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Automobile

BEAREE (plastic material)

Grounding

Sliding Parts for grounding electric corrosion countermeasure (proposed product)
Sliding parts that have been adopted as applications to eliminate static electricity from shafts. Now we propose this product as grounding parts for shaft and peripheral parts that involve sliding motion.

Electronic reclining seat

MLE bearing for reclining seat
It realizes excellent load and wear resistance with three-layer structure of steel plate, sintered layer and resin layer. It is lighter weight and more space saving when replacing radial needle bearings.

Suspension

Piston ring
It is attached to the outer diameter of the piston and seals oil while reciprocating.
It has stable low friction characteristics in oil and can be used for sliding with soft mating material such as stainless steel (SUS).

Automatic transmission/CVT

Low torque seal ring
It realizes low torque, low wear and minimal oil leak installing world's first V-shaped lubrication groove on the seal ring side.

Thrust washer
It is lighter weight and excellent in more space efficiency compared to thrust needle bearings. It is possible to design the oil grooves and other shapes by high flexible injection molding.

Electromechanical water pump

Plastic sliding bearing for rotor
It is made from engineering plastic with exellent heat resistance and lightweight. It also features outstanding friction and wear characteristics, and is usable under special environments such as in water.

Variable valve device

Oil seal
Flexible fluorine plastic is used for exellent sealing performance, heat resistance and low wear characteristics. A special filler also ensures minimal abrade to soft mating material.

Oil seal
It features excellent sealing performance, low friction characteristics and excellent wear resistance, even in oil. It enables low cost by forming multiple units with injection molding.

Compressor for air conditioning

Sliding seal
It is manufactured by injection molding for high precision with superior-flowing plastic. It is suited to compact, low vibration and high efficiency scroll type compressors, and has also excellent sealing performance.


BEARPHITE (sintered metal)

Headlight (AFS*)

*AFS: Adaptive Front Lighting System

Self-lubrication BEARPHITE for sliding part
It can be used in the environment where the use of oil is difficult by adopting special graphite for the first time in the sintered metal industry to optimize material composition.

Cooling fan motor

Hydrodynamic BEARPHITE
It realizes high reliability over a wide range of temperatures for a long period of time by adopting lubricating oil with less viscosity loss and evaporation at high temperatures.

Wiper motor/Power window motor

Oil-impregnated sintered bearing for various electric motor
It is made from proprietary material featuring an added high quality fine graphite powder to provide reliable lubrication for longer bearing life and excellent bearing performance across all temperature ranges.

Fuel pump

Corrosion resistance BEARPHITE for rotor
It features excellent corrosion resistance in gasoline fuel by applying aluminum bronze, which has excellent corrosion resistance to sintered bearing. It realizes stable sliding friction characteristic by optimizing the material composition.

Starter motor

High density, high strength sintered gear for planetary reduction gear
It features higher density with unique material and special manufacturing concepts for high strength and longer operating life. It contributes to cost reductions by replacing forged and grinded parts.

BEARPHITE CL (Copper Layer) for rotor
Small quantity of unique copper powder creates a copper film on the surface for outstanding sliding characteristics and excellent wear resistance.

Exhaust gas recirculation valve

Self-lubrication BEARPHITE for sliding shaft
It can be used in the environment where the use of oil is difficult by adopting special graphite for the first time in the sintered metal industry to optimize material composition.

NIKAMET (magnetic material)

Steering angle sensor

Compression bonded magnet
It is isotropic Nd-Fe-B bonded magnet with high density and strong magnetic characteristics by high load compression molding. High precision molding enables magnetic circuit design over a wide range. Optimum shape is designed by magnetic analysis and high magnetic force magnet is realized by compression molding.

Exhaust sensor

Compression bonded magnet
It is isotropic Nd-Fe-B bonded magnet with high density and strong magnetic characteristics by high load compression molding. High precision molding enables magnetic circuit design over a wide range. Optimum shape is designed by magnetic analysis and high powered magnet is realized by compression molding.

Electric steering lock

Injection bonded magnet + Plastic case
Injection bonded magnet: It is isotropic Nd-Fe-B bonded magnet. Compared to ferrite bonded magnet, it has excellent magnetic properties. As it can be manufactured by injection molding, it has greater design freedom.
Plastic case: It is injection bonded magnet with insert-molded plastic case. The injection bonded magnet is designed in a shape that is in line with the case, and its shape freedom is utilized to achieve integration.

Valve opening sensor

Compression bonded magnet + Sintered metal case
It is compression bonded magnet attached to a sintered metal case. It can be provided as inserted in sintered metal case to protect the magnet and eliminate the assembly process by users.

Construction machinery

BEARPHITE (sintered metal)

Mini-pillow for control lever support
It can be easily mounted by integrating an oil-impregnated sintered bearing into the high rigidity steel plate housing. It features lightweight, compact and self-aligning for long operating life without additional lubrication.

Machine tools

BEAREE (plastic material)

Sliding sheet for machine tool bed
It features excellent wear and creep resistance, and heat conductivity. It demonstrates good performance against stick slip, scoring and seizing. It realizes minimal loss of oil when starting, suited to repeated regular starting and stopping.

Information device

BEARPHITE (sintered metal)

HDD

Hydrodynamic BEARPHITE for HDD spindle motor
Hydrodynamic grooves are located on the internal diameter and one end face help to support the rotary shaft in a non-contact condition in the both radial and thrust directions by using the effect of hydrodynamic pressure, for high rotational precision, low noise and long operating life.

Cooling fan motor

Hydrodynamic BEARPHITE for fan motor
Hydrodynamic grooves are located on the internal diameter to support the rotating shaft in a completely non-contact condition in the radial direction by using the effect of hydrodynamic pressure, for low noise and long operating life.

Twin BEARPHITE
It has enlarged diameter section between the sliding sections on the inner diameter surface. As the inner diameter is larger than the sliding section, it reduces sliding area and contribute to low power consumption.

Medical equipment

NIKAMET (magnetic material)

Choke coil core for MRI power supply
It realizes downsized and lighter weight and can be used with large currents through the usage of amorphous soft magnetic material, a proprietary material suited to injection molding.

Food machinery

※Please do not use BEAREE (plastic material) product for any application directly contacting with food.

BEAREE (plastic material)

Plastic sliding bearing unit for rotor
As it has excellent water and chemical resistance, with greaseless operation, it is washable. It features easy installation, as the bearing can be aligned and it is integrated with housing. It can be used at high temperatures.

Plastic sliding bearing for rotor
It adopts sliding material combining engineering plastic or super engineering plastic with special fillers material to achieve excellent bearing performance.

Plastic cage for rotating table
It is made of water and chemical resistant material. In addition, the balls are designed for easy installation and removal. They can be removed when washing.

Plastic rolling bearing for rotor
It adopts material that is self-lubricating and with corrosion resistance for the inner/outer rings, balls and retainer for excellent water and chemical resistance. It can be used without additional lubrication.

Plastic sliding screw for lifting unit
It realizes lighter weight and lower noise by using a combination of BEAREE nuts and stainless steel (SUS304) rolling screw shafts. It can be used over a wide range of temperatures without additional lubrication, and it also features excellent corrosion resistance.

Induction hardening equipment

NIKAMET (magnetic material)

Core for induction hardening equipment
By coating iron magnetic powder with a proprietary thermosetting plastic and applying special compression molding and heat hardening, it achieves the industry's highest magnetic properties and strength.
By selecting the optimum iron powder and compounding it with thermosetting plastic, long life is achieved while ensuring the necessary magnetic properties.

Aerospace

BEAREE (plastic material)

Cage of rolling bearing for turbo pump
It is machined using material with excellent friction and wear characteristics even at cryogenic temperatures. It can be used in bearings for liquid fuel turbo pumps.

Compressor for air conditioning

BEAREE (plastic material)

Seal
It has excellent sealing performance for gas and oil, wear resistance, and low friction. It can be roughly classified into two types: injection molded and machined.

Piston ring
It is attached to the outer diameter of the piston and seals gas and oil while reciprocating.
It has excellent wear resistance and stable low friction characteristics, and can be used for sliding with soft mating material such as stainless steel (SUS).

Cup seal for reciprocal type
It is cup-shaped seal that easily follows the cylinder for better sealing of gas. It has excellent wear resistance and stable low friction characteristics even in lubricant free environment, and is not likely to abrade mating material. It can also be used under high surface pressure and speed conditions.

General-purpose engine

BEARPHITE (sintered metal)

Connecting rod unit
It features high density and high strength by using proprietary material and manufacturing process. By supplying as unit with bearing, it contributes to reduceing the number of person-hours required for assembly by users.