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May 2012
Ashok Leyland MD opens Orbit’s
new test rig facility
Mr. Vinod Dasari, Managing Director,
and Mr. Anuj Kathuria, Executive Director
- Sourcing & Supply Chain, Ashok Leyland,
recently visited Orbit Bearings’ existing
plant and the new production facility in Ra-
jkot which is about a km away on the main
highway. The new plant covering 30,000
sq. metres will be operational by Septem-
ber next. Considered the largest taper roller
bearing plant in the country, it is equipped
with 20 automated lines and all operations
are done in-house.
On the occasion, Mr. Dasari also inaugu-
rated the new test rig at Orbit Bearings.
Orbit Bearings and Ashok Leyland are
into a long-term relationship and are in the
process of developing all the future model
bearings together. In the current year, Orbit
hopes to further strengthen this relationship
with more new bearing designs.
The company is already the larg-
est exporter of taper roller bearings
to developed countries like Ger-
many, the US, etc. It has been sup-
plying the unitised bearings for the
last few years abroad, and now the
Indian OEMs are all looking at this
design to give the consumer a better
quality and lasting solution for hub
bearings.
Mr. Vinod Dasari, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland, inaugurating the new
test rig facility
Mr. Vipul Patel, Tech. Director, Orbit Bearings, explaining the various
features of the company products to Mr. Vinod Dasari and Mr. Anuj
Kathuria, Executive Director - Sourcing & Supply Chain, Ashok Ley-
land. On the extreme left is Mr. Baljit Singh Sethi, Head OE Sales, Orbit
Bearings
Focus on components
Orbit is a major supplier to all the trac-
tor manufacturers in the country and its
bearings are undergoing field trials at
Eicher Motors. Bulk supplies will com-
mence shortly. Talks are also on with
other OEMs, and Orbit will be a major
supplier of taper and cylindrical roller
bearings to the auto industry in India.