NBC Bearings is the product of National Engineering Industries Limited (NEI), a part of the C K Birla Group, which manufactures a wide range of bearings for the automotive, industrial and railways. The company had a gross turnover of Rs 1352 crores in 2013-14. NEI manufactures bearings in about 1000 different sizes. The foreign acquisition plans are in advanced stages with the company in talks with 5-6 firms for a buyout. The acquisitions being considered are in Eastern Europe, Germany and Spain. According to Rohit Saboo, the President and CEO, the company is planning to invest $50 million in the acquisitions.
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History
The company was founded by Mr. B M Birla in 1946 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
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Facilities
The company has three manufacturing facilities located at Jaipur, Newai and Manesar and Savli (Vadodara). The company will be investing Rs 500 crore for expansion in existing facilities and the setting up of a fourth plant. The fourth plant at Savli, near Vadodara, is about to commence production. Apart from the bearing production the company has marked its presence in Next- Gen products for which the company has laid facilities at Durgapura, Jaipur as Taper Hub Assembly division where production of Hub Assemblies for Commercial Vehicles is done. A machine building plant at Jaipur reconditions as well as assembles specific work units. The employee strength is 2500 across three plants.
Capacity
NBC's current makes 150 million bearings annually across its four plants. NEI aims to double the production capacity in next seven years. The NBC brand commands a market share of 24% in the domestic market. Approximately 70% of NEI's sales come from original equipment manufacturers and 30% from the replacement market. The turnover approximates 60% from the auto sector (OEM and aftermarket), 30% for railway products and 10% from the low volume industrial applications. The ability to meet customers' needs from product concept resulted in development of 60 new products in the year.
Clients
The client portfolio includes ConMet, Indian Railways, Hero MotoCorp, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Daimler AG, Bajaj Auto and Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India. Atul Auto Ltd
Products
NEI manufactures bearings in about 1000 different sizes. The size of bearings manufactured by NBC ranges from 25 mm to 1.3 metre Outer Diameter.
- Ball bearings
- Cylindrical roller bearings
- Tapered roller bearings
- Railway bearings
- Large diameter bearings
- Special products - belt tensioners, clutch release bearings, preset hub assemblies
Technology
NEI uses a heat treatment machine (furnace) from Chugairo, Japan. The grinding technology is sourced from Izumi of Japan, Nova of Italy, LMT of Sweden and FMT of Italy. NEI operates 22 grinding lines out of which 17 are used for Deep Groove Ball Bearing (DGBB) and five are used for Double Row Angular Contact (DRAC) Bearings. NEI has technical calibration with NTN (Japan) and Amsted Rail (Brenco, USA).
Research and Development
NEI invests in R&D activities. Currently, the company has developed a low torque bearing that can reduce friction up to 20%, which results in fuel efficiency. The product was developed as a result of understanding the various torque contributors to the bearing such as grease, seal and internal bearing geometry. The low torque grease has been developed by various fundamentals on tribo-meter along with design of low torque seal and optimization of internal geometry to improve fuel efficiency. The company spends 1% of its turnover on R & D activities with an eye on increasing it to 2% in coming years. The department is staffed by 115 experts and the new facility built in 2006 is in active growth mode. Thanks to the effort, 12 patents applications have successfully been made last year. The research work has been split into tribology (the lubrication science), advanced materials, advanced processes, product design, virtual simulation and testing. For simulation of actual work conditions there are 35 test rigs, which include four for railways.
Awards & Recognitions
The company was awarded the prestigious Deming Application Prize by the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) in 2010. It was awarded the Deming Grand Prize in December 2015.
NBC at Hannover Messe
NBC Bearings was present at Hanovver Messe 2013 with Indien Gemeinschaftsstand - Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC). It is a prestigious global fair in Germany with focus on core technologies that enables industrial production, innovation and efficiency.
See also
- CK Birla Group
- List of companies of India
References
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