The 50th anniversary of the Eastern India Ball Bearing Merchants Association will be celebrated during the Golden Jubilee in Kolkata on 24th August 2018. Mr. P. L. Shah, The president of EIBBMA and The Convener Mr. Surendra Choraria have invited beside all EIBBMA member companies, several nominated guests including Mr. Dharmesh Arora, CEO at Schaeffler India Ltd., and Mr. Sanjay Kaul, MD at Timken India Ltd. to this special event.

The key note address with the title “The Bearing Industry and Trade by 2025” will be held by Kenan Özcan, editor-in-chief and founder of BearingNEWS; with focus on the current status of the Global bearing market, covering the manufacturing, distribution and the OEM, MRO applications aspects.

There are more intense changes in distribution and application of bearings today than the past 30 years, where only the adapting organizations will succeed to transfer their brand and existence to the next generations. The current technological developments, changing market drivers and dynamics of the industry are resulting in a big switch in customer expectations. Bearing distributors and manufacturers are forced to expand their offered services, stay ahead with the digital transformation while maintaining the pricing structure.

In his key note, Kenan Özcan will try to sketch the big picture for the future by analyzing the past and defining the current status of the Global bearing industry.

The full event program can be requested from EIBBMA.