...Timken, Stark College open bearing test and tech center

摘要

The Timken Company recently took the wraps off a new $14-million test and training facility that will be a part of the Stark State College campus in North Canton, Ohio. Although local luminaries were in attendance, the big star of the unveiling, held at the new Stark State College and Timken Technology and Test Center, is a rig for testing large, main-shaft bearings destined for wind turbines with up to five-megawatt output. Testing capabilities within the 18,000-ft~2 facility also have the flexibility to focus on other large, rotating equipment for industries including off-shore oil rigs, mine trucks, and hydraulic roll presses.