Services 

Customers turn to Timken not just because of what we make, but also because of what we know. We provide customers with a wide range of services to help them reduce costs and advance the performance of their products.


We are one of the few steel suppliers with a sales force composed of metallurgists, engineers and other associates with technical degrees. Their technical competence ensures that they are equipped to understand and resolve your technical issues.


We’ve earned a reputation as problem solvers, eager to help customers find the right materials and processes. Beyond manufacturing, we also support customers with innovative supply chain services that enable them to increase both the speed and efficiency of their business processes.

 

 

Application Engineering

Customers rely on our in-depth material science and manufacturing expertise to help them select the right steel for the job.

Custom Component Cutting

Precision-cut steel blanks or rings can be created using a variety of saws to provide the customer with components for their manufacturing operations.

FAST-TRACK™ Steel Facility

The Timken Company's FAST-TRACK™ facility offers a wide variety of bearing steels available in small quantities to meet your specific needs.

JIT Program Management and Delivery

As part of our steel supply chain support, we offer just-in-time delivery of steel bars, tubes and components, either to a planned delivery schedule or to meet an urgent need.

Melting of Specialized Chemistries

We work with customers to specify and produce steel chemistries tailored to unique applications. We can also provide test heats of steel to help customers evaluate new materials or processes.

Technology

We invest heavily and consistently in advancing our knowledge of steel metallurgy, steelmaking and metal machining.

Specialty Metallurgical Testing

We offer customers several steel testing services to evaluate a material’s suitability for specific manufacturing processes or applications. These tests include evaluation of strength, corrosion resistance and toughness at elevated, ambient and sub-zero temperatures.

Supply Chain Engineering & Management

Timken process experts work with customers to develop optimal processes to manufacture and deliver steel in many forms, long-product bars and tubes, cut bars and tubes, or precision steel components.

Technical Support

Our engineers, metallurgists, process experts and other professionals are ready to work with customers to select the best steel, apply the most efficient manufacturing processes, and achieve the greatest possible yield.

Timken Direct

Our Timken Direct business service provides customers with convenient online access to Timken steel sales resources 24 hours a day. This password-protected service allows customers to track their steel orders and view inventory available in the FAST-TRACK™ Tubing Warehouse.