NBC Bearings is the brand of National Engineering Industries Limited (NEI), a part of CK Birla Group. National Engineering Industries (NEI) was founded in 1946 and is engaged in the manufacturing of bearings for the automotive, railway, industrial, and aerospace industries. It sells bearings under the brand name NBC Bearings and exports them to at least 30+ countries, including the United States, Germany, Brazil, Japan, and Australia.[1][2]
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| Industry | Bearing Manufacturer |
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| Founded | 1946 |
| Founder | Mr B M Birla |
| Headquarters | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
Key people |
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| Products | Bearings from 6mm to 2000mm in over 3100 sizes |
| Brands | NBC Bearing |
| Revenue | The company had a gross turnover of Rs 2111.37 crores in 2020-21 |
Number of employees | 2800 |
| Parent | CK Birla Group |
| Website | nbcbearings.com |
History edit
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.[3]
In 2020, the company announced the acquisition of European based bearing manufacturer Kinex Bearings.[4]
Facilities edit
The company has five manufacturing facilities located at Jaipur, Newai and Manesar and Savli (Vadodara).[5][6] Apart from the bearing production, the company also produces Next- Gen products.[7][8] The employee strength is 2800 across five plants.[8]
Capacity edit
NBC makes 200 million bearings annually across its five plants.[9] 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.[10] The turnover approximates 60% from the auto sector (OEM and aftermarket), 30% for railway products and 10% from the low volume industrial applications.[8]
Technology edit
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.[10] NEI maintains technical collaborations with NTN (Japan) and Amsted Rail (Brenco, USA).[10]
Research and development edit
The company has developed a low torque bearing that can reduce friction up to 20%, which results in fuel efficiency.[11][12] The company spends 1% of its turnover on R & D activities, with an eye on increasing it to 2% in the coming years.[8]
The company holds a number of patents born from its research activities.[8]
Awards edit
- The company was conferred the Deming Award in 2015 for the second time. The Deming Award is the world's oldest and most widely recognized quality award.[13]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "NBC Bearings plans to double turnover by 2027". The Times of India. 19 July 2023.
- ^ "National Engineering Industries: A Legacy of Bearings for 78 Years". Bru Times News.
- ^ "NEI | CK Birla Group". www.ckbirlagroup.com.
- ^ "CK Birla group firm NEI acquires Slovakia-based Kinex Bearings". The Economic Times. 15 January 2020.
- ^ "nbc". nbc. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "National Engineering Industries to invest Rs 1,000 cr in 7 yrs". news.in.msn.com. 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "NBC ties up with ConMet to bring PreSet hub to India". Motor India. 26 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d e 12 Rail Business, Volume 4, Issue 19-May 2013
- ^ "nbc". nbc. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Auto Tech Reviews - National Engineering Industries – Setting Benchmarks for Bearings of Tomorrow". autotechreview.com. April 2012. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "National Engineering Industries to invest Rs 700 cr in 4 years". Business Standard India. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "NBC breakthrough in fuel efficient bearings". motownindia.com. 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014.
- ^ "National Engineering receives Deming Grand Prize 2015 – Motorindia". motorindiaonline.in.