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PROFILE



Being unique has always been a part of

our philosophy: CNZ Bearings



hmedabad-CNZ Bearings Pvt. Ltd. incorporated in
1980, is a leading company offering the largest variety
Aof world-class bearings for industrial, agricultural,
automotive and maintenance purposes.
The business philosophy of the organization is to under-
stand the needs and wants of the clients and manufacture
and offer optimum products. Known for its quality obses-
sion, the company also lays an equal emphasis on timely
delivery of the products.
“The ambition that has driven us for over 40 years is now
at its highest peak, which is reflected through various junc-
tures that we have executed over our long presence in the
industry,” says the company. (L to R) Prakash Mehta - Director, Baiju Mehta - Director,
As a pioneer in industrial bearings, it has developed state- Bharat Mehta - Managing Director, CNZ Bearings Pvt. Ltd.
of the-art technology keeping in mind local resources. The materials. It inspects each and every bearing. Being better,
company has gone in for contract manufacturing to achieve faster and economical is the company’s motto.
the best efficiency & economy. Its mission is to create a sin-
gle value chain that spans from production to application & Comprehensive range
in doing so, transform the bearing market into one governed Being unique has always been a part of CNZ’s operating
by brands offeringa quality bearings at an optimized cost. philosophy.
It produces all types of regular bearings. Besides, it also
Core values manufactures special purpose bearings, slewing rings and
“By virtue of our experience we are aggressively fulfilling the linear motion products. Its range of manufacture includes:
expectations of our customers, as we see the world from • Sliding Bush Bearings / Linear Motion Products
their view. We understand the product from the customer’s • Slewing Rings-Slew Drives-Pinions-Racks
perspective and doing so has helped us to develop a vast • Stainless Steel Bearings / Pillow Block Bearings
range of customized bearings,” says the chief executive of • Special Purpose Bearings / Ball Bearings
CNZ who further adds: “Innovation is our key core value. We • Roller Bearings / Rod Ends - Ball Joints
have developed and implemented special technologies and • Thermo-Plastic Housing / Linkages
processes to enhance the quality of our products. Our spe- • Spherical Plain Bearings / Stainless Steel Bearings, etc.
cialty is that we are able to manufacture very small batches The company offers a wide range of bearings from simple CI
i.e. 200 to 500 pieces, with prototype plant to a large batch Plummer Blocks to sophisticated Linear Actuating Systems,
of any number with a flexibility of contract manufacturing.” 0.5 mm bore dia miniature bearings to 6000 mm bore dia
slewing rings - all under one roof.
Infrastructure The company’s products are used in machine tools, elec-
We set out to be a leading company of bearings while devel- tric motors, ball screw support, textile machinery, pumps &
oping both our wide array of products and our brand, CNZ. motors, medical equipment pharma scanning machines, trol-
CNZ has three contract manufacturing units having a collec- leys, hydraulic cylinders & power-packs, ball transfer units,
tive capacity to manufacture one lac bearings / assemblies escalators & elevators, conveyor systems, food processing
per month. Soon it is slated to establish a bearing-manufac- machines, power tools, bottling plants, dairy machinery,
turing unit dedicated exclusively to exports with a cumula- materials handling and many more.
tive capacity to produce one lakh bearings per month.
A strong R&D underpins its manufacturing using cutting For more information,
edge technology. It has stringent norms for procuring raw Website: www.cnzbearings.com




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NEWS



Growth Forecast of Indian Bearings year, were 19.07% higher in comparison notch up a turnover of over Rs. 1000
Market Encouraging to July 2019, when retails stood at crore. Between the current product
The bearings market in India accounted 210,775 units. The PV segment is range of starter motors and alternators
for a share of about 4.7% in the global witnessing a dream run as retail sales which is a proprietary product
bearings market in 2020. Meanwhile, are already higher than 2019. Even developed by the company without any
within Asia Pacific region, the revenues though there is a blip in July numbers, collaboration and the new venture in
for bearings market in India accounted the industry is continuously introducing the disruptive space of electric mobility
for a share of about 11.6%. The Indian new models, especially in the compact which will eventually replace IC engines,
bearings market grew at a CAGR of 7.2% SUV segment, said FADA. the company will hit a turnover of over
from 2015 to 2019. The global outbreak
of Covid-19 and subsequent imposition Autolek signs exclusive agreement with Volektra GmbH to produce
of restrictions led to fall in demand for advanced, highly efficient drivetrain systems for EV in India
bearings from end user industries and
faced bottlenecks in supply chain
networks of manufacturers. This in
turn led to contraction of domestic
bearings market in 2020. However,
going forward, with resumption of
economic activities, the market is
expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.9%
during 2021 to 2029 and is estimated
to be valued at USD 9 billion in
2029, according to a recent industry
research report on bearings, bearing
cages & stampings by Care Edge
Research.


Auto Retail Sales in Low ebb
With passenger vehicle, two-wheeler Auto Ignition Ltd., popularly known by Rs. 2,000 crore in five years. This new
and tractor segments underperforming, its brand name Autolek, has entered product range will enhance Autolek’s
the overall automobile retails registered into an exclusive technology agreement expertise in rotating electricals.
a decline in July, in comparison to the with Volektra GmbH of Germany to Autolek is a leading producer of
same month last year, according to a produce advanced, connected and starter motors, alternators and their
report. Although sales were expected to highly efficient drivetrain systems sub-assemblies with a legacy of
relatively improve, going forward with for electric mobility in India. With engineering excellence spanning over
the arrival of the festive season, erratic this tie-up, Autolek will get access to five decades. The company supplies
monsoon and tensions between China the German engineered drivetrain these precision engineered products
and Taiwan have raised fresh concerns. technology that will be customized for to all the leading OE customers in
Cumulative retail sales including those the Indian market. Autolek will produce India and global customers in all the
of passenger vehicles, two wheelers, the drivetrain solutions including major continents, thus aiding in India’s
commercial vehicles, three-wheelers motors, control units and transmissions transition into green and sustainable
and tractors slipped 7.84% year-on- in India . The collaboration focuses future mobility with EV drivetrain
year in July, the data released by the on leveraging hardware, software solutions. “With Volektra’s cutting-edge
Federation of Automobile Dealers’ and blockchain solutions to provide technology and adaptive interface and
Association (FADA) indicated. Besides, complete electric mobility solution Autolek’s strong OE presence and a
they were 19.92% lower than 1,794,297 starting from components to retrofit nationwide network of over five hundred
units sold in the pre-Covid month of July kits to connected mobility solutions. dealers, the company is fully geared to
2019. The company’s investment on this new provide just-in-time solution anywhere
PV sales, which fell 4.66% by year-on- venture will touch Rs. 100 crore and in the country,” said Ishaan Sarine,




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Thyssenkrupp Rothe Erde starts CO2-
Managing Director, Autolek.
Autolek is poised to launch its new free production of Bearing Rings
products from a ‘ready-to-go’ facility
in Kanuvai, Coimbatore to meet the sources and the technical possibilities
burgeoning demand for the quality EV and the resulting options as part of a
motors, controllers and axles for two scenario-based feasibility study using
and three-wheeler markets. technical and economic key figures to
compare with each other. The focus is
No immediate review of export in particular on the heating and heat
duties on iron and steel products treatment furnaces for the bearing ring
The Centre may not immediately production. The work serves to create
review export duties on a host of a CO2-free production transformation
steel and iron products, as users concept for the Thyssenkrupp Rothe
of the alloy, including public sector The “CO2-free ring production” Erdes’ Dortmund site.
infrastructure projects, are citing rise project started with the development At the start of the project, specific
in input costs. of a transformation concept for key figures for the plant are collected
“Nothing under consideration as of the decarbonization of the heating and analysed and the annual CO2
now. However, the whole package of and heat treatment furnaces at emissions and energy costs are
duties will be reviewed at some point thyssenkrupp rothe erde facilities in determined. This is followed by the
in time,” says a reliable source. Dortmund, Germany. analysis of the infrastructural and
On May21, the government had economic framework conditions at the
reduced import duty on certain raw The energy transition and the location with regards to the future
materials for steel and imposed export associated need for decarbonization availability of CO2-free energy sources
duty on some steel and iron products. poses a variety of challenges for and the creation of possible scenarios
In order to rein in input prices and many companies, especially to those for the expected developments
control runaway inflation, the Centre companies with energy-intensive in the framework conditions and
imposed an export duty of 15% on production processes. On the one hand, infrastructure up to the year 2045.
select pig iron, flat-rolled products the question arises on which alternative The results will lead to the
of iron or non-alloyed steel, bars and technologies are and will be available comparison and evaluation of the
rods and various flat rolled products in the future and what potential these CO2-free technologies for different
of stainless steel, and another 45% on technologies offer for decarbonization; development scenarios and the
iron ore pellet. Similarly, the export while on the other hand, it must remain derivation of a transformation
on iron ore and concentrates was economically feasible to implement the strategy at the site. Furthermore,
raised to 50% from 30%. Some steel CO2-free production processes. the energy consumption, the CO2
makers have reportedly expressed The CO2-free ring production project emissions and the heat generation
concern that while domestic demand started on May 1, 2022. The work is costs are compared. This creates a
has remained muted in recent months, being financed by Thyssenkrupp Rothe qualitative and quantitative decision-
companies are losing overseas Erde Germany GmbH in support with making basis for the selection of
customers due to the export taxes. the Federal Ministry of Economics future CO2-free technologies for the
According to an ICRA report, the 15% and Climate Protection as part of the heating and heat treatment furnaces
duty covers products that accounted “Transformation Concepts” initiative, in ring production based on different
for 95% of the country’s finished steel which will run for a period of nine criteria. These will form the basis for
exports in the last two fiscals and months. the derivation of an action plan for
would render exports significantly less The aim of the project is to record the achievement of goals and the
attractive going forward. the current CO2 footprint of ring transformation options for CO2-free
This in turn could exert pressure production at the Dortmund production ring production at the Thyssenkrupp
on domestic steel prices and industry site, to analyse the future potential Rothe Erde Dortmund facilities, says a
capacity utilization levels. for the availability of CO2-free energy press release.





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COMPANY NAME PG. NO. COMPANY NAME PG. NO. COMPANY NAME PG. NO.

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BEARING KNOWELL PRECISION BEARINGS 37
MANUFACTURING 47 INTERNATIONAL 28 PVT. LTD.
INDIA PVT. LTD.

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SHREYANS 27
CNZ BEARINGS 49 LAKSHMI MACHINE 11 ENTERPRISE
PVT. LTD. WORKS LTD
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INDUSTRIES
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STEELCO PRODUCTS 38
DELUX BEARINGS 17, 18 MAC MARKETING 45
CORPORATION SUPERSLIDES &
BALLSCREWS CO. 13
G INDIA PVT LTD (PMI)
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GARLOCK INDIA 25 T
PRIVATE LIMITED INSIDE
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COVER LIMITED COVER
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NHB BALL & FRONT
JEI BEARINGS 33 ROLLER LTD. GATEFOLD TIMKEN INDIA LIMITED 41



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