Shield Industry Bearing Technology Exchange Conference: Tiemken Company and Wuhan Hengli Drilling Tools Jointly Create an Industrial Future

Timken Company and Wuhan Hengli Drilling Tool Company jointly held a shield tunneling industry bearing technology exchange conference, aiming to promote innovative technology exchange in the shield tunneling industry. The meeting brought together experts, scholars, project users, and construction units from the shield tunneling industry, focusing on how to improve tool performance through the design of bearing applications for shield tunneling tools, and how to combine advanced friction management solutions to provide support for the efficient operation of shield tunneling projects.

Wuhan Hengli Drilling Tools Company and Timken Company are partners of the conference, and the two companies have had a deep cooperation for nearly 20 years. At the meeting, Wuhan Hengli Drilling Tools Company shared the cooperation process with Timken Company to create high-quality products and highly recognized Timken Company's products. Timken Company elaborated on methods to enhance value for the shield tunneling industry through representative product applications and technical engineering service cases. At the same time, experts and scholars from the industry and universities also shared many professional and exciting themed content.

The meeting also involved issues such as counterfeit goods disrupting the market and affecting project construction. The attending guests stated that they will work together to crack down on counterfeit goods and jointly maintain market order and the healthy development of the industry.

Timken Company has a long service history in the field of shield tunneling, and the world's first modern tunnel boring machine was equipped with Timken bearings. Due to the challenges faced by shield tunneling machines from hard rocks and various complex geological environments, Timken Company always focuses on how to make their performance more durable and efficient when designing shield tunneling machine bearings, in order to reduce downtime and maintenance costs and ensure timely completion of the project. Timken's shield machine bearings use high-quality pure steel and advanced heat treatment technology to optimize the internal geometric structure, increase load-bearing capacity, and provide lubrication and power transmission solutions for shield equipment to ensure long-term and effective operation in various complex environments.

At the meeting, Timken Company shared its service experience in a water conveyance project tunnel in Xinjiang. The geological conditions at the construction site of this project are complex, accompanied by harsh weather conditions, and the construction requires a long-distance excavation of 15.6 kilometers. By applying tapered roller bearings to the hard rock hobs of Hengli drilling tools, Timken Company optimized installation plans for customers, reduced the number of bearings, effectively shortened downtime, and ultimately helped the project complete on time. In addition to high-quality and reliable product performance, Timken also values after-sales service for customers and can provide timely assistance.

With the expansion of the shield tunneling market capacity and the expansion of shield cutting tool application scenarios, Timken Company and the entire industry are facing new development opportunities. In the future, Timken Company will continue to work hand in hand with partners in the shield tunneling industry, actively promote industry technology exchange, continuously improve customer service value, and provide cost reduction, efficiency increase, and protection for projects in various fields such as new infrastructure construction