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TIMKEN’S TalE<br />
of REINvENT<br />
IoN<br />
Savvy portfolio moves and aggressive investment<br />
in emerging markets have the century-old Chairm<br />
manufacturer on a roll. and C<br />
an Ward “Tim” Timken Jr. (l)<br />
EO and President Jim Griffith<br />
mAnufActuRinG PRofile<br />
Timken’s Tale of<br />
Reinvention<br />
Thanks to a diversified product<br />
portfolio and aggressive<br />
investment in emerging<br />
markets, the century-old<br />
manufacturer of tapered roller<br />
bearings is on a roll.<br />
By Josh Cable<br />
C<br />
arriage maker Henry Timken founded<br />
the Timken Co. in 1899 to manufacture<br />
tapered roller bearings, which he in-<<a title="87682_elite page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f44692b9?page=1"> electRonicAlly RePRint</a>
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