TPI BEARING: Excellence in bearing technology
TPI is perceived as a corporate entity that’s innovative, unique and proactive. A pioneer in plastic bearings, the company designs and manufactures plastic bearings and assemblies as well as mouldings that offer multifarious advantages over traditional steel bearings. The company’s vast product range covers over 700 types of bearings designed to suit varied industrial applications. These include bearings which are non-corrosive, non-magnetic, light-weight, and self-lubricating plastic bearings and housings.
TPI’s plastic bearings have distinct advantages. They are hygienic and flexible, entailing low friction and noise. They feature shock load suspension and have low inertia. Delrin, the key ingredient used for making these bearings yields good tensile strength, smooth finish, high lubrication and feather touch movement.
Incorporated in 1990 with the prime objective of manufacturing plastic bearings, TPI has come a long way, honing its expertise and adding new dimensions to its range and scope. Today, the company produces over 30 million pieces of bearings annually, meeting the diverse needs and specifications of its customers spread across the length and breadth of the country and beyond the shores.
TPI has a sprawling manufacturing facility equipped with the latest production machines and a dedicated and a highly committed workforce striving for excellence. “We aim to develop technology and infrastructure on a continual basis so that we are able to offer the contemporary technology to meet the expectations of our customers and the ever-changing demands of the marketplace,” says Kirti M. Shah – Director.
TPI has an impressive list of satisfied customers, which includes leading names, such as Godrej & Boyce, Gemini Film Laboratory, Zenith Industries, Hyphen Industries, Prasad Film Laboratory, IDMC, Hindalco, SVP Packing, Vega Conveyors, Techno Link Conveyor Systems, HBL Power System, Janak Health Care, PSL Group, Star Alubuild, Shiva Steel, S P Fabricator, TVH Estate India, Nagarjuna Construction, Jaypee Group, Innofit Systems and RNP Transmission & Roller Systems, to name a few.
The company is steered by a dynamic Board of Directors headed by Kirti Mulchand Shah, a veteran trader turned industrialist, who has been in the bearing industry for almost four decades. Hansa K. Shah and Amit K. Shah are the other directors. Amit Shah also heads Slide System Inc. (All India Distributor for SAMET, MEPA), a leading brand in hardware fittings for applications in kitchen, wardrobes, furniture, glass and architectural building products.
Among the management’s believes and values are: Investing in human resources as a tool to improve the life of people which in turn would enhance the quality of its products; improving their inter-personal relations to knit them into a larger family; motivating the employees, infusing team spirit; improving their creativity and inculcating the spirit of co-operation among them. These help in building a vibrant organization.
