| History
:: Late Shri R. C. Patel, founder
of PBW was one of the first entrepreneurs
to set up manufacturing facilities at Rajkot.
Established in 1948 as a small foundry,
PBW started its operations by producing
castings for brass items.
In 1953, a small workshop was added to
manufacture brass buttons, tumblers and
strainers. In 1956, PBW switched over to
producing manual cooking machines. In 1958-59,
the first industrial estate of the country
was setup by the then Saurashtra Government.
PBW was amongst first to shift its manufacturing
to this historic industrial estate. By 1965,
PBW gained significant experience in casting
and finishing of nonferrous components.
Around this time, there was a need of developing
critical components like
bimetal bearings,
which was identified by PBW then. Initially these
were made for slow speed diesel engines.
However in 1980, high grade precision bearings
were introduced for high speed engines,
compressors and earthmovers. PBW was first
to
substitute import of bearings for the
country in 1990.
Around 1990 PBW ventured into export trading
of specialized engineering spares for engines,
compressors, purifiers and pumps for marine
application.
With a view to meet the increased demand,
copper lead strip sintering plant was setup
in 1992 to manufacture thin wall bearings.
In 1997, PBW was accredited with ISO 9002.
Milestones
::
| 1948 » |
Established as a small
foundry to produce castings for brass
items. |
| 1953 » |
A small workshop was added
to manufacture brass buttons, tumblers &
strainers. |
| 1965 » |
Switched over to manufacturing
of bimetal bearings, for slow speed
applications to start with. |
| 1980 » |
High grade precision bearings
were introduced for high speed engines,
compressors and earthmovers. |
| 1984 » |
Introduced PB-15 lining
material bearings for the first time
in India, giving 35 % cost reduction
over the conventional. |
| 1990 » |
First to substitute import
of turbo bearings for Indian Railways. |
| 1990 » |
Ventured into export trading
of specialized engineering spares for
engines, compressors, purifiers and
pumps for marine application. |
| 1992 » |
Setup copper lead strip
sintering plant to manufacture thin
wall
bearings. |
| 1997 »
|
Certified ISO 9002. |
| 1998 » |
Golden Jubilee celebrated. |
| 1999 » |
Awarded Jamnalal Bajaj
award for fair business practices. |
| 2004 » |
Certified ISO 9001: 2000. |
PBW Today ::
PBW today manufactures
bimetal & trimetal
bearings, bushings and thrust washers for
engines, compressors, earthmovers and range
of other reciprocating and rotating machinery.
PBW also involves in specialized engineering
spares trading for engines, compressors,
purifiers, pumps and partly automotive.
With well equipped CNC manufacturing and
latest testing facilities, PBW is committed
to continuous addition and upgradation
to meet the ever growing demand.
PBW caters to domestic and international
OEM’s as well as domestic after market
of 18 states & international after market
of more then 20 countries.
PBW operates with its human capital of
300 people and certification of ISO 9001:
2000 quality management system.
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