Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Bimetal Bearings Ltd.


Bimetal Bearings, a market leader in Engine Bearings, was established in 1961 in collaboration with Clevite Inc., USA and Repco Ltd., Australia. Over the years BBL has set up its own alloy powder plant, copper lead strip sinter lines, aluminum alloy strip cladding line thinwall & thickwall bearing manufacturing lines, alloy plating lines and bushing & thrust washer lines. BBL uses advanced process technologies and is a technology leader in India with regard to raw material range, alloy plating and manufacturing systems.

Products
Engine bearings:
  • Plated and non plated bearings in copper and aluminium based alloys (leaded & lead free)-25mm to 250mm OD.
  • Connecting rod bearings.
  • Main bearings.
  • Roll formed flange bearings.


    • Bushings:
  • Bimetallic & steel bushings
  • Conrod bushings , cam bushings ,rocker lever bushings-25mm to 85 mm OD.
  • Bushings with taper cutting / ID plating.


    • Thrust washers:
  • Thrust washers upto 225 mm OD.


    • Copper alloy powders:
  • wide range of water atomised copper and copper alloy powder for use in sintered bearing materials, sintered parts and friction material.
  • Process established for lead free copper alloy powders.


    • Copper alloy strips:
  • Sintered copper alloy strips.
  • 0.75 mm upto 5.50 mm thickness.
  • 70 mm upto 250 mm width.


    • Aluminium alloy strips:
  • Cladded aluminium alloy strips.
  • Upto 5.50 mm thickness.
  • 70 mm upto 200 mm width
    • R & D
  • R & D center based at Coimbatore
  • Recognised by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India
  • CAD station for tooling and product design
  • Eddy Current Dynamometer
  • Journal bearing test rig
  • Special test rigs for material testing and evaluation for fatigue strength, seizure and wear resistance
  • Chemical and metallurgical lab
    • Strip Mill & Alloy Powder Plant - Chennai
  • Provides raw material support to the bearing, bushing and thrust washer plants.
  • Product range :
    - Copper-Lead-Tin alloy powder
    - Pure copper powder for sintered components
  • Bimetallic strips: 75-250 mm width, 0.75 - 5.50 mm thick
  • Facilities for strip slitting, grooving and edge chamfering of copper lead and aluminum tin strips.
  • Export of alloy powder and bimetallic strips to leading bearing manufacturers worldwide
  • TS16949:2002 certified
    • Bearing Plant - Coimbatore
  • Specialises in manufacture of aluminum-tin and non-plated bearings
  • Automatic lines for manufacture of bearings from 30-100 mm dia.
  • Conventional line for bearings from 30-110 mm dia
  • TS 16949:2002, ISO 14001:2004 & OHSAS 18001:2007 certified
    • Bearing Plant - Hosur
  • Specialises in manufacture of plated and non plated bearings
  • Automatic lines for manufacture of bearings from 23-110 mm dia
  • Conventional cells for manufacture of bearings from 23-110 mm dia
  • Special line for manufacture of roll formed flange bearings
  • Special lines for manufacture of large dia bearings from 110-200 mm dia
  • Automated alloy plating lines
  • In-house engineering and projects division for design and manufacture of automated transfer lines for bearing manufacture and special purpose machines
  • TS 16949:2002 and ISO 14001:2004 certified
    • Bushing & Thrust Washer Plant - Chennai
  • Manufacture of bushings and thrust washers
  • Bushings from 10-85 mm dia
  • Thrust washers upto 225 mm dia
  • Facilities for OD grinding, ID boring and ID alloy plating
  • TS 16949:2002 certified
    • Markets
  • Dominant presence in the original equipment segment covering light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles, tractors, industrial engines, passenger cars and two wheelers.
  • BIMITE - preferred choice in the after market
  • Nationwide distribution network
  • Exports to North and South America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia and Far East