NORTH CANTON, Ohio, September 30, 2021 — The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a world leader in engineered bearings and power transmission products, announces today that Carlisle® brand belts will now officially go to market as Timken Belts.
“We’re excited to take this next step of fully converting the business to carry the Timken Belts brand on the belts themselves, aligning the name with our already-proven quality,” said Dave Dehlman, president of belts and chain for Timken.
Timken Belts has ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturing facilities in Springfield, Mo. and Fort Scott, Kan. “We make Timken® belts in the same factories and to the same specifications as Carlisle belts,” continued Dehlman. “We continue to follow stringent quality and performance requirements which are hallmarks of the Timken brand. This means the belts will perform the same and can be matched on a drive with confidence.”
From the science behind each individual component, to the final rounds of rigorous testing — every Timken belt is held to the highest standards.
• Best-in-Class Engineering and Development
• Advanced Compound and Material Sciences
• Exacting Tolerances for Dimensional Criteria
• Stringent Testing Criteria
• State-of-the-Art Manufacturing
• Repeatable Process and Control Methods
• Timken Quality Management Systems
• Strict Quality Assurance Measurables
• ISO Certified Manufacturing Facilities
In the powersports industry, Timken belts are supplied to powersports distributors under the Ultimax® brand as premium performance belts with an unprecedented warranty, and to original equipment manufacturers.
Timken belts are supplied to industrial distributors and original equipment manufacturers who seek the optimum in quality and service for markets including aggregates and mining, agriculture, energy (oil and gas), food and beverage, forest product machinery, HVACR, industrial machinery, outdoor power equipment and powersports.
Timken Belts is part of The Timken Company’s growing portfolio of engineered bearings and power transmission products. A manufacturer of premium performance power transmission belts, Timken Belts’ associates and products help keep industry in motion and the world more productive.
About The Timken Company
The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) designs a growing portfolio of engineered bearings and power transmission products. With more than a century of knowledge and innovation, we continuously improve the reliability and efficiency of global machinery and equipment to move the world forward. Timken posted $3.5 billion in sales in 2020 and employs more than 17,000 people globally, operating from 42 countries.
Timken is recognized among America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek, the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere, and America’s Best Employers, Best Employers for New Graduates and Best Employers for Women by Forbes.
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