This document summarizes sustainability practices in the Indian bearing industry. It discusses how major bearing manufacturers like FAG Bearings, Timken India, SKF India, and NSK Bearings are focusing on sustainability through various initiatives to reduce their environmental impact, such as utilizing more energy efficient equipment, recycling programs, and reducing water usage. It also provides an overview of the global and Indian bearing markets, noting India is one of the fastest growing and import-dependent but also fragmented. The final sections compare international and Indian environmental and quality standards for bearings.

2. Sustainability in the Bearing
Industry
Section C – Group 9
Sarthak Das UM15168 Shagun Sheth UM15171
Sarthak Pujari Um15169 Jay Sheth UM15172
Saurav Agrawal UM15170

3. • Bearings are mechanical devices employed to
reduce friction between rotating equipment
• The current size of the global bearings
industry is USD 60 billion
• Indian bearing market is estimated at Rs 85
billion
• It constitutes less than 4% of global bearing
demand
• The Indian industry has doubled in the last
five years
• India is among the fastest growing markets
for bearings
INTRODUCTION

4. Sustainability in the Industry
• Increasingly bearing manufacturing companies are focusing on sustainability and
environmental care
• Environmental care focuses on the company’s responsibility to continually strive to reduce
the negative impact on the environment from its own operations and those of its suppliers
• Companies are continually taking steps which address environmental impacts at different
stages of the product life cycle, and the entire value chain of the business

5. Indian Bearings Market
 Import Dependent
 Fastest growing bearings market
 Unorganized bearings market
 The demand for the bearings is
derived from two key user
segments - the automotive and
industrial sectors
 The industrial market is larger than
the automobile market in value
terms
Indian
Market
FAG
Bearings
Timken
India
NRB
Bearings
SKF
India

6. Fag Bearings India
• VRF based water cooled Air Conditioning technology in central Air
Conditioning
• Energy efficient air cooled medium pressure compressors
• LED lights in Street lights and production areas
• High flash point washing fluid in place of low flash point washing fluid to
reduce consumption
• FRP blades in cooling tower fans
• High speed centrifuge for separation of oil from industrial effluent - Trial
successful
• Air cooled compressors are being installed and water cooling technology is
replaced thus saving natural resources

7. Timken India
• ETHISPHERE Institute - creation, advancement and sharing of best
practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-
corruption and sustainability
• Timken is dedicated to working “Green” and it follows the listed
practices:
– Comprehensive plan to handle the rainwater that falls on the site
– Vegetated swales within parking areas to slow rainwater so it can be
absorbed into the ground
– A white roof combined with high-efficiency heating and cooling
components that save 32 percent on energy usage compared with
code-compliant buildings without green features
– Low-flow water fixtures
– Abundant natural lighting

8. Global Bearings Market
• The global bearings market is generally seen as the worldwide sales
of rolling bearings, comprising ball and roller bearing assemblies of
various designs, including mounted bearing units.
• The market grows around 0-1 % year on year.
• Sales through distributors maintained around 30% of world bearing
demand, of which around 25% is related to the vehicle service market
and around 75% to the industrial market.
• Europe accounts for 25% of the total world market with Germany
alone accounting for almost 10%.
• America now represents slightly more than 20% of global demand, of
which the USA, Canada and Mexico together account for about 80%.

9. Power Generation from
renewables

10. SKF
• Focus is to reduce the environmental impact of an asset during its life
cycle.
• ISO 14001 Environment Management System to reduce the carbon
footprint in their operations
• Results:
– 5% reduction in CO2 emissions
– 50% reduction in Volatile Organic Compound emissions
– 80% recycling rate of grounding swarf
– Reduction in the usage of water
– Optimizing the ‘fill rate’ of trucks
– Use of trains has led to an annual reduction in carbon emissions up to
230 tonnes

11. SKF GLOBAL

12. NSK Bearings
• Material Compliance Application - Tracks regulated substances within NSK
products and purchased products against national and global environmental
standards
• NSK’s past year’s accomplishments achieved savings of:
– 27,795 trees - equivalent to 382,851,000 sheets of newspaper
– 757,005,000 gallons of oil - enough to heat 3,752 homes for a year
– 11,445,000 gallons of water - enough to meet the daily needs of 152,600 Americans
– 39,240 gallons of gasoline - enough to drive a mid-size car 1,097,600 miles
– 6,703,500 kilowatt hours of electricity - enough to power 4,902 homes for a year
• ISO 14001 compliance certification in all of its manufacturing units
• NSK develops rolling bearing injected with world's first lubricant grease derived
from 100% food-grade ingredients.

13. INA- Schaeffler Group
Germany
• INA Lightweight Balancer Shaft and Rolling Bearing Assembly -
Improve engine efficiency and reduce overall fuel
consumption
• Reducing friction by up to 50% over the whole speed range
and optimizes weight distribution
• FAG wheel bearing reduces the CO2 emissions by adjusting the
weight dynamics
• The innovative new ball roller bearing results in higher load
ratings, reusability and longer service life
• Air cooled compressors are being installed and water cooling
technology is replaced thus saving natural resources
• It uses LED lights in Street lights and production areas

14. Criteria Global Standards Indian Standards
Quality
ISO 9001:2008 quality management
systems
ISO 9001:2008 and IS 1069:1993
for quality management
Environment
ISO 14001 environmental
management
ISO 14001 environmental
management
Safety of Machines
BS EN 60204-1:2006 for safety of
machines, electrical equipment of
machines
IS 3521:1999 and for IS
15298:2002 safety during handling
machines and equipment
Functional Safety
BS EN 61508-1:2010 for functional
safety of
electrical/electronic/programmable
electronic safety-related systems.
IS 7620:1986 for functional safety
of electrical machines and
equipment handling
Energy Efficiency
ISO 20140-3: Environmental
evaluation index model
IS 12615:2004 for energy efficiency
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

15. •www.skf.com
•www.fagbearings.com
• : www.timken.com/en-in/
• www.iso.org/iso/home/standards.htm
References

16. THANK YOU
Sustainability can't be like some sort of a moral sacrifice or political dilemma or a
philanthropical cause. It has to be a design challenge
~Bjarke Ingels