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Timken

US maker of bearings and power transmission products.

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Business description

Timken supplies engineered bearings and power transmission products for commercial vessels, covering propulsion and above-deck equipment as well as port machinery such as container loaders. The marine offering combines Timken bearings with the group brands Lagersmit, Lovejoy, Philadelphia Gear, PT Tech and Torsion Control Products, and carries marine approvals that include design assessment, manufacturing assessment and type approvals.

  • Engineered bearings for propulsion and deck machinery
  • Industrial and precision gearing, including Philadelphia Gear drives
  • Lovejoy and Torsion Control couplings
  • Brakes and clutches, including PT Tech products
  • Seals, including Lagersmit sealing solutions
  • Automated lubrication systems
  • Chains, linear motion products, and services and repair

About

The Timken Company is a United States based manufacturer that describes itself as an advanced motion technologies partner, with more than 125 years of specialized expertise in materials science, friction management and power transmission. It designs and manufactures engineered bearings and industrial motion systems and components through a multinational footprint.

Over the last decade the company expanded its portfolio for the marine sector with the brands Lagersmit, Lovejoy, Philadelphia Gear, PT Tech and Torsion Control Products, so that shipbuilders and fleet operators can source bearings, gear drives, couplings, clutches, seals and lubrication from a single supplier.

Besides marine, Timken serves aerospace and defense, power and electrification, automation and industrial solutions, infrastructure, and transportation and mobility. The company names safety, ethics and integrity, quality, excellence and teamwork as its values.

Legal name: The Timken Company. Brands: Timken, Lagersmit, Lovejoy, Philadelphia Gear, PT Tech, Torsion Control Products, BEKA Lubrication Systems.