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The Timken Co. named as winner in Humantech’s Find It – Fix It Challenge

The Timken Co. has been named a winner in the ninth annual Find It – Fix it Challenge® sponsored by Humantech Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich. The awards recognize effective workplace solutions that increase productivity, improve worker morale, and reduce workplace injuries and illnesses.

The Timken Co.’s Lincolnton, N.C., plant took top honors in the “simple” category (easy-to-fix solutions that cost little to implement) for its close-in die removal entry. Before the fix, an operator had to squeeze into a tight space, rotate his hands in an awkward position, and pull a die out of a press manually. To improve the task the company manufactured a close-in die removal tool, which employees can learn to use in 5 min.

The company’s Canton, Ohio, plant also received an honorable mention in the “complex” category (improvements that require more time, resources, and budget) for its automated roller pin hole polisher.