved high compatibility with
the environment as compared with conventional products. Its
environmental merits are as follows.
Working
environment
Low noise and vibration
Low dust emission
Infrequent maintenance requirements
Energy
conservation
Minimum resource consumption
Waste reduction due to long
life
Work time reduction due to high performance
features such as high speed
In addition, chemicals and materials that are not harmful to
the environment are primarily selected for THK's products.
For
example, the amount of dust emissions are controlled to under
1/10th of the conventional commercial model "All-ball type."
Conventional commercial
model "All-ball type"
Caged
Ball LM Guide (SSR20)
Prolonged
life time was achieved through a modification in the coherent
part of the balls and spacers. By oiling the neighboring areas
of a part which needs to be lubricated, THK has developed
the "ultimate lubrication mechanism."
Working
environment
