Drawing on our experience both as a bearing maker and a machine tool user, we've created the broadest range of bearings available to machine tool builders. That includes bearings specifically designed for machine tools.

Rigorous in-house testing and advanced application simulators provide us with real-world data.  We apply that data to bearing design and also to application recommendations that will help you achieve optimum performance characteristics in your machine tools.

Beyond the bearings, we can suggest the best-suited housing configurations, lubricants, condition monitoring systems and other related parts.

The range and depth of Timken technical knowledge is impressive, and we have applied that knowledge to improving both the precision and performance of machine tools.

As both a bearing and steel maker, we possess material science knowledge that's unrivaled in the bearing industry. The cleanness of our steel correlates directly to longer-lasting machine tool bearings.

Our insight isn't limited to steel. We have developed unique solutions for machine tools that include the first hybrid ceramic tapered roller bearing.

Our tribologists study the interaction of surfaces in relative motion, leading us to products like engineered surfaces that provide reliable bearing performance even in the most hostile environments. Another innovation, Timken technology provides improved resistance to hard contaminants and helps extend service life.