NORTH CANTON, Ohio: Jan. 20, 2016 — The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) has introduced a new line of Drives® Leaf Chain to address global demand for heavy-duty large pitch leaf chain.
The company now offers a complete series of Drives large pitch leaf chain in sizes BL12 through BL20. Large pitch leaf chains are used in saddle cranes and front-end loaders found in rail yards and ports throughout the world.
“The in-house, state-of-the-art designed tooling we use in manufacturing helps enhance our leaf chain performance, improving pitch tolerance and hole quality for better fatigue strength and pin retention," said Tom Young, director of the Drives business at Timken. "We specifically designed our wide-waist link plates to resist bending for higher fatigue strength.” Timken manufactures Drives leaf chain using high quality steel at its Drives chain facility in Fulton, Ill.
Go to www.timken.com for more information about the full line of Drives chain products.
About The Timken Company
The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) engineers, manufactures and markets bearings, transmissions, gearboxes, belts, chain and related products, and offers a spectrum of powertrain rebuild and repair services. The leading authority on tapered roller bearings, Timken today applies its deep knowledge of metallurgy, tribology and mechanical power transmission across a variety of bearings and related systems to improve reliability and efficiency of machinery and equipment all around the world. The company’s growing product and services portfolio features many strong industrial brands including Timken®, Fafnir®, Philadelphia Gear®, Carlisle®, Drives® and InterlubeTM. Known for its quality products and collaborative technical sales model, Timken posted $3.1 billion in sales in 2014. With more than 14,000 employees operating from 30 countries, Timken makes the world more productive and keeps industry in motion.
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