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Tarak Mehta Appointed President and CEO of The Timken Company

October 8, 2024

The Timken Company, a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion, today appointed Tarak Mehta the company's president and CEO. Mehta was also elected to Timken's Board of Directors.

Timken Completes Acquisition of CGI, Inc.

October 8, 2024

The Timken Company, a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion, has completed its previously announced acquisition of CGI, Inc., a Nevada-based manufacturer of precision drive systems serving a broad range of automation markets with a concentration in medical robotics. The business employs approximately 130 people and is expected to generate around $45 million in sales in 2024.

Industry News

January 1, 2020

Kapp Niles celebrates young inventors, Solar Atmospheres expands, Klingelnberg increases training programs, Liebherr celebrates 50 years in the USA, Timken Expands Southeast regional repair facility and more news for the gear industry.

Effect of Non-Metallic Inclusions on Bending Fatigue Performance in High Strength 4140 Steel

March 1, 2018

Three samples of quenched and tempered 4140 steel, with varying levels of oxygen and sulfur, were submitted to a series of bending fatigue tests.

Industry News

August 1, 2015

News from around the Gear Industry

Industry News

August 1, 2014

The complete Industry News section from the August 2014 issue of Gear Technology.

Bearings Education - A Lot to Learn

June 1, 2013

Jack McGuinn

Bearings ain't beanbag. They are complicated. They are big-business. They are often counterfeited. They are used in virtually anything that moves. But it is the "complicated" part that challenges OEMs, job shops and other operations, and, most of all, their employees. Add to that the countless other entities around the world that are intimately involved with bearings and you can arrive at a semblance of an idea of just how important these precious orbs can be to a successful operation.