Balkrishna Industries Ltd.'s (BKT) plant in Bhuj, India has been awarded with Supplier Quality Excellence Process Gold certification by Caterpillar. The Caterpillar award an important acknowledgment reserved for suppliers who have stood out during the year for achieving the highest levels in terms of quality and control over processes," according to BKT officials.
BKT says that the Caterpillar award is "a great success for the Bhuj production site, already BKT's flagship."
The plant manufactures BKT's Earthmax line of OTR tyres. The tyres are designed "to facilitate better ground load distribution for dump trucks, wheel loaders, dozers, graders and some multi-purpose vehicles. In addition, the tires in the Earthmax range stand out for their all-steel structure, which guarantees resistance for the casing of these products and better distribution of ground loads."
"This certification really means a great deal to BKT," says Arvind Poddar, the company's chairman and managing director.
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"We are proud of receiving this prestigious recognition from Caterpillar and we hope in future years to not only maintain our high standards and performance with our customers but to even go further by continuously improving. BKT's journey is one marked by continuous evolution and development."
About BKT:
While the group foundation dates back to the 1950s, Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT) started its Off-Highway tyre business in 1987. For over 30 years, BKT has successfully focused on specialist segments such as agricultural, construction and industrial as well as earthmoving, port and mining, ATV, and gardening applications.
Talent for innovation has been BKT's strength ever since as a result of consistent and continuous investment into Research and Development as well as into tire technology, tyre machinery and tyre manufacturing processes.
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Their independent R&D Center in Bhuj ensures research into innovative product design and development as well as sustainable materials.
This includes "the tyre of the future" project as well as new compounding methods by using rubber obtained from the Russian Dandelion TKS as a renewable alternative to natural rubber. In addition, the company produce in-house tyre molds and carbon black pigments.
