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THK

Japanese maker of LM Guide linear-motion guides, ball screws and linear actuators.

Company overview

Japanese maker of LM Guide linear-motion guides, ball screws and linear actuators. Product lines shown on its official site include LM Guide, Ball screws and Linear actuators. Its official pages reference applications in industrial robots, grippers / end effectors.

FoundedNot stated
HeadquartersJapan

Products

LM Guide®(Linear Motion Guide)

LM Guide®(Linear Motion Guide)

Caged Ball LM Guide

Caged Ball LM Guide

With the Caged Ball LM Guide, the use of a ball cage allows lines of evenly spaced balls to circulate and eliminates friction between the balls, resulting in uniform alignment and motion.

Full-Ball LM Guide

Full-Ball LM Guide

Caged Roller LM Guide

Caged Roller LM Guide

The caged roller LM Guide is a roller guide that achieves low friction, smooth motion, and long-term maintenance-free operation by using a roller cage.

Full-Roller LM Guide

Full-Roller LM Guide

The roller-type LM Guide is highly rigid because it uses rollers as the rolling elements.

LM Guide Models for Special Environments

LM Guide Models for Special Environments

LM Guide with Linear Encoder

LM Guide with Linear Encoder

The global standard Model SHS and THK linear encoder are integrated into one compact unit.

Ball Screw

Ball Screw

Ball screws are feed screws that provide high efficiency due to the rolling motion of the balls between the screw shaft and nut.

Key specs and capabilities

Linear guidesBall screws

Embodied-AI applications

Industrial robotsGrippers / end effectors

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