The Timken Co. will start building its second bearings factory in Romania in early 2016.
The Jackson Township manaufacturer said the new plant will be built near Ploiesti, Romania, about 35 miles north of Bucharest.
The 161,500-square-foot factory will make tapered roller bearings up to 300 mm in diameter (nearly 12 inches) starting in early 2017 and initially have 120 workers. The bearings will be sold on the global market for use in such things as industrial geardrives, construction and agricultural equipment, haul trucks and cranes.
Timken first started making bearings in Romania in 1997. The new plant is part of Timken’s strategic growth plan.