1913
Man of Steel
As CEO of the Timken Roller Bearing Company, H.H. Timken forges ahead to build a stronger future with a major investment in steel evaluation and control, establishing a metallurgical and chemical lab in Canton, OH.
1915
First Mill Opens
To harness greater control of its supply chain, the company opens a steel piercing mill in Canton, OH, to make seamless mechanical tubing.
1916
First Four Furnaces
H.H. Timken champions a further expansion into steelmaking to ensure an ample supply of high-quality raw materials, leading to the installation of four 5-ton electric furnaces in a new plant on Harrison Avenue in Canton, Ohio.
1917
All Fired Up
The Harrison Steel Plant in Canton, OH becomes fully operational, producing high-quality alloy steel.
1918
All About Alloys
The need for higher performing bearings drives Timken to research and develop new alloy steels
1920
On The Market
The company begins to sell its high performing alloy steel to other manufacturers.
1924
Nickel-Molybdenum Steel
Advances in bearing design drive company metallurgists to develop a nickel-molybdenum steel to replace chrome-nickel steel.
1927
100-Ton Furnace
The Harrison plant grows, with the installation of three large electric furnaces and one 100-ton open-hearth furnace to replace the original equipment.
1928
The First Acquisition
The company acquires the Weldless Tube Company in Wooster, Ohio. It joins the Canton operation in the effort to increase production of seamless mechanical tubing.
1929
Timken taps Fleischmann
The company taps metallurgist Martin Fleischmann to create a new metallurgical laboratory and alloy development program.
1929
The company opens the Gambrinus steel plant, a free-standing piercing mill to replace the original piercing operation.
1931
Expanding Customer Base
The company introduces its first graphitic tool steels and high-strength, high-temperature alloys, further broadening its customer base.
1932
New Industry Standard
Chief Engineer of the Steel Division, Walter Assel, develops an experimental process for elongation rolling of seamless tubes that becomes a new industry standard after World War II.
1932
Frederick J. Griffiths is named president of the Timken Steel & Tube Company.
1940
Super Steel & More
Steel development accelerates as the company:
1940
. introduces a “Super Steel,” alloy 16-25-6, for high-temperature aircraft engines
1940
develops a process for making large gun barrels from seamless tubing
1940
contributes tubing to support allied efforts in WWII
1952
All Electric Furnaces
The company moves all production to electric furnaces, removing the last of the open-hearth furnaces.
1959
R&D Expands
Research and development expands again when product development, metallurgical research and product testing move into expanded facilities in three new laboratories in Canton.
1961
New Vice President
John E. Fick assumes leadership as vice president of steel & tube operations.
1962
First Vacuum Degasser
The first vacuum degasser starts up at the Harrison steel plant.
1962
Edwin S. Hoopes, Jr. assumes leadership as vice president of steel & tube operations.
1965
Second Vacuum Degasser
A second vacuum degasser is added, ensuring that all steel produced is degassed going forward
1968
Continuous Caster Added
A continuous caster to form steel is added at the Harrison Steel Plant.
1971
Shipley Takes Helm
Ralph T. Shipley assumes leadership as vice president of steel operations.
1972
Polyethylene reactor tubing
Polyethylene reactor tubing is developed and launched.
1975
Timken Acquires Latrobe
In order to expand production of specialty steels, the company acquires Latrobe Steel Company in Latrobe, PA.
1977
Fellows Named VP
John H. Fellows is named vice president for steel marketing.
1978
Clean Steel Emerges
Clean steel becomes more important as company experts complete research that correlates clean steel with bearing performance.
1980
BSP Steel
Harrison steel plant begins making bearing steel practice (BSP) steel using precipitation deoxidation.
1980
Leo A. Fiedorek assumes leadership as vice president of steel operations.
1982
Glossbrenner Named VP
Alfred B. Glossbrenner assumes leadership as vice president of steel operations, later becoming vice president of steel until his retirement in 1987.
1984
First Ladle Refiner
A ladle refiner comes on line in the Harrison steel plant, the next step in the clean steel program.
1984
The company nears completion of a $500 million investment to build the Faircrest Steel Plant, one of the world’s most advanced steel operations.
1985
World’s Cleanest Steel
As the industry struggles, the Faircrest Steel Plant goes into full production. As one of the world’s most advanced steel operations, it establishes our reputation for the cleanest steel in the world.
1985
Timken introduces TMS 80™ non-heat-treatable microalloy steel.
Charles E. Craig assumes leadership as executive vice president of steel.
1986
Steel Stands Alone
Steel operations become a standalone business unit.
1986
Charles H. West assumes leadership as executive vice president for steel.
1986
A new generation of special bar quality steel Is launched with Parapremium™ steel, marking the beginning of a family of maximum performance practice (MPP) steels for the most demanding applications.
1990
Business Model Honed
A sustained investment in steel facilities and capabilities hones the business model to deliver value in niche markets with demanding specifications.
1992
New President Named
Charles H. West, still leading the steel business unit, is named president of steel.
1993
Steel Parts Business
The Steel Parts Business is formed to create semi-finished components for customers.
1994
Dynametal™ Steel Launches
Dynametal™ steel is introduced to the industry, offering machinable, lead-free steel.
1995
New Strengths Emerge
By this time, the majority of steel production goes to outside customers rather than internal component making.
1995
The patented AdvanTec™ process launches, using special heat treatment to make steels tougher.
1996
Service And Distribution
The company enters steel service and distribution, acquiring Ohio Alloy Steels in Youngstown, Ohio.
The company also expands distribution services into Mexico.
1997
Special Steels Company
Ohio Alloy Steels and Houghton & Richards merge to form OH&R Special Steels Company.
1997
Radiation-type wall thickness gauge goes into service in Gambrinus steel plant for in-process control of tube production.
1998
Forging Ahead In Steel
The Steel Parts Business expands and is renamed Precision Steel Components.
1998
A new rolling mill is completed at the Harrison steel plant to produce steel with better size, straightness characteristics and surface quality.
1998
Bill J. Bowling assumes leadership as president of steel, naming Karl P. Kimmerling as group vice president of alloy steel and Hans J. Sack as group vice president of specialty steel and president of subsidiary Latrobe Steel Company.
2000
Poised For Progress
With the success of the components business, the company is prepared to respond to market changes that required additional customers’ logistics and value-added services.
2004
New Timken At Helm
Ward J. “Tim” Timken Jr. becomes president of steel.
2005
Leaders In Steel
Sal Miraglia assumes leadership as president of steel when Tim Timken is named chairman of the company.
2005
Company upgrades the continuous rolling mill at its Latrobe plant to reinforce its leadership in steel bar and wire for specialty applications.
2006
Latrobe Steel Sold
The company divests the Latrobe Steel Company to focus on special bar quality steel.
2008
Small-Bar Rolling Mill
Timken opens a small-bar steel rolling mill at the Harrison plant in Canton that expands its portfolio of differentiated steel products
2012
Our Footprint Expands
Ground is broken on a $225 million expansion at the Faircrest Steel Plant.
2012
Rich Kyle becomes president of Steel.
2013
Two Independent Companies
The Timken Company announces its plan to separate its businesses into two independent, publicly traded companies.
2013
The in-line forge press, intermediate finishing line and new heat-treat investments come on line.
2014
TimkenSteel Is Born
TimkenSteel Corporation becomes an independent company trading on the NYSE as TMST, with Ward J. “Tim” Timken Jr. serving as chairman, CEO and president
Construction of a $40 million advanced quench-and-temper facility in Canton begins, larger than each of the three existing thermal treatment facilities in Canton.
2014
A Unique Edge
The first heat of steel is cast through the jumbo bloom vertical caster at the Faircrest Steel Plant. The caster improves productivity, capacity and product range to provide large bar capabilities unique in the U.S.
2014
Stronger Communities
To strengthen the communities in which it operates, the TimkenSteel Charitable Fund is established with Elaine Russell Reolfi named as president.
2015
Reinforcing Our Leadership
Named American Metal Market Steel Producer of the Year.
2015
The TimkenSteel Technology Center opens in Canton, a 20,000-square-foot space dedicated to laboratories and metallurgical experts with a holistic view of steel cleanness to advance technical advantages
2015
Ohio EPA Award
TimkenSteel receives gold and silver awards from Ohio EPA after pioneering the use of aluminum chloride to treat 7.8 billion gallons of water a year, reducing annual chemical usage by 90 percent, waste products by 2 million pounds and company costs by $30,000.
2015
The company faced the longest and deepest market downturn in the business’ history.
2016
Improving Performance
The company realigned reportable segments to reflect recent organizational changes made to better align resources to support business strategies.
2016
The company continued to improve its operating performance in the face of difficult markets.
2017
Leading The Way
TimkenSteel is the leading manufacturer of SBQ steel large bars and seamless mechanical tubing in North America. We melt approximately 2 million tons of steel a year into new steel bars and tubes, almost all of which comes from recycled material such as scrap automobiles and appliances.