Timken’s Operations Development Program (ODP) is an accelerated training program that prepares promising young recruits to take on plant leadership positions. Tim Graham, VP of Operations, and Hannah Smith, ODP graduate and Asheboro plant manager, talk about what makes ODP successful, and how the program helps Timken customers and employees stay ahead of the curve.

With the expansion of our Rollon by Timken platform, we lead the world in selection, digital tools and delivery times for customized, whole system linear motion solutions.

Customers drive Timken innovation — even when the challenge is 390 million miles away. John Renaud, principal application engineer, explains how Timken expertise will help NASA capture the first detailed images of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.

Innovative CGI, Inc. precision drive systems and process technologies are revolutionizing medical automation and surgical robots to improve patient outcomes worldwide.

Timken’s Syber Bearing System Designer (BSD) tool identifies the right bearing for every power transmission system. Brian Ray, chief engineer, explains the customer-centric approach to the new online platform now available to design engineers globally.

Precision gearing is an integral component for some of the most-sophisticated applications serving high-growth industries worldwide, including aerospace and minimally invasive surgeries. Kurt Gamelin, platform leader, talks about Timken’s expanding product line and how Cone Drive, SPINEA and CGI are meeting customer demand for flexibility, expertise and reliability.

Everyone deserves a safe, healthy work environment. For us, it’s a non-negotiable priority. Everyone, every day, plays a role in making sure we all go home as healthy as when we arrived.

Our partnerships with universities and national labs help research and development teams evaluate and develop the technologies of the future.

We support STEM education and basic needs in the communities where we operate, empowering local employees to make decisions about where those investments are made.

Trip Kern spends his days making sure new Timken sales engineers have the knowledge and expertise to add value to customer interactions. Kern reflects on his 35-year career with Timken, and the promise of the next generation.