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A wide variety of bearings and auto assemblies are manufactured by Tata Steel at its Bearings Division, with a production capacity of 30 million bearing numbers per annum. Tata Bearings and auto components happen to be the preferred choice of key players in the targeted industry segment.

Over the years, a highly performance-driven approach has helped Tata Bearings achieve an influential and crucial position in its target industry segment. Tata Bearings Division of Tata Steel Limited is one of India's largest quality bearing manufacturers, with a production capacity of 37 million bearing numbers. It is the only bearings manufacturer in India to win the TPM Award (2004) from Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance, Tokyo.

 

The company is foremost in the manufacturing of a wide variety of bearings and auto assemblies and the product range includes:

 

Bearings & Auto Assemblies Components
  • Ball Bearings
  • Tapered Roller Bearings
  • Magneto Bearings
  • Double Row Angular Contact Bearings
  • Clutch Release Assemblies
  • Fan Support Assemblies
  • Cylindrical Roller Bearings (under development)

 

Tata Bearings is supported by Tata Steel’s wide network of offices in India and abroad. It has technical collaboration with NACHI Fujikoshi Corp., of Japan for development and testing of new generation automotive bearings and special application bearings. Tata Steel's bearings and auto components happen to be the preferred choice for key players of the Indian Industry.

 

Tata Bearings was one of the first to start the concepts of ship to line and JIT delivery and it is presently extending such facilities to customers in different segments.

 

Manufacturing Technology

In the initial stages the technology for the manufacture of bearings was obtained from M/s Societe Nouvelle de Roulements (SNR) -France, through a technical collaboration but after the expiry of the contract in 1986 all developments are carried out in-house. All equipment used in the manufacturing process are high-tech and diligently checked to meet quality parameters. Advanced laboratories are available for keeping a close check on the product quality. The division has installed IBM RS6000 servers and is on ERP (SAP).

 

Quality Implementation

Steel Ball Bearings from Tata Bearings

In line with the Group's policy, Tata Bearings is wholeheartedly committed to creating value for all its stakeholders by continually enhancing its systems and processes through exacting standards of excellence. Tata Bearings is ISO 9001:2008 certified for product and process quality, ISO/TS 16949-2009 certified for quality of automotive parts, ISO14001-2004 certified for conforming to Environmental Standards and ISO 18001-2007 certified for conforming to Occupational Health & Safety Management standards. In FY 11 the Division adopted various improvement initiatives like TOC (Theory of Constraints) and took the next step in the TPM (Total Productivity Maintenance) activities.

 

 

 

 

Awards & Recognitions

For three successive years, Tata Bearings has won the J. N. Tata Quality Award, the Company's most prestigious award for Total Quality Management at the organisation level. The Division has been awarded “gold Quality Consistency Award’ from Bajaj Auto Limited in 2010 and the ‘Supplier Award’ from Bosch in 2009.

 

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