About timken Bearings
In 1895, Henry Timken, a St. Louis carriage maker ,the founder of TIMKEN, developed a Tapered Roller Bearings which benefit customers.From then on ,TIMKEN was specialized in the taperd roller bearings’manufacture and development,to meet the customers’needs,and has become the biggest manufacture of tapered roller bearings in the world.
Now the Timken Company is a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered bearings, alloy steels, and related components and assemblies. Its technologies and Products turn up virtually everywhere equipment moves or power is transmitted. By applying our knowledge of friction management and power transmission, TIMKEn help customers’ Products run smoother, faster and more efficiently.
With operations in 27 countries, TIMKEN employ approximately 26,000 people worldwide and recorded 2004 sales of US$4.5 billion, a 19 percent increase from the prior year. It’s business presence in China includes sales offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Hong Kong and Taipei as well as manufacturing facilities in Yantai, Wuxi and Suzhou.
Timken has a century’s worth of knowledge about friction management and reliability solutions available to share with attendees focused on improving equipment performance and overall operations,” said Tom Millis, manager global reliability services. “Some aspects of bearing maintenance and vibration analysis can be complex so we developed content that is easily understood. The courses are also set up to provide insight into a range of maintenance topics and provide strategies that help attendees improve their company’s uptime.”