Timken Invests $14M in Capacity
The Timken Company, Canton, OH, has invested $14 million in a new thermal treatment facility at its steel plant in Canton, OH. The investment will increase Timken’s capacity to produce heat-treated steel bars and tubes primarily suited for use in the energy and industrial market sectors.
The new 34,000-square-foot facility will begin operations in December 2008 and is expected to reach a capacity of 45,000 tons per year by mid-2009.
The primary operation at the new facility will be the quenching and tempering of steel bars and tubes that range from 4 inches to 9 inches in diameter and 12 feet to 40 feet in length. This process prepares steel for use in harsh environments such as those found in the oil and gas industry. The new facility will also …
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