Power Generation
With experts anticipating global electricity demand to double over the next 20 years, we must find ways to make power generation as energy efficient as possible. The environmental impacts associated with coal-generated electricity mean that original equipment builders must develop new designs that reduce emissions and energy consumption. Timken bearings improve energy efficiency in the pulverizing equipment, gearboxes and pre-heaters used to generate electricity. By delivering greater power and less friction, we help our customers meet environmental goals while improving productivity and reducing long-term costs.
Wind Energy
Timken is advancing tomorrow’s wind turbine designs today, partnering with research institutions and customers to make wind power a more reliable and competitive energy source. Wind-turbine designers and operators from around the world turn to Timken for recommendations on how to meet today’s energy-production challenges while increasing machinery uptime and improving total system performance.
Our global design, application and service network provides support at all stages – from system design and installation to service support during operation. We offer an expansive portfolio of wind energy products and services, which include UltraWind double-row tapered roller bearings that have an outer diameter of approximately two meters (six feet) and new upgraded solutions like wear-resistant bearings, wind-energy seals, lubrication systems and online condition monitoring.
Oil and Gas
Until the world develops a more diversified energy portfolio, oil and natural gas will remain critical resources to the global energy supply. Extracting these resources requires onshore and offshore drilling equipment that can withstand punishing environments, so equipment manufacturers and users have demanding criteria for performance and reliability. Timken’s steel products and specially engineered bearings equip rigs on the deepest ocean floors, allowing safe extraction under the harshest conditions.