BAINITE MACHINES PVT LTD FORGING AHEAD WITH TECHNOLOGY

(L/R) D N Suvarna, Managing Director, F J Sidhwa,
Technical Director, Bainite Machines Pvt, Ltd.

India’s largest rubber machinery manufacturer, Devdas Suvarna’s Bainite Machines Pvt.Ltd., has made giant strides since the almost five years when we last published a  Cover Story on the company in the May/June issue 2004 (Vol.79) of the IRJ.  The  Bombay-based company’s large, brand  new,  large factory in Rabale in the north of the city has been a strong symbol of its  astonishing progress in the past five years.  An impressive range of high technology machines have been added to its product range and Bainite’s roster of Indian and international customers continues to grow, along with its abiding commitment to R&D and cutting edge technology.  Bridgestone India, the local subsidiary of the world’s second largest tyre company, continues to be a loyal customer. Significantly, Bainite has started supplying directly to Continental AG in Germany, the world’s fourth largest tyre company.
During the last five years, Bainite has strongly reinforced its number 1 position among Indian machinery manufacturers. The company’s participation at  various international exhibitions has further raised its global profile. Bainite continues to double its turnover every year and has been a rock of support to start the Indian Tyre and Rubber Industries.

Silver Jubilee
This outstanding Indian company now celebrates its Silver Jubilee. It is hard to believe that the company has achieved so much in just 25 years, since it was established by Devdas Suvarna in 1983. This remarkable metallurgical engineer from India’s premier technological institute, IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) in Powai, is also a well respected lecturer at international conferences on welding and metal technology and has a special interest in the field of Tribology. Devdas Suvarna’s papers have also been published in international journals and his deep knowledge of metal and steel have lead to his being recognized as one of India’s top metallurgists. He displayed great conviction and self confidence from the very outset of his career.  Declining offers from two American Universities, he chose to stay back in the country and contribute towards the growth of Indian industry.
Following his graduation, Suvarna spent 11 useful years in the R&D division of India’s foremost engineering company- Larsen & Toubro (L&T). His invaluable experience in L&T’s Eutectic Division, especially in the field of stelletising, was the spring board that enabled him to launch his company. He named the company Bainite and has not looked back since then.

S J Shetty Vice President- Works F J Sidhwa, Technical Director,
D N Suvarna,Managing Director,V M Kundra, General Manager-Materials,
Amruth Hegde-Production Incharge

Firoze Jehangir Sidhwa joined Bainite in 1994.  He bought with him over two decades experience in India and overseas in the manufacture of machinery for the tyre industry.  Sidhwa was trained at Pomini, Farrel(Italy) for six months and has had a great deal of  international experience with VMI  of Holland, Japan’s Kobe Steel and Farrel of the US and UK.   

Aatish D Suvarna
Director-Operations

Suvarna and Sidhwa have worked indefatigably as a closely-knit team.  They have designed developed and marketed machinery for the tyre and rubber industry and have maintained regular and close interaction with these industries.  Their wide-ranging experience, excellent technological skills and expertise in project management and MIS systems has catapulted Bainite to its pre-eminent position among the rubber machinery manufacturers in India.  It has earned the confidence of the most demanding international and Indian tyre and rubber machinery manufacturers by consistently supplying reliable and high quality machinery.  Suvarna and Sidhwa have put together a highly motivated young team at Bainite, who seem to share their commitment to manufacturing top-quality machinery backed by exceptional services.

R&D
The foundation of Bainite’s growth and success appears to be the excellence of its engineering design and development departments, which receive full support and encouragement from top management.  The company invests in a regular and substantial manner to provide the most appropriate and updated infrastructure and facilities for its highly qualified personnel.  Even the new Bainite facility in Rabale has been equipped with the latest generation computers and software in the form of working programs and tools.  The company says its cutting edge facilities and tools enable the design of complicated machinery within a short period of time, while its engineers are capable of assembling the various parts of machines on a virtual platform, assessing the compatibility and functionality with respect to each other.  Thus the complete assembly can be generated on solid modeling and can also be shown in motion, in virtual use.
The establishment of its impressive R&D facility at Rabale has contributed significantly to Bainite’s ability to manufacture state of art machines, in terms of productivity, reliability and durability.  The company has earned a well deserved reputation for its sturdy machinery, which have been likened to rugged work horses- albeit on a highly advanced technological level.

New Factory at Rabale

NEW FACTORY AT RABALE
Bainite’s well-planned new factory in Rabale has an area of 70,000 sq mtrs and is three times larger then the company’s earlier factory which was located in Marol, Andheri.  A substantial investment has been made in the production departments, R&D departments, and in a full fledged state-of- the art design department with all the latest modeling and CAD programmes.  Highly efficient inspection systems are also in place at the facility.  Bainite’s new factory is as a result by far the most advanced rubber machinery manufacturing plant of its kind in India.  Managing Director, Devdas Suvarna stresses that the company will continue its policy of investing regularly in modern machinery and test equipment.

TURNKEY PROJECTS
Bainite is now in a position to offer Turnkey projects and is reaching its objective to offer tyre companies complete back- up for Greenfield tyre projects, further distinguishing this exceptional company from its competitors in India.

QUALITY CONTROL
Bainite’s emphasis on Quality Control has lead to its becoming an ISO 9001:2000 certified company.  It is also been CE certified.

INTERNATIONAL RUBBER EXHIBITIONS
For many years now Bainite has played a pioneering role in projecting its image and that of the Indian rubber machinery industry internationally.  Its impressive stalls at exhibitions and events around the world, backed by the presence of its top management team, have raised the image of the company and helped boost orders from overseas. Bainite is also a regular exhibitor at all important rubber exhibition in India and count the Who’s Who of the Indian tyre industry as its regular customers.

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