New certification gives machine builders more options to utilize Bosch Rexroth’s drive-integrated SafeMotion functionality, even with third-party PLC platforms using different automation bus interfaces. Bosch Rexroth’s drive-integrated SafeMotion machine safety platform has received the ODVA’s CIP Safety ov
The Hamburg-based specialist for pioneering drive technology is proud to present its new website. The new layout is neat, clear and easy to use, while the menu is both intuitive and convenient for visitors. Indeed, the redesign focused on this superior user experience. “Designing our website with our customers in mind and ensuring
Sadaf Irfan, a versatile and target-oriented professional was recently appointed inside sales representative to Lafert North America. Irfan brings over six years of experience in technical sales and customer relationship management combined with a specialized focus in manufacturing, engineering consulting, and project managem
After six years as president of AD’s Electrical Business Unit and chief marketing officer, Ed Crawford has elected to retire effective April 24, 2020 following Electrical’s spring network meeting. Seizing Crawford’s retirement as an opportunity to make organizational improvements aimed at delivering legendary service to membe
The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) Technical Division is pleased to announce that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved the reaffirmation of four standards. 1. ANSI AGMA 2004-C08, Gear Materials, Heat Treatment and Processing Manual Reaffirmed Feb
At Timken, our 17,000 associates are focused on making the world a better place through our products, services and actions, and doing the right thing every day, everywhere we do business. Because of this, Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, has recognized us for t
This week, I was honored to share the stage with some outstanding female business leaders at the 2019 Akron-Canton Women in Leadership Symposium. During the course of the discussion, each panelist shared the journey she took to achieve her goals. I realized that all of us had a different definition of s
Building on more than a century of innovation and know-how, Timken has evolved into a global industrial leader with a growing portfolio of engineered bearings and power transmission products. Our 17,000+ associates around the globe continued to deliver next-level results in 2018. Together with our customers, we’re solving challenges, an…
The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a world leader in engineered bearings and power transmission products, announced it will participate in the Citi 2020 Global Industrials Conference on Feb. 19, 2020 in Miami, Fla. Participating on behalf of Timken will be Philip D. Fracassa, executive vice pres
The board of directors of The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a world leader in engineered bearings and power transmission products, today declared a quarterly cash dividend of 28 cents per share. The dividend is payable on March 4, 2020, to shareholders of record as of Feb. 21, 2020. <
Earth Day 2019 is dedicated to protecting the planet’s species, something Timken is helping to do in the Florida Everglades. The Everglades comprise the largest sub-tropical wetland ecosystem in North America, home to hundreds of plant and animal species. Alligators, manatees, bald eagles and other
The University of Akron College of Business Administration has honored Sandra Rapp, Timken vice president and chief information officer, as one of its 2019 Dr. Frank L. Simonetti Distinguished Business Alumni. Rapp, who joined Timken in 2011 as director of business alignment and technology deployment, was named to her c
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky brand recognized Timken twice at a recent ceremony honoring the helicopter company’s top suppliers for 2018. Timken earned “Supplier of the Year” honors for its contributions to the Canadian Maritime Helicopter Program’s CH-148 Cyclone. In a press release, Sikorsky said Timken
It’s no secret that the exhibits and installations housed at the Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) offer some of the best opportunities in Northeast Ohio for kids and adults to have a hands-on learning experience. As a member of the organization’s board of directors, it only made sense for me to combine my wor
Well before Neil Armstrong found his bearings on the moon with one small step and a giant leap a half century ago, our bearings were working to help get him and the rest of the Apollo 11 crew there. When Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touched down on the lunar surface July 24, 1969, Timken® bearings were running the inertial guida
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. announced Mathew Rekow as its new chief technology officer (CTO). Rekow assumes the CTO role following Anand Gopalan, who was recently named Velodyne’s chief executive officer (CEO). As CTO, Rekow leads Velodyne’s customer-focused advanced research and development team. The group designs state-of-the-a
Dana Incorporated has announced that it has opened the doors to a nearly 32,000 square-foot (3,000 square-meter) facility in Slidell, Louisiana, for the repair, service, and assembly of industrial gearboxes, including the ability to custom-make gears up to 6.5 feet (2 meters). Located in the Fremaux Pa
