Company

The Timken Company

Timken is a global manufacturer of engineered bearings and industrial motion products. ↗

Headquarters	North Canton, Ohio ↗
Founded	1899 ↗
Founders	Henry Timken, founder ↗
Leadership	Lucian Boldea, President and CEO ↗
Employees	19,000 ↗
Department of War obligations	$283 million in prime contracts since fiscal 2022 ↗
Ownership	Public (NYSE: TKR) ↗
Website	www.timken.com ↗

Products

Timken makes tapered roller bearings, the product line it is focused on expanding. ↗
Timken makes gear drives. ↗
Timken makes automated lubrication systems. ↗
Timken makes chain and couplings. ↗
Timken makes linear motion products. ↗
Timken offers powertrain rebuild and repair services. ↗

Philadelphia Gear main reduction gears were installed in the latest generation of U.S. Navy ships. ↗
Timken wheel bearings were used on Ford's F-150 Lightning in 2023. ↗

Timken acquired its competitor The Torrington Company in 2003 for $840 million. ↗
Timken entered linear motion in 2018 by acquiring Rollon. ↗
Timken acquired iMS in 2021. ↗
Timken added Nadella's linear motion product portfolio in 2023. ↗
Timken acquired Des-Case in 2023 for its Industrial Motion segment. ↗
Timken acquired American Roller Bearing and Engineered Solutions Group (iMECH) in 2023. ↗
Timken acquired CGI, Inc. in 2024. ↗
Timken acquired lubrication systems company Bijur Delimon International in March 2026. ↗