OILES is a leading global manufacturer specializing in oilless bearings, seismic isolators, vibration control devices, and architectural devices, with tribology and damping technologies as its core expertiseOILESisaleadingglobalmanufacturerspecializinginoillessbearings,seismicisolators,vibrationcontroldevices,andarchitecturaldevices,withtribologyanddampingtechnologiesasitscoreexpertise
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
Oilless bearings encompass a diverse lineup of plastic, multi-layered, and metal bearings, demonstrating proprietary material development capabilities such as 'OILES #100' and 'OILES #500 Series'Oillessbearingsencompassadiverselineupofplastic,multi-layered,andmetalbearings,demonstratingproprietarymaterialdevelopmentcapabilitiessuchas'OILES#100'and'OILES#500Series'
Plastic bearings utilize over 70 unique materials, including thermoplastic, thermoset, engineering, super engineering, and biomass plasticsPlasticbearingsutilizeover70uniquematerials,includingthermoplastic,thermoset,engineering,superengineering,andbiomassplastics
Multi-layered bearings feature a three-layer structure of a plastic surface, sintered bronze layer, and metal backing, combining the sliding properties of plastic with the load-bearing capacity of metalMulti-layeredbearingsfeatureathree-layerstructureofaplasticsurface,sinteredbronzelayer,andmetalbacking,combiningtheslidingpropertiesofplasticwiththeload-bearingcapacityofmetal
Metal bearings include product lines with embedded solid lubricantsMetalbearingsincludeproductlineswithembeddedsolidlubricants
OILES Air Bearings are static pressure air bearings that form an air film for non-contact support, characterized by a near-zero coefficient of frictionOILESAirBearingsarestaticpressureairbearingsthatformanairfilmfornon-contactsupport,characterizedbyanear-zerocoefficientoffriction
Seismic isolators and vibration control devices offer various systems like 'OILES LRB' and 'SSR' to protect social infrastructure, including buildings and bridges, from earthquakesSeismicisolatorsandvibrationcontroldevicesoffervarioussystemslike'OILESLRB'and'SSR'toprotectsocialinfrastructure,includingbuildingsandbridges,fromearthquakes
Products for bridges include LRB, RB, BM-S, HPB, and OILES Cable Vibration Dampers, among other solutionsProductsforbridgesincludeLRB,RB,BM-S,HPB,andOILESCableVibrationDampers,amongothersolutions
Products for buildings comprise a wide range, such as LRB, LRB-S, RB, SSR, FPS, Wall-type Damper, WFD, and VFDProductsforbuildingscompriseawiderange,suchasLRB,LRB-S,RB,SSR,FPS,Wall-typeDamper,WFD,andVFD
Smoke exhaust and air ventilation devices, including 'Window Operator' architectural devices, contribute to comfortable residential environments and energy saving through natural wind and solar energy utilizationSmokeexhaustandairventilationdevices,including'WindowOperator'architecturaldevices,contributetocomfortableresidentialenvironmentsandenergysavingthroughnaturalwindandsolarenergyutilization
Press dies and injection mold components involve the development and production of plastic molds and press die partsPressdiesandinjectionmoldcomponentsinvolvethedevelopmentandproductionofplasticmoldsandpressdieparts
Slide shifters are sliding linear guides, with products like 'OILES Slider Shifter S Type' offering dimensional compatibility with ball linear guidesSlideshiftersareslidinglinearguides,withproductslike'OILESSliderShifterSType'offeringdimensionalcompatibilitywithballlinearguides
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Proprietary material development and extensive product lineup, including over 70 unique bearing materials across plastic, multi-layered, and metal categories, providing optimized product combinations for customer needsProprietarymaterialdevelopmentandextensiveproductlineup,includingover70uniquebearingmaterialsacrossplastic,multi-layered,andmetalcategories,providingoptimizedproductcombinationsforcustomerneeds
Core tribology and damping technologies, encompassing friction, wear, and lubrication expertise, driving the development of innovative oilless bearings and seismic/vibration control devicesCoretribologyanddampingtechnologies,encompassingfriction,wear,andlubricationexpertise,drivingthedevelopmentofinnovativeoillessbearingsandseismic/vibrationcontroldevices
Customized technical support and solution provision, offering optimal designs through collaboration with client engineers from the development stage and conducting predictive alternative tests to reduce customer development time and costsCustomizedtechnicalsupportandsolutionprovision,offeringoptimaldesignsthroughcollaborationwithclientengineersfromthedevelopmentstageandconductingpredictivealternativeteststoreducecustomerdevelopmenttimeandcosts
Environmentally friendly and maintenance-free products, with oilless bearings reducing lubricant consumption, equipment maintenance costs, and preventing oil pollution, thereby contributing to environmental protectionEnvironmentallyfriendlyandmaintenance-freeproducts,withoillessbearingsreducinglubricantconsumption,equipmentmaintenancecosts,andpreventingoilpollution,therebycontributingtoenvironmentalprotection
Global production and sales network, operating branches and factories in 8 countries worldwide, ensuring product supply and technical support to global marketsGlobalproductionandsalesnetwork,operatingbranchesandfactoriesin8countriesworldwide,ensuringproductsupplyandtechnicalsupporttoglobalmarkets
Extensive R&D data and patents, accumulated through comprehensive testing data since its establishment, covering the entire process from material development to manufacturing, and holding over 2,658 bearing-related patentsExtensiveR&Ddataandpatents,accumulatedthroughcomprehensivetestingdatasinceitsestablishment,coveringtheentireprocessfrommaterialdevelopmenttomanufacturing,andholdingover2,658bearing-relatedpatents
Construction and agricultural equipment industryConstructionandagriculturalequipmentindustry
Infrastructure industry (bridges, buildings, expressways, power plants, and other social infrastructure)Infrastructureindustry(bridges,buildings,expressways,powerplants,andothersocialinfrastructure)
Plant and energy industry (hydroelectric power, wind power, dams, pumps, and compressors)Plantandenergyindustry(hydroelectricpower,windpower,dams,pumps,andcompressors)
Food and packaging industryFoodandpackagingindustry
Semiconductor industrySemiconductorindustry
Medical and nursing care equipment industryMedicalandnursingcareequipmentindustry
Marine and two-wheeled vehicle industryMarineandtwo-wheeledvehicleindustry
Leisure industryLeisureindustry
Major MarketsMajorMarkets
South Korea, China (Shanghai, Suzhou), Thailand, IndiaSouthKorea,China(Shanghai,Suzhou),Thailand,India
Germany, Czech RepublicGermany,CzechRepublic
United States, Canada (formerly operated a subsidiary)UnitedStates,Canada(formerlyoperatedasubsidiary)
BrazilBrazil
Certifications/PatentsCertifications/Patents
ISO9002 quality assurance system certification (historical)ISO9002qualityassurancesystemcertification(historical)
ISO14001 and ISO27001 certifications (Fujisawa, Shiga, Ashikaga, Oita plants, etc.)ISO14001andISO27001certifications(Fujisawa,Shiga,Ashikaga,Oitaplants,etc.)
Over 2,658 patents related to bearingsOver2,658patentsrelatedtobearings
Various patent applications and registrations, including aluminum bronze alloys, rack guides, rotary dampers, resin compositions for sliding members, and gas restriction structures for aerostatic bearingsVariouspatentapplicationsandregistrations,includingaluminumbronzealloys,rackguides,rotarydampers,resincompositionsforslidingmembers,andgasrestrictionstructuresforaerostaticbearings
Strict management of specialized knowledge, such as manufacturing know-how and special manufacturing techniques difficult to reverse-engineer, as confidential information to secure competitive advantage instead of patentsStrictmanagementofspecializedknowledge,suchasmanufacturingknow-howandspecialmanufacturingtechniquesdifficulttoreverse-engineer,asconfidentialinformationtosecurecompetitiveadvantageinsteadofpatents