As the problems with the global environment become more obvious, it is a natural and required function of companies to conserve resources with increased efficiency in accordance with the guidelines of international standards such as ISO14000.
The machine tool industry had begun efforts some time ago to conserve energy, save power and reduce resource consumption when manufacturing. In keeping with these activities, the clean, motion conversion efficiency of cam mechanisms are drawing attentions as both old and new technology that meets the new conditions being imposed on machine tools. Today, as earth-friendly manufacturing becomes a requirement, Sankyo has developed and is marketing ecology conscious machine tool units (ECO.CAM products) that make active use of cam technology to generate appropriate motions, perfect motions and reliable motions from the standpoint of environment-friendly manufacturing.