User:Mushusasa/Factory of roller bearings and cardan shafts FKL

FKL - a factory of rolling bearings and cardan shafts located in Temerin, Serbia. FKL is a unique factory of bearings and cardan shafts in Serbia and accross the countries of the former Yugoslavia.

History
- On November 18, 1961 an enterprise under the name „Metal-Turning Service and Production Crafts Cooperative” - „METALUM”, was established, with the aim of producing parts for vehicles and tractors, and performing all services in the field of metal-turning.

- On February 3, 1965 the name was changed to „Factory of roller bearings and cardan shafts, Temerin” or abbreviated  „FKL”. From this point on, the main direction of the factory's production becomes the manufacture of bearings. It was the begining of active development of the core business, the processes of turning, heat treatment, grinding and assembling of bearings are introduced. The company also becomes involved in repair, maintenance and testing of bearings.

- Since 1975 the factory is fully dedicated to the production  of bearings and cardan shafts.

- Between  1980 - 1990 the factory underwent rapid development and acquired new, state of the art equipment. During this period, multi-spindle machines as well as CNC turning and grinding machines were purchased.

- In 1986 the factory was transferred to a new production facility in the Temerin industrial zone, where two modern production plants were built, with a total area of ​​25000 m².

- From 1987 to 1988 „AICHELIN” furnace, dedicated line for the heat treatment of rings was procured and put into operation.

- In 1990 FKL was transformed into a joint stock company.

- In 2009 the privatization process was initiated.

- In 2015, the privatization process was successfully completed. Today, FKL is a 100% privately owned company.

- In 2017, FKL became the main supplier of bearings for the combine factory „Combine harvester factory Rostselmash, Llc“, Russia.

- In 2018, the legal status of FKL changes  from joint-stock company to a limited liability company (LLC).

FKL today
FKL is a factory specialized in the production of bearings and bearing units for agricultural machinery. It is one of the few bearing factories with a full  bearing production cycle, including turning, heat treatment, cage manufacture, grinding, lapping and bearing assembly. The factory has about 700 employees and 90% of its products are exported to the world market, mostly to EU countries, Russia, Ukraine, USA, New Zealand, Turkey and Egypt The FKL  production program  includes more than 5000 variations of bearings of different types, purpose and characteristics. The factory is certified to  ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 14001: 2015, BS OHSAS 18001: 2007. FKL is constantly developing new products, improving technological processes and all its resources. Furthermore, it cooperates with the Municipality of Temerin, the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and the „Lukijan Musicki” High School  where, under the dual education scheme,  students are trained and qualify to become „metal processing operators”. FKL also participates in the „Tempus” project in cooperation with the  Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Belgrade, and a manual titled „Processing Technology and Machining Systems for Turning and Grinding" was published in collaboration with professors of the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad.

FKL Production Program
1) Standard production program:


 * insert ball bearings (Y program);
 * deep groove ball bearings;
 * gray and ductile iron housings;
 * bearing units.

2) Special program for agriculture application:


 * disc harrow bearings;
 * bearings for seed drills;
 * packer roller bearings;
 * combine harvester bearings;
 * thrust bearings;
 * other special bearings.

3) Cardan Shaft Program for:


 * agricultural machines;
 * industry;
 * vehicles.