NSK Ltd. (NSK; Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; President and CEO: Toshihiro Uchiyama) announced that its product series won a machinery award at the 2016 CHO MONOZUKURI Innovative Parts and Components Awards. CHO MONOZUKURI Innovative Parts and Components Award The award-winning NH Series and NS Series have a lifespan double that of conventional products due to the application of a new ball groove. These products and the technology behind them earned recognition for contributing to longer equipment lifespans and smaller equipment size. NSK Linear Guide NH/NS Series Are Winners at the 2016 CHO MONOZUKURI Innovative Parts and Components Awards Features 1. The world's highest load rating level delivers double the lifetime of traditional products The lifespan of these two products is more than double that of conventional products (LH Series and LS Series), with a dynamic load rating* 1.3x higher. They are useful for extending the lifespan of equipment, and their compact size helps keep the equipment they are used in smaller. 2. Compatible with conventional products The installation dimensions are the same as conventional products (LH Series and LS Series), so the NH Series and NS Series can be adopted without modifying the design of the equipment. Like their predecessors, the new products also allow free combination of rails and bearings and can be used with popular options such as the NSK K1™ lubrication unit for long-term, maintenance-free operation, and other products. *: Dynamic load rating is an index value for evaluating linear guide load bearing performance. A larger value indicates a longer lifespan. Applications Various types of production facilities: Liquid crystal and semiconductor manufacturing equipment, automobile production facilities, transportation robots, fabrication machinery, etc. Various types of equipment: Train platform doors, CT scanners, etc. Award overview Award information: Machinery Award at the 2016 CHO MONOZUKURI Innovative Parts and Components Awards Award recipient: NH/NS series of NSK Linear Guides CHO MONOZUKURI Innovative Parts and Components Award Sponsor Monozukuri Promotion Council, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun. Assistance Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This award was established in 2004 as a way to rediscover the power of Japanese manufacturing as the unsung hero that contributes to Japanese industries and society, recognizing parts and components that contribute to Japanese manufacturing. The award focuses on six fields: machinery, automobiles, electrical/electronic equipment, environmental, health/medical equipment, and daily living.