How Industrial Bearings Help Indian Auto Components Industry Grow Faster

ACMA says auto components industry will register a turnover of $100 BN by 2020. Industrial bearings play an important part

- Bindu Gopal Rao

The Indian auto components industry has witnessed a robust growth last few decades. The growth of bearings industry is expected to be driven by industrial production as well as demand from automobile sector.

In the present technology propelled society, bearing makers are also leaving no stone unturned to keep the evolution process continuous. They are responsible in helping customers meet efficiency goals, reduce unplanned downtime, longer maintenance cycles and increased productivity. Bearings play a significant role in machineries and depending on the application, appropriate selection of material and design is critical.

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The industry is seeing high levels of innovation and technological advancements. In the automobile industry mostly ball bearings and tapered roller bearings are used and re-designed through R&D to reduce friction by almost 30%. This not only saves energy by making them more efficient but enables them to stay cooler at higher speeds. The use of elements and materials such as chrome and tungsten have increased over the years to make bearings quieter and relatively more efficient. With technological advancements, the functionalities and applications of bearings are evolving continuously. In order to keep pace with the changing norms, the auto components industry is making use of the latest technologies in every possible aspect, be it lowering CO 2 emissions and reduce the weight of vehicles for greater fuel efficiency.