As used herein, the term "Timken" or the "Company" refers to The Timken Company and its subsidiaries unless the context otherwise dictates. Timken designs and manages a portfolio of engineered bearings and industrial motion products, and provides related services. The Company’s growing portfolio features many strong brands, including Timken , GGB , Philadelphia Gear , Cone Drive , CGI , Rollon , Nadella , Rosa Sistemi , Diamond , Drives , Groeneveld , BEKA , Des-Case , Lovejoy , PT Tech , Torsion Control Products and Lagersmit .
The Company was founded in 1899 by Henry Timken, who received two patents on the design of a tapered roller bearing. Timken remains the world's leading authority on tapered roller bearings and has leveraged that expertise to develop a full portfolio of industry-leading engineered bearings and industrial motion products. Timken built its reputation as a global leader by applying its knowledge of metallurgy, friction management and industrial motion to increase the reliability and efficiency of its customers' equipment across a diverse range of industries. Today, the Company's global footprint consists of 116 manufacturing facilities and service centers, 29 technology and engineering centers, and 74 distribution centers and warehouses, supported by a team comprised of approximately 19,000 employees. Timken operates in 44 countries around the globe.
The Company sells products and services to a diverse customer base globally, including customers in the following market sectors: industrial distribution, renewable energy, automation, automotive original equipment ("OE"), agriculture/turf, rail, aerospace, auto/truck aftermarket, construction, services, metals and mining, heavy truck OE, and marine. No single customer accounts for more than 5% of total net sales.
Timken manufactures and manages global supply chains for multiple product lines including engineered bearings and industrial motion products designed to operate in demanding environments. The Company leverages its technical knowledge, research expertise, and production and engineering capabilities across all of its products and end markets to deliver high-performance products and services to its customers. Differentiation within these product lines is generally based on application engineering, product performance, product quality or customer service.
Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 13, 2026. Read the filing