NORTH CANTON, Ohio,
Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), is
expanding upon its decades-long relationship with the United States
Navy. Huntington Ingalls Industries – Newport News Shipbuilding
(HII-NNS) recently awarded a contract to Timken's Philadelphia Gear
to supply the main reduction gears (MRGs) for the future USS
Doris Miller (CVN-81) aircraft carrier.
Philadelphia Gear will provide engineering support for the MRGs
at its technical center in King of
Prussia, Pa., and will perform manufacturing and assembly at
its marine center of excellence in Santa
Fe Springs, Calif. The cumulative value of the contract is
in excess of $100 million, with
delivery of the MRGs scheduled for 2025-2026. Once commissioned,
the Doris Miller will serve in the Navy's Fleet into the
2080s.
"Philadelphia Gear has built essential gear systems for a
variety of classes of U.S. Navy ships over the years, and we're
honored to continue that relationship by supplying the MRGs for
CVN-81," said Carl Rapp, Timken group vice president. "We
thank HII-NNS for entrusting us with this critical role for the
U.S. Navy's cornerstone platform."
The Doris Miller is the first aircraft carrier named for
an enlisted sailor and the first named for an African-American.
It's part of the Gerald R. Ford carrier class of
1,100-foot-long, 100,000-ton ships. Considered the centerpiece of
the Navy's Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs), each Gerald R. Ford
class ship is able to accommodate 75+ aircraft.
Timken acquired Philadelphia Gear, a recognized leader in
high-performance gear drives, components and related services, in
2011. With over 128 years of power transmission design experience,
Philadelphia Gear offers world-class expertise in the service and
manufacture of power transmission equipment.
About The Timken Company
The Timken
Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) designs a growing
portfolio of engineered bearings and power transmission products.
With more than a century of knowledge and innovation, we
continuously improve the reliability and efficiency of global
machinery and equipment to move the world forward. Timken
posted $3.5 billion in sales in 2020
and employs more than 17,000 people globally, operating from 42
countries.
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234.262.6420
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