NSK is the only manufacturer to offer a complete development and supply service for the essential parts that machine tools require, including high-precision, high-speed ball screws. However, the company also helps customers to apply novel technologies that support extended product life and the potential deployment of predictive maintenance strategies. Therefore, central to the display on Booth C42 in Hall 7 at EMO Hannover 2023 (18-23 September) will be a live demonstration of a condition (...)

Machine tools are essential industry infrastructure, providing critical components for countless manufacturing sectors. As such, the optimisation of precision and throughput are symbiotic: machine tools like milling and turning centres must minimise processing time and maximise output, all while producing high-quality finished parts to tight tolerances. Bearings are central to this premise. Visitors to Booth C42 in Hall 7 at EMO Hannover 2023 (18-23 September) will find the perfect (...)

Customers now have the option of achieving more power and control in a compact, high-amperage servo drive that offers expanded integration possibilities to support complex motion capabilities in a simpler machine. Kollmorgen, a global leader in motion control systems, today announced the new AKD2G 24A drive. Designed for applications in precision multi-axis servo systems, the new single-cable optimized drive builds upon the strengths of the AKD2G portfolio including upgraded safety (...)

From milling, drilling and turning, to grinding, EDM and bending, machine tool processes are only as good as their component parts. For many decades the inherent quality and performance of NSK ball screws have met machine tool requirements for speed and precision, while generating low noise and minimising energy consumption. EMO Hannover 2023 (18-23 September) will provide NSK with a platform to showcase its latest advances in this important technology area. Notably, the company´s 120 m2 (...)

As part of a comprehensive systems integration service, Mclennan designs, builds and supplies application customised stepper and servo motor-based motion systems that utilise the high-performance, EtherCAT® industrial Ethernet network. These systems typically harness EtherCAT´s exceptional axis and I/O synchronisation capability to realise easy-to-use multi-axis sub-systems that offer optimal accuracy, greater throughput, and lowered production and development costs. Mclennan works closely (...)

NSK´s assistance proved vital to a company experiencing repeat failures of bearings fitted to the roller assemblies of its steel wire drawing machinery. Thanks to the intervention of NSK, which identified the problem and recommended the optimal solution, the customer is witnessing costs savings in excess of €1.2 million a year. The bearing failures were leading to excessive downtime of around 75 stoppages a month, along with high maintenance costs, causing critical concern for the company´s (...)

Transportation ball screws are popular across industry as a cost-effective alternative to precision ground ball screws. The manufacturing process is ideal for applications that do not require the finite precision of a ground ball screw, but must still reliably transmit linear loads and provide high speed yet accurate positioning. For such applications, NSK´s transportantion ball screws - namely the PR/LPR and BS Interchangeable series - are in high demand. NSK´s transportation ball screws are (...)

As part of a comprehensive systems integration service, Mclennan designs, builds and supplies application customised stepper and servo motor-based motion systems that utilise the high-performance, EtherCAT® industrial Ethernet network. These systems typically harness EtherCAT´s exceptional axis and I/O synchronisation capability to realise easy-to-use multi-axis sub-systems that offer optimal accuracy, greater throughput, and lowered production and development costs. Mclennan works closely (...)

Kollmorgen, a global leader in motion control systems, today announced the new P80630-SDN stepper drive. Customers can now benefit from features such as smoothness, precision and torque across the full speed range in a significantly more compact package that enables smaller, lighter, more versatile machines. Kollmorgen will also be introducing additional stepper drives and features in the coming months, building upon the new, flagship P8000 stepper drive platform. The P80630-SDN stepper (...)

An Italy-based specialist serving the optical industry is benefitting from the precision and high-quality motion of NSK ball screws in its innovative lens cutting machines. The machines produced by MEI System have revolutionised optical manufacturing processes with the most advanced milling technologies, guaranteeing extremely high quality and maximum productivity. Excellent lens quality offering a combination of attractive style and perfect vision is a prerequisite for providing eyewear to (...)