COMPANY PROFILE

Profile:

Established in 1964

Technical collaboration with Nisshinbo Brakes Inc, Japan

Application in every segment of automobile industry

Group turnover of 494 million USD for the year 2013 - 14

Serves a variety of industry segments: Passenger Cars, Multi Utility Vehicles, Light
Commercial Vehicles, Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles, Farm Tractors, Threewheelers, Two-wheelers and Stationary Engines

ISO-9001:2008, ISO/TS-16949:2009, ISO-14001:2004 & OHSAS-18001:2007 certified

Domestic Market Leadership:

o Leader in Commercial Vehicle / Passenger Car / Utility Vehicle & Two Wheeler
applications
o Leading supplier of composite brake blocks to Indian Railways
o Most preferred brand in independent replacement markets
o Significant supplier to State Transport Undertakings

Exports:
o Products supplied to 15 countries

o Supply experience to Sri Lankan Railways for composite brake blocks

o Range & technology for Indian / European Commercial Vehicle references
o CV disc brake pads to Europe
Design:

Research and development is prime thrust area

Library of widely tested & approved formulations to suit diverse market / customer
requirements

Benchmark capability to develop friction materials as per customer choice

R&D centre approved by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India

Dedicated facility for new product development for critical applications including
aerospace & sintered friction materials

Products are consistently updated in tune with evolving customer demands

Green material policy is being continuously evolved to ensure products meet stringent
eco norms

Design centre has Computer Aided Design (CAD) and sophisticated test equipments like
full scale inertia dynamometers attached with Environment Chamber, Static Mu
measurement and Noise Study rig

Technology:

NAO and Low Steel products to meet futuristic vehicle requirements.

Access to Nisshinbo global formulation library.

More than 400 formulations in RBL library.

Access to Nisshinbo test facilities for special test purpose including NVH evaluation.

R & D Capabilities:

Comprehensive test laboratory for performance characteristics validation.

Interpretation of results to international standards.

To stimulate field conditions on dynamometer for product development.

Sintered friction material.

Manufacturing Units:
Chennai Plant:
Automotive Products : Brake linings, disc pads and clutch facings
Railway products

: Composite brake blocks

Aerospace

: Organic pads for trainer aircraft

Hyderabad Plant:
Automotive Products : Brake linings, clutch facings & sintered clutch buttons
Railway Products

: Compositive brake blocks

Puducherry Plant:
Automotive Products : Disc pads, clutch facings & CV Brake Pads
Railway Products

: Composite Brake Blocks

Trichy Plant:
Automotive Products : Disc Pads & Brake linings
Quality:

Products are routed through stringent quality norms to match customer expectations

Accredited with ISO 9000:2008, TS16949:2009, OHSAS 18001:2007 and ISO

14001:2004 certifications

Deming Prize winner in the year 2003

Deming Grand Prize winner (formerly JQM) in the year 2013

Quality Focus through:

o Total Employee Involvement
o Poka Yoke implementation
o SPC Practices

Products:
Brake Linings
Low Steel & NAO formulation range
Disc Pads
NAO, Low Steel & Semi metallic formulation range

Railways Brake Blocks

L type low friction, K type high friction, Metro Rail
Clutch Facings

Moulded

Chord Woven

Commercial Vehicle Brake Pads

Low steel formulation range

Mechanical lock in pads

Sintered Brake Pad

Copper & Iron Based formulations