Hindustan Composites Ltd. (HCL), a leading manufacturer of automotive and industrial friction materials like brake lining, roll lining, clutch facing, clutch button, railway brake block, disc brake pad, etc., has set high standards in quality and technology through collaborations and in-house research & development.
The company’s R&D Centre at Aurangabad, recognized by the Department of Science & Technology, is equipped with all testing facilities, including six dynamometers to take care of the testing requirements of OEM and other customers across CV, PV, tractor, railway, 3 and 2-wheeler segments. The state-of-the-art dynamometers, testing and analytical equipment make it a truly world-class facility with its significant contribution towards development of new products.
The company has modern manufacturing facilities at Aurangabad and Bhandara in Maharashtra, and a pan-India marketing network with regional offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata.
In order to offer world-class technology in disc brake pad for passenger vehicles, the company entered into a joint venture agreement with Advics North India Pvt. Ltd., an affiliate of Advics Company Ltd., Japan, and formed a new company, Compo Advics (India) Pvt. Ltd., in 2014.
Advics, a $5 billion company jointly founded by AISIN Seiki Co. Ltd., Denso Corporation, Sumitomo Electric Industries and Toyota Motor Corporation, is a world leader in passenger vehicle brake systems and friction material. Compo Advics (India) Pvt. Ltd. has put up a state-of-art manufacturing facility at Bhalgaon, Aurangabad, to manufacture disc brake pads for passenger vehicles.
The company has entered into a long-term technical assistance agreement with TBK Co. Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, to obtain technical assistance for manufacturing commercial vehicle brake friction material in India. TBK has about 70% market share in heavy and medium duty commercial vehicle brakes in Japan. This relationship will further strengthen the technical capability of the company in the commercial vehicle friction materials segment, a core business of the company.