Corporate Overview

Wherever there is motion, you'll find Timken at work. Timken is one of the world's leading producers of highly engineered antifriction bearings and related products and services and alloy steel and components. We help create, transfer and control power, putting our friction management and power transmission technologies to work across a broad industry spectrum.

Timken has operations in 29 countries on six continents, and our team of 20,000 employees is dedicated to improving our customers' performance in a variety of applications.

Market Segments Served

The Timken Company provides friction management and power transmission solutions for many major market segments, including aerospace, automotive, construction, consumer, defense, energy, industrial equipment, health, heavy industry, machine tool, positioning control, power generation and rail.

Timken in Numbers

2010 Sales: $4.1 billion.
Total number of associates worldwide: approx. 20,000.
Total number of facilities: 52 plants and 103 sales offices, technology and engineering centers, and warehouses and distribution centers located in 29 countries on six continents.
Paid 354th consecutive quarterly dividend in 2010.
Listed in the New York Stock Exchange since 1922.

Technology and engineering

Nine technology and engineering centers located in North Canton, OH; Bangalore, India; Colmar, France; Lebanon and Keene, NH; Manchester, CT; Mesa, AZ; Ploiesti, Romania; and Shanghai, China.

Quality

As of 2009, Timken’s plants and distribution centers received 100 quality certifications under ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, AS9100, M-1003, OHSAS18001 and other quality certifications.

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