NBC Bearings

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NBC Bearing
IndustryBearing Manufacturer
Founded1946; 76 years ago (1946)
FounderMr B M Birla
HeadquartersJaipur, Rajasthan, India
Key people
  • Rohit Saboo (President & Chief Executive Officer)
  • Sanjeev Taparia (Sr. Vice President - Sales & Marketing)]
  • Gourav Chaturvedi (Chief Financial Officer)
  • Sandeep Gautam (Chief HR Officer)
  • Lokesh Agrawal (Vice President - R&D)
  • Sanjay Binaykya (Assistant Vice President - Manufacturing)
  • Jitendra Mande (Assistant Vice President - Quality)
ProductsBearings from 6mm to 2000mm in over 1500 sizes
BrandsNBC Bearing
RevenueThe company had a gross turnover of Rs 1352 crores in 2013-14
Number of employees
2800
ParentCK Birla Group

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 sector. The company had a gross turnover of Rs 1352 crores in 2013-14.[1] NEI is capable of developing bearings from 6mm bore to 2000mm outer diameter, in over 1500 sizes. The company was founded by Mr B M Birla in 1946 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Its products are exported to more than 30 countries.

History[]

National Bearings Company Limited (NBC) was founded in Jaipur by Shri B M Birla in a technical collaboration with Hoffman, UK in the year 1946. It began with the production of ball bearings from the year 1950. Following a political change in the princely state of Hyderabad, the company was renamed as National Engineering Industries Limited.

Facilities[]

The company has four manufacturing facilities located at Jaipur, Newai and Manesar and Savli (Vadodara).[2] Apart from the bearing production, the company also produces Next- Gen products.[3][4] The employee strength is 2500 across three plants.[4]

Capacity[]

NBC makes 150 million bearings annually across its four plants.[5] 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.[6] The turnover approximates 60% from the auto sector (OEM and aftermarket), 30% for railway products and 10% from the low volume industrial applications.[4]

Technology[]

NEI uses a heat treatment machine (furnace) from Chugairo, Japan. The grinding technology is sourced from 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.[6] NEI maintains technical collaborations with NTN (Japan) and Amsted Rail (Brenco, USA).[6]

Research and development[]

The company has developed a low torque bearing that can reduce friction up to 20%, which results in fuel efficiency.[7][8] The company spends 1% of its turnover on R & D activities, with an eye on increasing it to 2% in the coming years.[4]

The company holds a number of patents born from its research activities.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Financial Information". nbcbearings.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22.
  2. ^ "National Engineering Industries to invest Rs 1,000 cr in 7 yrs". news.in.msn.com. 2012-09-26. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  3. ^ "NBC ties up with ConMet to bring PreSet hub to India". Motor India. 2014-04-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b c d e 12 Rail Business, Volume 4, Issue 19-May 2013
  5. ^ "Who We Are". www.nbcbearings.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b c "Auto Tech Reviews - National Engineering Industries – Setting Benchmarks for Bearings of Tomorrow". autotechreview.com. April 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  7. ^ "National Engineering Industries to invest Rs 700 cr in 4 years". Business Standard India. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  8. ^ "NBC breakthrough in fuel efficient bearings". motownindia.com. 2012-12-10. Archived from the original on 2014-03-02.
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