Profile
  JV with Nisshinbo Brakes Inc , Japan for know how in asbestos free brake linings, disc pads
  & clutch facings
Application in every segment of automobile industry
Domestic Market Leadership:
  - Leader in commercial vehicle / passenger car / Utility Vehicle & Two wheeler applications
  - Leading supplier of composite brake blocks to Indian Railways
  - Most preferred brand in independent replacement markets
    - Significant supplier to State Transport Undertakings
  Exports:
    - Products supplied to 15 countries
    - Supply experience to Sri Lankan Railways for composite brake blocks
    - Range & technology for Indian / European Commercial Vehicle references
    - CV disc brake pads to Europe
Design
  Research and development is prime thrust area
Library of widely tested & approved formulations to suit diverse market / customer
  requirements
Benchmark capability to develop friction materials as per customer choice
R&D centre approved by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India
   Dedicated facility for new product development for critical applications including aerospace &
    sintered friction materials
    Products are consistently updated in tune with evolving customer demands
   Green material policy is being continuously evolved to ensure products meet stringent eco
    norms
   Design centre has Computer Aided Design (CAD) and sophisticated test equipments like full
    scale inertia dynamometers attached with Environment Chamber, Static Mu measurement and
    Noise Study rig
Manufacturing
  The complete spectrum of products from RBL are manufactured in 4 plants located in
    Chennai, Hyderabad, Puducherry and Trichy
  Exclusive asbestos free facilities in Hyderabad, Trichy & Puducherry
  Superior special purpose machines to ensure consistent & stringent quality requirements
    Chennai plant     - Automotive products:Brake linings, disc pads and clutch facings
      - Railway products : Composite brake blocks
      - Aerospace: Organic pads for trainer aircraft
    Hyderabad plant  - Automotive Products: Brake linings, clutch facings & sintered clutch buttons
      - Railway products: Compositive brake blocks
    Puducherry plant - Automotive Products: Disc pads, clutch facings & CV Brake Pads
      - Railway Products: Composite Brake Blocks
    Trichy plant        - Automotive Products : Disc Pads & Brake linings
Quality
  Products are routed through stringent quality norms to match customer expectations
Accredited with ISO 9000:2008, TS16949:2009, OHSAS 18001:2007 and ISO 14001:2004
  certifications
Deming Application Prize winner in the year 2003
Quality Focus through:
  - Total Employee Involvement
  - Poka Yoke implementation
  - SPC Practices