industry manufacturing founded 1946 headquarters jaipur rajasthan india number of locations 4 jaipur newai manesar savli key people mr. president & ceo rohit saboo products automotive bearings industrial bearings railways bearings axle boxes production output 100 million per annum revenue 1352 crore 2013 14 number of employees 2 700 end 2011 website www.nbcbearings.com nbc bearings is the product of national engineering industries limited nei a part of the ck 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 . 1 nei manufactures bearings in about 1000 different sizes . 2 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 . 3 4 5 contents 1 history 2 facilities 3 capacity 4 clients 5 products 6 technology 7 research and development 8 awards & recognitions 9 nbc at hannover messe 10 see also 11 references history edit the company was founded by mr. b m birla in 1946 in jaipur rajasthan india . facilities edit 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 . 6 the fourth plant at savli near vadodara is about to commence production . 7 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 8 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 . 7 the employee strength is 2500 across three plants . 7 capacity edit nbc s current makes 100 million bearings annually across its four plants . nei aims to double the production capacity in next seven years . 6 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 . 2 the turnover approximates 60 % from the auto sector oem and aftermarket 30 % for railway products and 10 % from the low volume industrial applications . 7 the ability to meet customers needs from product concept resulted in development of 60 new products in the year . 7 clients edit the client portfolio includes conmet indian railways hero motocorp maruti suzuki tata motors mahindra & mahindra daimler ag bajaj auto and honda motorcycle & scooter india . 5 atul auto ltd products edit nei manufactures bearings in about 1000 different sizes . 2 the size of bearings manufactured by nbc ranges from 25 mm to 1.3 metre outer diameter . 9 ball bearings cylindrical roller bearings tapered roller bearings railway bearings large diameter bearings special products belt tensioners clutch release bearings preset hub assemblies 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 . 2 nei has technical callibration with ntn japan and amsted rail brenco usa . 2 research and development edit 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 . 10 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 . 11 the company spends 1 % of its turnover on r & d activities with an eye on increasing it to 2 % in coming years . 7 the department is staffed by 115 experts and the new facility built in 2006 is in active growth mode . 7 thanks to the effort 12 patents applications have successfully been made last year 7 . the research work has been split into tribology the lubrication science advanced materials advanced processes product design virtual simulation and testing . 7 for simulation of actual work conditions there are 35 test rigs which include four for railways . 7 awards & recognitions edit the company was awarded the prestigious deming application prize by the union of japanese scientists and engineers juse in 2010 . 12 it was awarded the deming grand prize in december 2015 . nbc at hannover messe edit 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 . 13 see also edit ck birla group list of companies of india references edit nbc bearings financial information retrieved 02.04.15 a b c d e auto tech reviews page 11 vol 1 issue 4 17.12.12 the hindu business article retrieved 02.1.13 business week article retrieved 02.01.13 a b the hindu business line a b msn business article retrieved 24.12.12 a b c d e f g h i j 12 rail business volume 4 issue 19 may 2013 http www.motorindiaonline.in aftermarket nbc ties conmet bring preset hub india motwn vol 3 issue 7 april 2013 . business standard website article retrieved 24.12.12 motowin india nbc bearings website s about us page retrieved 12.12.12 hannover messe website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nbc bearings & oldid 743986011 categories manufacturing companies of 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