Stark State College of Technology Certifies The Timken Company Maintenance Training Program

CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 25 -- The Timken Company announced today that Stark State College of Technology has certified its Timken Bearing Maintenance Training curriculum for continuing education units (CEUs). CEUs are commonly utilized in many industries to provide ongoing professional enrichment based on approved curriculum by an educational institution. Timken's training program, taught by a team of service engineers, is designed to educate customers on the practical issues of bearing handling, installation, lubrication and maintenance. The program serves a number of industrial markets, including rolling mills, aerospace, mining, power generation, and the heavy-duty truck market.

In its assessment of the training program, Stark State reviewed the instructors, the classroom curriculum, and the hands-on presentations before granting certification. As a result, the Timken Bearing Maintenance Training program offers two options: a four-hour class approved for .25 CEUs, and a three-day advanced training session approved for 1.5 CEUs.

"Timken customers now have access to world-leading bearing training that also offers them continuing education credit," says Jeff S. Calvin, section manager for Timken's service engineering group. "Ultimately, our focus on friction management solutions helps many of our students apply real world benefits of increased production uptime and reduced maintenance costs to their respective companies. We appreciate Stark State's support in this program."

"Timken has done a very thorough job in meeting our institution's high set of standards for certification," says Dr. Peter K. Kropp, P.E., dean, information technology and engineering technology at Stark State. "This certification allows the college and Timken to enter into a relationship where the highest quality of continuing education are its goals."

In addition to its bearing training program, Timken offers a full range of training programs, including rolling mill training, a traveling distributor training program, and the Learn and Lead technical training program, which focuses on anti-friction bearing principles and design elements for original equipment manufacturers. To learn more information about Timken's various training programs, visit www.timken.com/training .

Stark State College of Technology is a two-year state institute offering 42 associate degree programs, six one-year certificate programs and a wide variety of certificate of completion programs for professional enhancement. Located in Canton, Ohio, Stark State is Ohio's largest technical college with an enrollment of over 5,700 students.

The Timken Company ( www.timken.com ) is a leading international manufacturer of highly engineered bearings, alloy and specialty steels and components, and a provider of related products and services. Following its February 2003 acquisition of The Torrington Company, Timken employs 28,000 people worldwide in operations in 29 countries. In 2002, the combined companies had sales of approximately $3.8 billion.