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More than 118 Years of Experience in Mechanical Engineering and Bearing Production

Mechanical engineering in Bytča has more than 100 years of history. In 1898, the first wood calliper was produced, which can be considered the beginning of mechanical engineering in Bytča.The company’s history began in 1906 with the registration of Považský kovopriemysel in the commercial register.The company’s development had been complex and the current business name KINEX was registered in 1960.

The structure of the production programme has gradually changed over time.The first bearing produced in Slovakia left the production line in the Kysucké Nové Mesto plant in 1950. Initially, this plant produced balls and ball bearings; later, it introduced cylindrical rollers and cylindrical roller bearings.The key year for the plant was 1959 when the production of bearings for axles of rail vehicles was launched, which continues to this day.

The Bytča plant launched the production of bearings in 1965 with special double-row bearings.At the start, the range of bearings included bearings for the textile industry with an addition of bearings for water pumps of internal combustion engines (1978) and bearings for bicycle hubs (1987).
The production plants were transformed in early 1990s and they now belong to the KINEX BEARINGS group.From 1 September 2000, KINEX incorporated ZVL Skalica, a.s. as a production plant.In 2008, the production of aviation bearings moved to Bytča from the Skalica plant, which was discontinued.

Historical Milestones

1906 > KINEX, a.s.
foundation of the plant in Bytca, beginning of the engineering production „Povazsky zelezopriemysel”
1948 > KINEX- KLF, a.s.
foundation of the plant in Kysucke Nove Mesto
1950 > Production of balls and ball bearings
the first produced bearing in Slovakia was 6204 type
1953 > Production of rollers and cylindrical roller bearings
single-row cylindrical roller bearings
1959 > Production of railway bearings
single-row cylindrical roller bearings for railway vehicles
1964 > Production of aerospace bearings
for various aerospace industry applications
1968 > Production of textile industry bearings
special double-row ball bearings
1978 > Production of water pump bearings
special double-row bearings
1987 > Production of bottom bracket bearings
special double-row bearings
2005 > KINEX BEARINGS, a.s.
foundation of a trading company
2009 > New aerospace bearings production area
realized in Bytca plant
2013 > KINEX Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
foundation of a subsidiary in China
2016 > Merger of companies
KINEX BEARINGS, a.s., KINEX – KLF, a.s. and KINEX, a.s. merge into KINEX BEARINGS, a.s.
2016 > Production of engineering components
foundation of Machinery division
2020 > CK Birla Group
KINEX BEARINGS enters international industrial group