The Timken Company Awards Associates Worldwide for Dedication to Excellence THE TIMKEN COMPANY LOGO The Timken Company, Worldwide Leader in Bearings and Steel. (PRNewsFoto)[KC] CANTON, OH USA 10/12/1999

22 May 2000
    CANTON, Ohio, May 22 The Timken Company recognized today
the recipients of its highest corporate distinction, the Dedication to
Excellence Award. Presented twice yearly, the award distinguishes associates
for the continuous improvements they achieve in building customer satisfaction
and shareholder value.
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    "Through continuous improvement, these associates have implemented the
best solutions for The Timken Company's customers. Their accomplishments help
enable Timken to achieve profitable growth," said Jim Griffith, president and
chief operating officer. "Their dedication to excellence will translate into
improved value for our customers and fuel the growth of our automotive,
aerospace and super precision, industrial, rail, alloy steel, precision steel
components and specialty steel businesses worldwide."
    The award was presented to the following associates who have achieved
exceptional results through specific job-related activities.
    Human Resources, Purchasing and Communications - Communications: Terry L.
Gamble, Duane L. Hurd, Andre van der Merwe, Laura Ramaschi, Thomas A. Schmolt,
Eric J. Shirley; for strengthening the bonds between the company and its key
constituents and increasing awareness and understanding of the company and the
Timken brand worldwide.
    Human Resources, Purchasing and Communications - Staffing Services:
Kimberly A. Needs, Amy K. VonStein; for creating the college recruiting "Take
Off with Timken" campaign, which increased awareness of Timken among students.
    Technology: Astrid A. Allen, John M. Belden, Norman L. Bretz, Donald L.
Capestrain, Richard E. Flagler, Jr., Thies Frahm, Allen E. George, Richard A.
Knepper, Daryl R. Law, Theodore C. Rogers, Timothy G. Taneyhill, Martin C.
Thatcher, Derrick A. Thompson, John J. Ziemianski, Craig S. Wentling, William
S. Zimmerman; for supporting new Information Technology (IT) initiatives in
supply chain, engineering and financial systems by saving $3 million, which
enabled business plan funds to be allocated to new systems development.
    Law: Timothy L. Boosz, Debra K. Brawley, Mark W. Bump, Connie L. Cable,
Michael S. Murdock, Nancy L. Pendleton, William L. Schnupp; for establishing a
structure to enhance customs and international transportation communications,
which improved associates' awareness of customs laws and regulations. The
team's actions saved the company almost $1 million.
    Steel - Wooster Steel Plant: Gregory S. Kinney, Alvin O. Musselman, Jr.,
John B. Snyder, Robert A. Zepp; for implementing new technology that enables
Wooster Steel Plant to increase tube mill capacity by 5 percent and capture
annual yield savings of $250,000.
    Steel - Harrison Steel Plant: Frederick L. Adorisio, Donald E. Becker,
Reif W. Bragg, James W. Collins, Joseph S. DiGiacomo, Gregory S. Duren, Thomas
R. Kerrigan, James P. Kuhn, Gary R. McCallister, Richard A. Metz, Albert C.
Phillips, David A. Stark, Benjamin R. Stuhldreher, John Szablowsky, Charles
Taylor, Mark S. Wallace, Wray E. Weisler, Arthur Y. Williams, James A.
Wriston, Sr.; for increasing the plant's daily steelmaking production using
two furnaces with unequal capability through time management. Steelmaking
productivity has increased from 14.3 heats per day to 15.5 heats per day since
November.
    Specialty Tooling and Rebuild - Canton: Timothy W. Thorn and Clyde R.
Ridgway; for decreasing the amount of time required to harden and stabilize
tooling and gauging from 76 hours to nine hours by implementing a cryogenics
process, which enables customers with emergencies to have parts manufactured
from raw material to finish in two to three days.
    Order Fulfillment: Daniel C. Antonson, Timothy R. Arnold, Lori B. Bee,
Charles W. Fenstermaker, Ronald L. Gill, Daniel O. Thatcher, Stanley E. Vogel;
for improving delivery performance within the supply chain of tubing to the
company's bearing plants and significantly decreasing unplanned setups in
those facilities. In addition, the team's actions enabled bearing tubing
expedites to be reduced within the company's steel plants. The team's efforts
also enabled the company to reduce tubing safety stock by approximately $2
million.
    Asheboro Plant: James R. Callan, James E. Charmley, Mark A. Esposito, Greg
D. Ferguson, William A. Karam, David L. Koteff, Wendell M. Murray; for
improving the new part introduction process for Asheboro by utilizing
corporate databases, eliminating unnecessary steps and automating design. The
new approach decreased the process time from 12 hours to less than one hour.
Many additional products are now available at reduced lead times.
    Emerging Markets: Brian J. Cave, Phalguni Ghosh, Shyamal K. Gupta, Steven
A. Kuhn, Indra Kumar, Thomas P. Nugent; for their success in securing a
contract with Tata Steel, one of the largest steel mills in India, to
outsource bearing shop management and operation to Timken. As a result of the
team's work, Timken will gain additional revenues of more than $500,000. In
the future, Timken has an opportunity to convert the rest of Tata Steel's
bearings to Timken, which represents an additional $500,000 in sales.
    The Timken Company ( http://www.timken.com ) is a leading
international manufacturer of highly engineered bearings and alloy steels with
operations in 24 countries. The company employs 21,000 people worldwide and
reported 1999 sales of U.S. $2.5 billion.