The
R.B. International Group
RBI
Bearing - More Than You Thought!
 RBI
Bearing is a group of wholly owned ball bearing
factories and joint venture relationships in China.
This structure enables us to focus on what we do best in
our own factories and provide our customers with competitive,
quality products from trusted partners.
Clicking
on the picture to left will open a larger image showing
the relationship of each part of the group. Click on the
link(s) below for a detailed map of our factory locations.
R.B. International is the parent company
of the group and is headquartered in Beijing, China. RBI
Technology is another part of the group and is
a major developer of business solutions software with 10
satellite locations and over 500 employees in China.
The
RBI Technical Center
in Wuxi, China is the first stop for all new projects generated
from RBI USA and RBI CANADA
sales offices. Our engineering staff reviews each project
and selects the factory for production based upon their
specific expertise with regard to this project. If an RBI
factory is selected, we will communicate directly with that
factory throughout the production process.
If
a joint venture factory is selected, the Technical Center
serves as the gateway for communication and quality control.
Drawings, pre-production samples, testing and quality control
are all under the control of our engineering staff in Wuxi
to assure project expectations are met.
R.B. INTERNATIONAL OWNS AND OPERATES 2 FACTORIES
IN CHINA:
-
RBI Chengdu
is our 250,000 square foot radial ball bearing factory
located in the Sichuan Province. Built from the ground
up in 2001, this ISO-9001 certified facility is capable
of producing 72 million bearings annually.
- RBI
Wuxi is in the Jiangsu Province and was
previously the Wuxi New-Way Machinery Group Co. Ltd.
The facility employs 1,000 people and produces 50 million
miniature bearings annually.
OUR
JOINT VENTURE FACILITIES INCLUDE:
- Chain
is manufactured in ZhuHai, Zhejiang Province China.
This factory produces inch and metric chain from 5mm
pitch and 3/8” pitch up to 3” pitch. We
can offer factory delivered cut strands of chain in
90 days.
- Sprocket
facility located in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province
in China. Sprockets from #25 through 240 in hardened
tooth with a black oxide finish. Special sprockets,
including stainless steel, are available on request.
- Mounted
bearings are produced in Changzhou,
Jiangsu Province China. Mounted bearings from ½”
up to 4”, and stainless steel bearings from ½”
up to 2 7/16” are available in many different
housing styles.
- Tapered
bearings are manufactured in Changshan county, Zhejiang
Province China. This ISO-9002 facility covers an area
of over one million square feet, employs 700 people
and produces 14 million medium and small size bearings
annually.
Not
doing business in China today puts you at a competitive
disadvantage; doing business with the wrong partner can
cost you far more. RBI Bearing gives you the best of both
worlds!
Spotlight: Sichuan Province
Population:
87 millionbbb Area: 301,379
Square Miles
 General
Information Sichuan,
home of RBI Chengdu, is located in the
Southwest region and is known as the "Land of Abundance".
The province's capital is Chengdu which enjoys the same
preferential policies as a coastal open city.
Sichuan
is one of the major agricultural production bases in China.
Grain, including rice and wheat, is the major cash crop.
Sichuan also had the largest output of pork among all provinces.
Sichuan
is rich in mineral resources. Its underground mineral resources
include vanadium, titanium, iron, cobalt and lithium and
are among the largest in China.
Infrastructure
Railways - Chengdu is a major railway hub in China's central
and western regions. It is linked with different parts of
the country by major railway lines such as the Baoji-Chengdu,
Chengdu-Chongqing and Chengdu-Kunming.
Highways
- At the end of 2000, the total length of highways in Sichuan
reached 1,000 kilometers, the longest among all the provinces
in Western China. The total length of highways is expected
to increase to 1,700 km by 2005 while the travel time between
Chengdu and all other adjacent provinces (excluding Tibet)
will be reduced to less than 8 hours.
Air
Transport - Chengdu Shuangliu Airport is now the largest
international airport in Southwest China.
Telecommunications
- Sichuan has an advanced telecommunications network comprising
digital microwave, fiber optic, satellite, pagers and mobile
phones.
Hydropower
- Sichuan possesses the country's largest reserves of hydropower
resources that are estimated at more than 110 million kWh.
Industries
and Trade
Sichuan is one of the major industrial bases in Western
China. Major exports included chemicals and industrial raw
materials, steel products, garments and textiles, silk yarn
and fabrics, electronics and power generation equipment.
Major exports markets were Hong Kong, Japan, the US, Iran
and Russia.
Major imports included aviation equipment, electronic components,
electrical appliances, automobile spare parts, chemical
raw materials, steel products, non-ferrous metals, electronics
and machinery. Major import sources were Japan, Hong Kong,
the US, France and Germany.
By
the end of 2000, 5,481 foreign investors invested in Sichuan,
with the total accumulated contractual and utilized foreign
investment reaching US$14.0 billion and US$7.3 billion respectively.
Over 60 multinational enterprises on Fortune 500 like Siemens,
Procter & Gamble, Toyota and Motorola have established
their presence in the province.
Tourism
Sichuan's beautiful landscapes and rich historic relics
have made the province a major center for tourism. The Jiuzhaigou
and Huanglong Temple are listed among the "World Legacies
of Nature" by the United Nations. Other famous tourist
spots included Leshan Buddha, Ermei Mountains, Dujiangyan,
Qingcheng Mountain and Hailuogou.
In
2000, about 462,000 overseas tourists (+23.7%) visited the
region and generated a total revenue of US$120 million,
an increase of 25.3% over 1999.
Consumer
Market
There are about 60 shopping malls in the province. In addition
to local departments stores and shopping centers, foreign
investors have also entered the retail market.
Final
Word
A few conversation
starters for the Thanksgiving table
No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years
of age or older.
The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
The
king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's
first flight.
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating
1 olive from each salad served in first-class.
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you
up in the morning.
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called
aglets.
Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
Pearls melt in vinegar.
Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads
for dating are already married.
A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.
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