NSK UK Ltd

NSK’s new SNN and SD series of plummer blocks combine the traditional time saving and easy mounting benefits of integrated bearing units with the highest levels of sealing and mechanical protection for use in demanding industrial environments, such as quarrying and mining, cement, water treatment steel and materials handling.

NSK has published a comprehensive new technical handbook, covering all aspects of the company’s ball bearing units, including pillow block, flanged, hanger cartridge and take-up units. Running to nearly 400 pages, the new A5 handbook includes bearing types for use in general, arduous and hygienic environments.

NSK has produced its most comprehensive and useful production aid, to-date, for the global steel industry, with the launch of its advanced Steel Industry Kit. Comprising four practical guides, the Steel Industry Kit is recognition that each steel mill faces different challenges and that a “one size fits all approach to improving reliability and reducing costs does not work.

NSK’s Extra Long Life and High Reliability EP steel is saving the operator of a Sendzimir Mill in the steel industry €38,400 annually, by overcoming a problem of inner ring wear on mill bearings that was resulting in reduced bearing life of between 1,500 and 3,000 hours of operation

NSK’s asset improvement programme is saving the operator of a Cold Rolling Mill €16,300 annually as a result of solving a problem of bearing failure that was occurring three/four times per year, resulting in unplanned shutdowns and serious loss of production at the mill. The mill operator was being forced to change bearings up to four times a year due to the harsh working environment in which the bearings operated. The bearings were failing prematurely due to contamination; ingress from dirt, debris and liquids that were affecting the bearing lubricant and shortening bearing life.

NSK is showing a full range of production- improver bearing products at Hillhead 2102, for use on all areas of quarrying and extraction equipment, including conveyors, screens, crushers, cranes and mobile gantries.

NSK INCREASES CAPITAL STAKE IN NSK-ABD BEARINGS LIMITED TO FURTHER EXPAND ITS BEARING BUSINESS IN INDIA NSK. Ltd. announced that one of its subsidiaries has become a specified subsidiary.

Good steering assistance, perfect handling and the utmost energy efficiency: drivers expect all these things not only from mid-range cars but also from compact models. Volkswagen had to measure up to these expectations when defining the specifications for the up! steering system and chose electric power-assisted steering (EPAS) produced by NSK Steering Systems.

NSK Contributes to the Future of Auto mobility and to the Global Environment through Four Technological Advantages: Compact/Lightweight, Low Friction Loss, Ultra High Speed Rotation and Development of Mechatronic Products In recent years, environmental awareness has increased in both developed and emerging economies. Population increases and motorisation have led to the need for higher fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions for automobiles. This has resulted in a variety of technical challenges. In response to the need for improved fuel economy, the focus has been on electrification, as represented by the advent of hybrid cars. As such, the prospect for the early realisation of a futuristic world of electric vehicles does not seem so far away. For the time being, however, internal combustion engines are still in the majority. This being the case, the need for improved efficiency is driving the development for Eco technologies for internal combustion engine applications.

NSK’s Asset Improvement Programme (AIP) has achieved 10- times bearing life and saved €2,970 annually on downtime and maintenance costs for a major company in the Quarrying & Mining industry that was experiencing frequent reliability problems with casting units assembled into a vibrating drum. The reliability problems were resulting in bearing failures every 2-months, or 440 hours of operation. They were caused by the severe environment in which the casting unit support bearings operated. The environment was wet and mechanically demanding. Worse still, the bearings were often exposed to large amounts of sand, which often covered them completely resulting in harsh abrasive ingress, and subsequent premature failure.

NSK has published a free, pocket- sized guide detailing its market-leading range of linear motion equipment, which is one the most comprehensive and innovative in the world, encompassing everything from linear guides to high technology, Megatorque motors for precision direct drive applications. Divided into six easy- to- read sections, and extending to 85 pages, the pocket guide provides the most concise and comprehensive guide to NSK’s linear motion products. Ideal for use by design engineers, the pocket guide is a mine of useful information, providing general data on equipment types, and easy- to- assimilate graphics that enable engineers to assess the benefits of, for example, groove configurations on linear guides for load carrying capacity and impact loads.

The new angular-contact ball bearings from the TAC-SHR series were specially developed for use in ball screws. Although they have smaller bore sizes than the existing TAC-HR series, they boast the same load carrying capacity. This means they permit machine manufacturers to produce more compact constructions.

Angular-contact ball bearings of BSBD Series as a compact single unit Ball screws are responsible for precise positioning in modern machine tools. The moving components need highly exact ball bearings to achieve this. Multiple-row angular-contact ball bearings have proved invaluable here. As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of both ball screws and bearings, NSK has the systems expertise to continuously optimise the performance and precision of these drives.

The machine tool industry is placing ever-increasing demands on linear drive systems in regards to traverse rates, precision, and quiet running. NSK is responding to this trend – with the new HMS series of ball screws, which will be presented at the EMO trade fair.

High precision despite combinable carriages and rails: this is the key advantage of a new series of linear guides. This innovation is made possible by optimised production processes for the guide rails. NSK will be showcasing the PH series – which provides highly precise linear movements in machine tools – at the EMO trade fair.

One of the major production plants of a large Spanish Automotive Group is benefiting from savings of €2.500 per annum on the operation of a drilling unit on one of its main assembly lines. The savings have been provided by NSK as part of its cost saving, Asset Improvement Programme, which takes a holistic approach to bearing problems experienced in production environments. The problem with the drilling unit was that its rear bearings repeatedly failed after 3 to 4 months of operation. The result of these failures was unplanned production stoppages and costly downtime, while the bearings were removed and replaced. With downtime costs running at €500/hour for the car plant, three breakdowns per year at around 2.5 hours in duration were costing the company €3.750 – and this on a single drilling rig.

NSK’s Asset Improvement Programme (AIP) for cost reduction has achieved a major success with a large quarrying and mining company, delivering achieving annual cost savings of €14,389 per year as a result of solving an ongoing bearing reliability problem on an overhead quarrying conveyor, replacing the existing bearing inserts with NSK’s innovative Molded Oil (Trademark) bearings.

The costs associated with premature bearing replacement, as a result of failure due to contamination, can be considerable.

The machine tool industry is placing ever-increasing demands on linear drive systems in regards to traverse rates, precision, and quiet running.

High precision despite combinable carriages and rails: this is the key advantage of a new series of linear guides. This innovation is made possible by optimised production processes for the guide rails. NSK will be showcasing the PH series – which provides highly precise linear movements in machine tools – at the EMO trade fair.