DETROIT, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Timken
Company (NYSE: TKR) has awarded Dr. Peter J. Tenberge the 2012
Society of Automotive Engineers/Timken-Howard Simpson Automotive
Transmission and Driveline Innovation Award. Dr. Tenberge
is chair of machine elements at Chemnitz University of Technology
where he arranges curriculum and seminars for students, and
conducts research focused on vehicle transmissions.
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The SAE/Timken-Howard Simpson Automotive Transmission and
Driveline Innovation Award recognizes automotive industry engineers
for outstanding contributions to technological progress and
dissemination in the areas of transmissions and drivelines.
"We honor Dr. Tenberge for outstanding contributions to the
development of power train systems and technologies to support the
automotive industry," said John Law,
vice president of sales for light vehicle systems at Timken.
"Throughout his 30‑year career, Dr. Tenberge has conducted
groundbreaking work on all types of transmissions. From his current
work on dual clutch and hybrid transmissions to the software he
developed for CVT analysis, Dr. Tenberge has distinguished himself
as an industry innovator. "
An inventor listed on more than 140 patents, Dr. Tenberge is
also the published author of 80 technical papers. Recently, two of
his transmission designs have moved into mass production.
Dr. Tenberge received the SAE/Timken-Howard Simpson Automotive
Transmission and Driveline Innovation Award recently during the SAE
2012 World Congress in Detroit.
The award, established in 2007, honors Howard Simpson, an
extremely talented and innovative engineer who invented and
developed the revolutionary planetary gear set. Simpson's work also
served as the basis for the Ford C4 and C5 transmissions, which
were produced for more than 20 years, plus several other Chrysler
and General Motors transmission models.
About The Timken Company
The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) keeps the
world turning with innovative friction management and power
transmission products and services that help machinery perform more
efficiently and reliably. With sales of $5.2 billion in 2011 and approximately
21,000 people operating from locations in 30 countries, Timken is
Where You Turn® for better performance.
About SAE International
SAE International is a global association of more than 128,000
engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace,
automotive and commercial-vehicle industries. SAE International's
core competencies include life-long learning and voluntary
consensus standards development. SAE International's charitable arm
is the SAE Foundation, which supports many programs, including "A
World in Motion®" and the Collegiate Design Series.
Contacts - Media: Dan Minnich,
Ofc: 330.471.7760. dan.minnich@timken.com; Investors: Steve Tschiegg, Ofc: 330.471.7446.
steve.tschiegg@timken.com, The Timken Company.
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