MANY hAPPY rETUrNS ommuters hurrying home after a day at the office; children arriving to share  news of their day at school; happy vacationers retrieving their luggage...they all share a common denominator: Timken technologies are their silent partner in these many happy returns. For journeys near and far,Timken works quietly inside  a wide variety of transportation applications around the world, thousands of times every hour.  C Nearly 100,000 times each day, the world’s aircraft rely on Timken-equipped landing gear  bearings for safe touchdowns. Bullet trains glide on Timken-engineered bearings designed especially for high-speed operation. Australian commuters riding the new Waratah trains in Sydney enjoy smooth, swift rail transportation, thanks to Timken inside.  Whether the environment pushes the extremes for speed, force or temperature,Timken delivers dependable performance under the harshest conditions. From transporting heavy freight loads across the Arctic Circle to drilling deep below the ocean’s floor,Timken offers  the greatest value when placed in the most challenging conditions. Timken’s finest moments come when lives and livelihoods are on the line: when, against the  odds, an Apache helicopter makes its way safely back to base with a Timken-built transmission drained of oil in battle. Or, when miraculous rescue operations allow the world to watch as 33 miners are lifted one-by-one from harrowing depths. Timken is there in so many ways, supporting our customers, bringing everyone safely home. Each day, thousands of aircraft take  wing with new and  reconditioned Timken  components and touch down on  Timken ®  landing wheel bearings. Timken components perform in returning passengers safely home, landing thousands of daily commercial flights,  delivering from danger a battle-torn chopper with a Timken-  built transmission, and supporting the miraculous rescue of 33 miners in Chile. 11