Rockman Industries: The Backbone of Automotive Aftermarket Industry

One of the oldest companies from The Hero Group, Rockman is the pioneer in manufacturing of two-wheeler automotive parts. Started the business with manufacturing of bicycle chains in India, Rockman has now become the industry leader of automotive aftermarket and automotive component, supplying bicycle chains and other automotive parts not only in India, but all around the world. Not only this, it also has its own manufacturing units for the production of tools and equipment needed for the manufacture of the automotive parts. Rockman specializes in aluminium die casting, alloy wheel, drive chain and sprockets manufacturing, carbon fibre engineering and manufacturing. It is the expert of all the three casting processes, viz. GDC, LPDC and HPDC and has the capacity to process 65,000 tonnes in one year.

Starting with bicycle components in 1960, Rockman started making two-wheeler components in 1999, and has become the frontrunner of two wheeler parts manufacturers in India ever since.  In the year 1999, Rockman had started high pressure die casting in Ludhiana, but crossing all the landmarks of progress by leaps and bounds, the company opened other manufacturing units across the country, viz., Haridwar unit in the year 2007, Mangli unit in the year 2013, acquired Chennai unit in the year 2014 and commissioned Bawal (Haryana) unit in the same year. In this course of progressive advancement, the next major milestone to be added this year is entry of the company into the field of Carbon Composites through acquisition of a majority stake in Moldex Composites Pvt. Ltd., based in Surat, Gujarat.

Understanding the global expectations, and producing low-cost high quality material by the use of latest technology sets Rockman apart from its global competitors. Rockman very well knows where to invest, like in the latest technology and systems, tools and machines and competent team, and knows where to save the money like by reducing wastage, reusing the metal scrapes and saving cost in logistics. It is also the biggest advocate of innovative approach, not only bringing in the latest technology from other places, but also developing the most efficient and cost-effective technology in house. As an extension to this approach, Rockman also manufactures some specialised tools and machines, to be used for the manufacturing of automotive components. It has made India proud by becoming the world leader, topping the list of the best two wheeler automotive component manufacturers.

 

Rockman holds a lot of certifications, viz., ISO 14001 : 2004, ISO 9001 : 2008, BS OHSAS 18001 : 2007 and ISO/TS 16949 : 2009 for all its manufacturing units. For its quality of products and service, it has attracted a lot of big corporations as its clients. The domestic clients include Mahindra, Tata, Honda, Hero MotoCorp, Royal Enfield, Bosch, Oerlicon Graziano, Magneti Marelli, Lucas-TVS ltd., Continental etc. and the international clientele includes Brose, Ford, BorgWarner, iwis, Getrag, Wabco etc.

With its implementation of latest technology, maintenance of highest standards of quality in its products, least wastage of raw material, and cost-effective methods of production, Rockman has made its name as the most trusted auto parts manufacturers in India.