NBC Bearings


NBC Bearings is the product of National Engineering Industries Limited, 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. 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

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

Capacity

NBC makes 150 million bearings annually across its four plants. 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, 30% for railway products and 10% from the low volume industrial applications.

Technology

NEI uses a heat treatment machine 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 and five are used for Double Row Angular Contact Bearings. NEI maintains technical collaborations with NTN and Amsted Rail.

Research and development

The company has developed a low torque bearing that can reduce friction up to 20%, which results in fuel efficiency. The company spends 1% of its turnover on R & D activities, with an eye on increasing it to 2% in the coming years.
The company holds a number of patents born from its research activities.