SHS Caged Ball LM Guide

SHS Caged Ball LM Guide is THK linear-motion guide product for precision automated equipment. It uses caged ball technology for smooth, low-noise, long-life linear motion in machine tools, robots and factory automation systems.

Facts

  • Company: THK
  • Type: Linear Guide
  • Core: Caged-ball motion
  • Function: Motion
  • Audience: Machinery OEMs
  • Status: Commercial
  • Website: https://www.thk.com/sg/en/products/lm_guide/caged_ball/shs/

Specifications

  • Sizes: 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 45, 55 and 65
  • Load Direction: 4-way equal load
  • Self Adjusting Capability: Circular-arc groove geometry absorbs mounting error under preload
  • Motion Structure: Caged-ball guide with 45 degree ball contact rows

Market context

SHS Caged Ball LM Guide is a THK linear-guide family for smooth, high-accuracy linear motion in machines, gantries and automation axes.

  • Target environment: Factory automation, machine tools, gantries, fixtures, inspection systems and robot-adjacent motion axes.
  • Workflow context: Used as rail and carriage hardware inside precision linear-motion assemblies.
  • Customer context: Machine builders, automation integrators, robotics hardware teams and manufacturing engineers.

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