Timken Expands Friction Management Solutions with New Line of Industrial Lubricants

CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 17, 2003 -- The Timken Company recently began distributing a new line of industrial lubrication products, including All-Purpose Industrial Grease; Off-Highway Grease featuring heavy duty Moly; Pillow Block Grease for ball bearings; Premium Mill Grease; and High-Speed Grease for electric motor ball bearings. These specially formulated lubricants help bearings and related components function effectively by reducing friction, preventing wear and protecting bearing surfaces from heat and corrosion.

  
"Proper lubrication is essential to successful bearing
performance in demanding industrial operations," said Scott G.
Biltz, global manager - new products. "Nearly 50 percent of all
bearing damage is related to inadequate or improper
lubrication. Timken's new line of lubricants feature high-
temperature, anti-wear and water-resistant additives that offer
superior protection in challenging industrial
environments."
      
Timken lubricants are application- and environment-specific,
added Mr. Biltz. For example, the All-Purpose Grease is
designed for bearings in high- wear environments with moderate
loads, speeds and temperatures, such as those found in
agriculture and heavy-duty industrial applications. Off-Highway
Grease is appropriate for extreme heat and slow speeds, in
applications such as off-highway construction and rock quarry
equipment. Pillow Block Grease is intended for ball bearings in
wet and corrosive conditions in noise-sensitive applications.
Premium Mill Grease offers protection against corrosion and is
best for heavy loads, such as in paper and steel mill
applications.  High- Speed Grease is designed for ball bearings
in high-speed, light-load environments in applications such as
electric motors and generators.
      
These new lubricants are ideal for use in Timken(R) bearings
and also Timken G-Power(TM) and M-Power(TM) Single-Point
Lubricators, a line of gas and motorized units that deliver
periodic lubrication to bearings, as well as chains, guideways,
gears and seals.
      
"All Timken lubrication products and accessories have been
developed by leveraging our knowledge of tribology and
anti-friction bearings and how these two elements affect
overall system performance," noted Mr. Biltz. "Similar to our
bearings, Timken greases are backed by highly trained customer
service and technical support personnel. With more than 100
years of leadership in developing friction management
solutions, Timken is a trusted source for bearings and related
products and services."
      
The new line of Timken grease is available through Timken
authorized distributors in the United States.
      
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.