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The Timken Company – Faircrest Steel Plant, Canton, Ohio Location: Canton, Ohio Number of Tours: 2 Date: Monday, April 19, 2010 Gather in plant tour departure room: 6:15am Departure time from Cleveland Renaissance Hotel: 6:30am Tour: 8:00am-10:30am Approximate arrival time back Cleveland Renaissance Hotel: 12:00am Date: Monday, April 19, 2010 Gather in plant tour departure room: 11:15am Departure time from Cleveland Renaissance Hotel: 11:30am Tour: 1:00pm-3:30pm Approximate arrival time back to Cleveland Renaissance Hotel: 5:00pm About The Plant The Timken Faircrest Steel plant focuses production on specialty alloy, higher-volume products than can be melted, rolled, and finished in a continuous process, taking advantage of the facility's integrated structure. The Faircrest Steel Plant began operations in 1985, following an extensive study of our Steel Business and steelmaking technologies. With an ultra-high-powered 170-ton electric arc furnace at its heart, the facility uses state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, under the control of a hierarchical computer system, to produce the highest quality steel possible. Faircrest production is focused on specialty alloy, higher-volume products that can be melted, rolled and finished in a continuous process, taking advantage of the facility's integrated structure. FSP was one of seventeen Timken locations that received the company's highest award for attention to quality (Foundation of Quality Excellence Award). This award was in recognition of implementing TQMS & for achieving targeted quality performance levels. What You Will See on the Tour Tour attendees will see the results of several continuous improvement initiatives/methods including; Lean 6 Sigma initiatives focused on reduced variation and improved yield, performance measure and standards, plant-wide gainsharing plan, advanced process control systems, constraint analysis with computer systems. Multiple areas of the Timken facility will be visited including the chem lab, electric arc furnace, ladle refining station, ingot making, the rolling mill, and roll shop. Please Note: Appropriate dress code: no shorts, no athletic footwear, no open-toed shoes, only flat-soled shoes (pants and long sleeves recommended). Tour participants must wear safety equipment in designated areas Tour participants must be mobile -- no foot/leg casts or crutches Magnetic fields are in steelmaking areas (for those who have pacemakers) Many areas have fine particles of dust in the air (recent eye laser or lasik surgeries should note this) No cameras, cell phone cameras, or video equipment allowed. Plant tour dates and times are subject to change PRECLUSION STATEMENT: IW may be required to preclude attendees from taking part in certain plant tours. This step will be taken solely by IW at the request of our host plant based upon the proprietary nature of information that is to be presented. The host plants' decisions are final and will be communicated to attendees in advance. Some participants on the tour may be asked to complete a Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA).

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