Used for enabling smooth rotation while reducing friction, bearings can be found pretty much in every piece of machinery. Over the years, the bearing industry has been consistently adopting cutting-edge technologies and designs to keep up with the latest technologies and machinery.
A massive growth in the Indian manufacturing sector, including construction, automotive, aerospace, machinery, and many more, combined with the 'Make in India' initiatives by the government has helped the engineering goods market in the country, including the bearing industry, experience a phenomenal boost over the years. The Indian Bearing market is estimated to reach $3,374.4 million by 2027 at a CAGR of 10.9 percent.
With a legacy spanning over 60 years, Harchandrai Sons is a Mumbai-based Leading distributor of gearings, bearings, and power transmission drive products.
The firm is considered a pioneer for quality products and were associated with many reputed suppliers, including FAG- Germany, Sealmaster, Borg-Warner, Morse USA, and SKF, in the industrial bearing sector and has been supplying products to a wide range of industries, such as Agriculture/Mechanized Machinery, Automotive, Oil Field - Exploration, Drilling & Production, Bulk Material Handling, Construction, Food & Beverage Processing, Healthcare, and many more.
Harchandrai Sons maintains direct links with the manufacturing units of its principals across the world, enabling the firm to provide critical bearings to its clients at the earliest.The firm also supplies Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and various government undertakings in India.
While Harchandrai Sons has been offering a wide range of bearings and power transmission drive products, such as Morse Bearings & Power Transmission Products, Sealmaster Bearings, Rollway Bearings, Browing V-belt Drives and Bearings, Kop-Flex Industrial Shaft Coupling, Jaure MTGR Gear Coupling, Link-Belt Roller Bearings, and many more, the flagship product offered by the firm is Sealmaster Bearings, a division now of Regal-Rexnord.
Manufactured in the US, Sealmaster Bearings are known to be one of the most robust mounted bearings in the world. Apart from patented sealing technology, Sealmaster bearings are also well-known for their high-quality steel and better corrosion resistance and are rated higher than other brands in the market. Harchandrai has an import model where all of its products are imported from the USA and distributed in India. Once the clients’ requirement mapping is done, the firm works closely with its principals in the USA to ensure timely deliveries.
Harchandrai Sons is considered a pioneer for quality products from many reputed suppliers in the industrial bearing and power transmission sector and has been supplying products to a wide range of industries
Over the last 50 years since its inception, Harchandrai Sons has come a long way in terms of growth and business expansion. However, starting from the Licence Raj to the opening up of the economy in 1991, the overall journey of the firm has its share of roadblocks and challenges. Even competition from countries, such as Japan, China, Europe, and East Europe, was a challenge.
Over the years, the product portfolio of the firm has increased, and the brands represented by the firm have a decent demand over the years to sustain distributing the same in India. Harchandrai Sons supplies its products to many reputed engineering organizations in India, which include ONGC, BHEL, Reliance Industries, HEG, Mukund Steel, and various heavy engineering Industries. With a portfolio of more products, the firm is working closely with its principals while identifying users for the same. As part of its future roadmap, the firm aims to be a one-stop resource for Power Transmission Products in the country.
