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Company Profile

RKB is an international manufacturing organization operating in the bearing industry since 1936, currently listed and traded OTC with assigned number 4314211. The experience gained over the years has enabled us to achieve outstanding performances, particularly in the production of technological bearings for heavy duty machines and equipments, where we are recognized by both OEM and MRO customers as a preferential supplier within the top world-class manufacturers. BUSINESS SETTING Nowadays the direct operational activities of our Group involve not only Switzerland (Headquarters), but also Ireland, China, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Belgium, Vietnam, Mexico and India, with a worldwide distribution network and exports to more than 50 Countries. PRODUCT AREAS Our production is primarily focused on three product areas: • T1 Segment: miniature and small size precision ball bearings (up to 35 mm inner bore); • T2 Segment: standardized rolling bearings (up to 1925 mm outside diameter); • T3 Segment: technological bearings and Application Optimized Bearings (AOB). Today RKB total facilities assets exceed 88500 sqm, with a production capacity of over 350 tons of steel per month. FULL VERTICAL INTEGRATION Thanks to our pioneer business model, based on a vertically integrated organization, from raw material procurement to after-sale service, we offer reliable cost-effective solutions in the long run, with extreme operational flexibility and leading edge service. In particular, our technology, know how, expertise, engineering and R&D, with fully equipped laboratories and the Advanced Software Engineering Unit for mechanical design, permit us to provide high technical value-added products, guaranteeing the paradigm of reliability typical of a consistent premium-class bearing manufacturer. Our approach is opposite to the one pursued by the other major players that assign their own production on an item-by-item, plant by plant basis worldwide. RKB system is based on the concept of Single Universal Organization (SUO) in order to be more competitive in terms not only of price, but also, and especially, of product quality and short delivery time. Moreover, our capital intensive stock, among the most important in Europe as product range and quantity are regarded, is run by a proprietary and patent pending advanced software (RKB ASSM - Active Strategic Stock Management), that enables us to offer core competitive advantages in terms of drastic time to market reduction and full-scale global presence. CONSISTENCY At RKB we are well aware that our Group consistency is the source of our product reliability and this plays a crucial role within our customer reputation. QUALITY STANDARDS All RKB conventional and custom-made bearings are manufactured in conformity with the International Standards in our plants that are ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified, and audited and approved by key clients and independent bearing test centers. For all these reasons, as studied and analyzed in a 2004 working paper by the Tokyo Institute of Technology (University of Tokyo) and the Switzerland Economy Business School (USI), RKB is universally recognized as "The Alternative Power" in the bearing industry. We remain at your complete disposal for any further information you may need and hope to establish a long-term business partnership with your esteemed company.

Product Range

  • Bearings used in: Agricultural applications
  • Bearings used in: Automation applications
  • Bearings used in: Machine tools applications
  • Bearings used in: Mechanical engineering applications
  • Bearings: Angular contact ball bearings
  • Bearings: Angular contact ball bearings, double row
  • Bearings: Angular contact ball bearings, single row
  • Bearings: Axial cylindrical roller bearings
  • Bearings: Axial deep groove ball bearings
  • Bearings: Axial spherical roller bearings
  • Bearings: Ball bearings, ball thrust
  • Bearings: Ball bearings, for machine tool, high precision
  • Bearings: Ball bearings, micro and mini ball bearings
  • Bearings: Ball bearings, roller thrust
  • Bearings: Ball bearings, thrust
  • Bearings: Cylindrical roller bearings
  • Bearings: Deep groove ball bearings
  • Bearings: Double row bearings
  • Bearings: Roller bearings
  • Bearings: Roller bearings, cylindrical
  • Bearings: Roller bearings, spherical bearings
  • Bearings: Spherical roller bearings