Rane NSK Steering opens Steering Column plant at Bawal

To better serve its global customers’ rapidly growing vehicle production in the Delhi region, RNSSL, one of India’s leading Steering System makers, today inaugurated a new, state-of-the-art production plant at Bawal, Haryana, 80 kilometers southwest of the nation’s capital. Today’s occasion was marked at the plant by a ceremony led by Mr. L Ganesh, Chairman, Rane Group and Mr. M Degawa, Director & Executive Vice President, NSK Limited, Japan.

RNSSL has invested Rs. 377 million in the new world-class facility with initial annual capacity to produce 200,000 Electric Power Steering Systems for vehicle assembly plants in the region.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ganesh said, “We have decided to invest in this plant keeping in line with our overall strategic growth plans. RNSSL will grow in its chosen segments through expansion, upgraded technology & synergetic diversification.  We are also expecting sales revenue of over Rs.2 billion targeted by the year 2010-11. This factory will act as a catalyst for our vision of “Leadership Position in Steering Column Business.”

Mr. Degawa said, “The key is close service to our customers in each of India’s manufacturing regions. To overcome logistics challenges and offer minute-by-minute technical support, our plants must be close to the final assembly line. So this new Bawal plant will offer the kind of support our Chennai plants provide in South India.”

Completed in just eight months, the 3,600 Square Meters plant offers a vast production area unobstructed by support pillars. Electricity needs have been reduced by maximizing the use of natural light and utilizing high efficiency air-conditioning throughout the building. The plant’s state-of-the-art equipment has been built in Japan by NSK Limited.

The 5 Acre site in the Bawal Industrial Area offers ample space for ambitious expansion plans. With contracts for new business already in hand, RNSSL plans several phases of additional investment.

Mr. M Degawa said, “NSK has been associated with Rane in India since 1997. But with this investment our partnership is reaching a new level. We are excited by the prospects in this country and confident in our relationship with Rane. I believe we are poised to achieve our vision to become India’s market leader in steering. Watch us grow!”

Overview of Bawal Plant

·  Location:  5 Acre site in the Bawal Industrial Area, Haryana State, about 80 kilometers southwest of Delhi

·  Investment: Rs. 377 million for buildings, systems and machinery

·  Total Floor Space: More than 3,600 Square Meters

·  Capacity: 200,000 Electric Power Steering Systems per annum initially with expansion already planned

Special Plant Design Features

·  Building designed to maximize natural lighting

·  Assembly room is centrally air conditioned

·  Building has been architecturally designed without any support pillars

·  Adequate space for future expansion

·  Dust-free environment for Assembly operations

·  Double skin roofing to absorb the heat and reduce the ambient temperature

Notable Manufacturing Features

·  Production line utilizes advanced material-handling system to achieve rapid, high-volume production with consistently top quality

·  Critical machinery has been imported from NSK Limited, Japan

Human Resources

·  Plant will employ about 100 employees

·  Production staff trained on-site by NSK specialists

·  Key process technology and manufacturing engineers trained in Japan by NSK Limited 

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