{"id":802138,"date":"2023-03-27T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.timken.com\/innovation\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T14:26:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:26:34","slug":"innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.timken.com\/en-in\/innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Hero (page-hero)&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-hero&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;At Timken, innovation starts with our customers.&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; module_class=&#8221;innovation-hero-text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Lato||||||||&#8221; content_font=&#8221;Lato||||||||&#8221; content_font_size=&#8221;1.35rem&#8221; content_link_font=&#8221;|600|||on||||&#8221; content_link_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.timken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/STScI-01EVSZFT5TGYVVC0K-2000&#215;800-1.jpg&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timken.com\/timken-world\/timken-supports-james-webb-space-telescope\/\">Explore our collaboration with NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Intro (page-intro)&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Lato||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#005677&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Timken R&amp;D is the technical engine of real-world progress for our customers. 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