SBQ STEEL BLOG

 When an automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) needs a solution, TimkenSteel comes prepared to offer one. In the case of one customer’s new high-performance, four-cylinder engine, this effort earned TimkenSteel the title of supplier of choice for the engine’s bearing-grade steel.

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TimkenSteel continues to lead the industry with our technology and our dedicated team of experts who drive it. Now, we’re taking our knowledge of clean, high-strength, high-toughness steels to an international consortium focused on reducing weight in the next generation of vehicles.

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The St. Clair Plant in Eaton, Ohio, is a lean machine.

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The heat is on – literally – for two of TimkenSteel's newest Endurance steels. The first-ever production heats of these ultra-high-strength, high-toughness grades were melted this week at the Faircrest Steel Plant in Canton, Ohio.

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TimkenSteel's Harrison Steel Plant is the company's longest-operating steel manufacturing facility. It began operation in 1917, when steel business president H.H. Timken saw a need for better control of the supply of steel to manufacture bearings.

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Gear life depends on many factors and steel cleanness is a critical one. TimkenSteel has a century of experience producing clean steel for the gear industry. We continually develop and test our materials, building in-depth knowledge about product and material characteristics that affect gear life. This is an example of how we work with customers to tackle their challenges and improve gear performance.

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TimkenSteel optimizes the supply chain for its automotive customers by controlling quality and consistency at every step. Customers avoid the capital investment needed to turn steel bars and tubes into precision components by relying on TimkenSteel to perform those operations to whatever degree of completion they require, from cut tubes to semi-finished parts.

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Bottom line: instead of making a better broaching tool, we set out to make steel that was easier to cut, but just as strong.

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The racing industry requires high torque, horsepower and RPM levels. As the automotive industry strives to achieve strict fuel economy and emissions requirements, TimkenSteel anticipates that the technology used in racing powertrains will become commonplace in consumer vehicles within a 10-year horizon.

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