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The eBearing News
May 5, 2005
SKF India Reveals Expansion Plans
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SKF India Ltd. (a subsidiary of SKF AB, Sweden) revealed it will invest at least
Rs 1.3 billion (USD $30 million) expanding manufacturing capacity at both its
Pune and Bangalore plants.
In 2004, SKF India's sales grew by more than 29%, straining capacity.
SKF India Ltd. is that country's largest bearing manufacturer, with an overall 30% market
share across OEM and replacement sales. Almost 2,000 people work in Pune and Bangalore.
The facility in Pune will see its tapered roller bearing capacity increased by as much
as 50%. In addition, Pune is likely to be selected as the site for a new industrial bearing
production line the corporate parent is planning for India.
In Bangalore, SKF will invest in plant and equipment to boost deep groove ball bearing
production by at least 50%.
Most of the work at both plants is expected to be complete by the end of 2005, with the
capacity staffed and online as quickly as it is completed.
Making the announcement, SKF India's Managing Director, Rakesh Makhija added that the company's
other major investment will be in its continuing fight against counterfeit bearings in India.
The counterfeits are most often produced and smuggled in from China. He said, "Duplication is like
cancer. We need to tackle this menace at the beginning stage itself. In this regard, we have
conducted raids at several places and these steps have started paying off."
SKF India also released a new series of five self-directed education courses on interactive CD.
In this initial series, one covers dynamic balancing, another cement plant equipment diagnostics, and three cover
vibration analysis.
A product of SKF's Reliability Maintenance Institute, the training materials will eventually
cover more than 30 different areas.
Mr. Makhija said, "The tools are designed in such a way that users can learn various topics of their choice
at their own pace. It is ideal for persons on the job and also for students aspiring to a career in
condition monitoring and maintenance."
SKF is pursuing a project to make those same materials available online via the Internet.
Pricing for each package is between Rs 22,500 and Rs 30,000 (USD $520 to $690).
Approximately 20 Reliability Institutes are expect to be built in SKF facilities across India
in the next three years.
Following the Indian market experience, RMIs and related educational programs will be rolled
out internationally; first in Asia, and then other countries.
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