CANTON, Ohio, May 15, 2006 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- The Timken Company's (NYSE: TKR) TechTips series is earning high marks throughout the automotive aftermarket industry. This exclusive series of technical sheets gives installers, technicians, instructors and do-it-yourselfers valuable information about the installation and maintenance of Timken(R) bearings, seals and other components.
TechTips helps automotive personnel install and maintain Timken products to take full advantage of their performance and the systems in which they operate. Maximizing product performance and life is an objective throughout Timken, from design teams and manufacturing associates to field sales associates and distributors.
"We're pleased to know that so many in the automotive aftermarket business find Timken TechTips helpful," said Barry Harris, marketing manager for the automotive aftermarket in North America and South America. "It's a great example of how Timken goes beyond bearings and related products to provide total friction management solutions. It's where both professionals and do-it- yourselfers turn for technical product information."
Industry professionals use TechTips to better serve their customers. Ralph Henderson, service manager at Guess Motors in Carrollton, Ohio, uses TechTips, particularly those relating to damage analysis, when explaining automotive repair work to customers.
Mario Caraso, mechanical engineer and automotive foreman at PAE Group Colombia Ltd. in Bogota, Colombia, signed up online to receive TechTips via e- mail. "The information is fantastic. I can present TechTips to our technicians and know they're getting reliable, up-to-the-minute data about bearings, diagnostics and repair."
TechTips reaches its target audience in several ways: as a regular feature in Tomorrow's Technician magazine; through distribution of hard copies and CDs at trade shows and events; and online at http://www.timken.com/AutoTechTips. An added feature of the Web site allows interested parties to subscribe to the Timken TechTips alert service. Subscribers receive an e-mail alerting them whenever a new TechTips is posted.
About The Timken Company
The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR, www.timken.com) keeps the world turning, with innovative ways to make customers' products run smoother, faster and more efficiently. Timken's highly engineered bearings, alloy steels and related products and services turn up everywhere. With operations in 27 countries, sales of $5.2 billion in 2005 and 27,000 employees, Timken is Where You Turn™ for better performance.
Media Contact: Jeff Dafler, Manager - Global Media & Government Relations, Telephone: (330) 471-3514, Facsimile: (330) 471-7032, jeff.dafler@timken.com
Investor Contact: Steve Tschiegg, Manager - Investor Relations, Telephone: (330) 471-7446, Facsimile: (330) 471-2797, steve.tschiegg@timken.com
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