SNK Ikegai NB130P Horizontal Boring Mill
Y-Axis ball screw service to a SNK Ikegai NB130P horizontal boring mill. This machine was produced after Shin Nippon Koki acquired Ikegai. In this particular repair job, the Y-Axis ran for an extended period of time without a properly functioning counterbalance and essentially no lubrication. Ballscrew Guys were contacted to restore accuracy to the machine and eliminate the cement mixer noises when the Y-Axis moved in rapid traverse.
Looking behind the machine head at the Y-Axis ball nut on an SNK Ikegai NB130P horizontal boring mill. This was an in-place ball screw refurbishment on a large machine center. Repairs to ball screw systems like this are way more time-consuming than regular rebuilds when the ball screw assemblies are generally in horizontal positions. Then factor in additionally the confined working spaces and elevations required to work safely. These are the specific issues which may cause your in-place Y-vertical axis refurbishment to be more costly than other ball screws of the same type and size.