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The Boca Bearing Company is pleased to announce the final winners of the 2012 Innovation Contest. To celebrate 25 years in business Boca Bearings challenged their community of engineers, robot builders, mechanics and makers to show us their innovative mechanical project videos. The only rule was their project had to utilize ball bearings, roller bearings, linear bearings or any form of full ceramic or ceramic hybrid bearings in some capacity. Boynton Beach, FL (PRWEB) January 03, 2013 The...

WUXI, China, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WD Bearing Group, a world-class technology-oriented bearing manufacturer, today announced the operation of its new plant in Jiangyin, Wuxi, P.R China, which turns a new page in the world's bearing industry. Founded in August, 2000, as a top bearing supplier in China, WD specializes in R&D, manufacturing, sales and service of high-quality bearings. In order to make WD stand out as a symbol of quality, the company invested a lot in advanced CNC...

CANTON, Ohio, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) has supplied bearings for one of China's largest vertical slag mills, featuring a 5.7 meter (18.7 feet) grinding table. The mill, one of several now utilizing Timken® bearings, was developed by CITIC Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., one of China's top manufacturers of cement-producing equipment. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100210/TIMKENLOGO ) Vertical slag mills are critical to China's massive...

CANTON, Ohio, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) showcases advanced Timken(® )bearing products and services for the metals industry at the Association of Iron and Steel Technology trade show, May 7-10, in Atlanta, Ga. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100210/TIMKENLOGO ) "Timken's research and development teams focus on creating new bearing products to improve the performance of equipment operating under extreme conditions in metals mills,"...

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) today announced an average increase of 10 percent in calculated load ratings for Timken® tapered roller bearings used in a wide variety of mobile and industrial equipment. With advanced technology engineered into the bearings, performance assessments warrant this increase in predicted life across 20 product types used in industries such as rail and vehicle systems, mining and aggregate, agriculture and...

STADTALLENDORF, Germany, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal-Mogul Corporation (NASDAQ: FDML) has supplied high-performance self-lubricating bearings from its DEVA bearings division to ensure reliable operation of the world's largest tower clock, the Makkah Clock Royal Tower at the Fairmont Hotel in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The bearings were designed in close cooperation with German tower clock manufacturer Perrot. The exceptional demands created by the shafts carrying hour and minute...

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) released three new catalogs, highlighting expanded Timken® cylindrical, spherical and tapered roller bearing product lines. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100210/TIMKENLOGO ) The new catalogs complement Timken's recent portfolio expansion, including its technology-leading tapered roller bearings, the introduction of several hundred new cylindrical roller bearing part numbers, more than 1,500...

Boca Bearing Company is expanding its product line to include bearings and lubricants suitable for the automation and advanced manufacturing industries. Boca Bearings carries a large stock of standard bearings, ceramic hybrid bearings, full ceramic bearings and specialty lube. Boca Bearings’ stock is located in the United States. Therefore the company is capable of fast order fulfillment during these times of global supply chain delays. Delray Beach, FL September 9, 2011 (PRWEB)...

NEW YORK, May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Booth 247, Jacob Javits Convention Center - One of the most important design and manufacturing shows in the entire United States is scheduled for the first full week in June in New York City from June 7-9, 2011. This is a must-see exposition for engineers and designers in a wide range of manufacturing industries. According to the show organizers, "The annual co-location of the Medical Design & Manufacturing - East, EastPack, Atlantic Design &...

CANTON, Ohio, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Experts at The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) assert that for the wind-energy industry, productivity hinges on consistent, uninterrupted turbine operation that starts with material and centers on the point where the wind's energy is harnessed to create power. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100210/TIMKENLOGO ) Leveraging its leading expertise in bearing and power transmission design, engineering, manufacturing and product application for...