Injection Molding

In order to produce plastic parts with high dimensional accuracy, injection molding machines are increasingly electrically driven. The electric press is superior to the traditional hydraulic type in that it is cleaner and uses less energy. Demand for it is growing in proportion to the need to respond to environmental issues.
With the shift to electric injection molding, customers now demand reliability in much harsher environments. NSK's high load capacity products are important parts, essential for mechanical drive parts, including the:

injection cylinder
mold clamping cylinder
ejector shaft
press cylinder
plasticization unit

Ball screws for high-load drives are one product NSK manufactures for injection molding machines. The arrangement of the circulation channels has been optimized, the diameter of the balls has been made as large as possible, and the ball groove has been designed especially for high loads. The ball screws have a greatly improved the load capacity.

Also, in support of these ball screws for high-load drives, NSK offers high load-bearing capacity ball screw support angular contact thrust ball bearings (for injection molding machines) that use large diameter balls, and roller guides produced with NSK's leading edge technologies and featuring high load capacity, high rigidity and the ability to be used in controlled clean environments. NSK is contributing to the future of injection molding machines as the only manufacturer that offers a comprehensive development and sales service for essential mechanical parts.

NSK Experience & Technology

Looking at the history of the development of electric injection molding machines, in 1996 NSK released the HTF Model of ball screws for high speeds and heavy loads, which greatly increased the rated load and the maximum permissible load. In 2000, NSK announced a new series of angular contact thrust ball bearings to support HTF Model high-load ball screws. This new series offered higher speeds and greater ease of assembly over the previously employed roller bearings. Since the upgrade to the NSKTAC03 series in 2013, angular contact ball bearings have overtaken roller bearings as the preferred choice for ball screw support applications, with the conversion from roller bearings continuing to accelerate.

In 2007, NSK announced the "grease-sealed high-speed, high-load A1 seal" as a response to recent environmental issues, contributing to further environmental improvements and the reduction of lubricants.

Ball Screws

More energy-saving, more efficient and cleaner than hydraulic drive systems due to high-performance seal
High positioning accuracy
Long product life thanks to high-quality materials
Constant load distribution across the entire nut length
Diverse application options thanks to maximum static capacity ratings and rotating speeds