External Commitments & Memberships 

There is considerable value for Timken in participating in professional, industry and business organizations, covering a variety of geographies, markets and topics. In every instance, we benefit from being an active participant – both by sharing our own expertise to advance issues important to our industries, and by learning from best practices to enhance our enterprise. Here is a sample of the organizations in which we are members:

  • Aerospace Industries Association
  • American Bearing Manufacturing Association
  • American Chambers of Commerce in various countries
  • American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI)
  • Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA)
  • Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA)
  • Ball and Roller Bearings Manufacturers’ Association –  UK
  • Bearing Specialists Association
  • Business & Industry Political Action Committee
  • Confederation of Indian Industry
  • Electricity Consumers Resource Council
  • Federation of European Bearing Manufacturers' Associations
  • French Technical Center for Mechanical Engineers
  • German Association of Machine and Plant Engineering
  • International Iron & Steel Institute
  • Les Syndicats des Industrials de la Mecatronique (ARTEMA) France
  • Manufacturer's Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET)
  • Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI
  • Manufacturing Council
  • Manufacturers Equipment Association (MEA)
  • Manufacturing Institute
  • Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA)
  • The National Industrial Association of Optician Mechanics (Assottica – Italy)
  • National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
  • Ohio Business Roundtable
  • Ohio Manufacturers Association
  • Power Transmission Distributors’ Association
  • Public Affairs Council
  • Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
  • South Carolina Manufacturers Association
  • South East Asia Iron and Steel Institute – Malaysia
  • US China Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP) 
  • US-China Business Council
  • US China Energy Cooperation Program (ECP)

  • World Bearing Association
  • World Steel Association