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Kennametal

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Kennametal Inc.
Company typePublic
NYSEKMT
BSE505890
S&P 600 component
IndustryMetals
Founded1938
HeadquartersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Key people
Christopher Rossi, President and CEO
Productsaggregates, metalworking, abrasive flow products, cutting tools, metallurgy, mining equipment, woodworking, fluid handling
RevenueIncrease$2.4 billion USD
Number of employees
approximately 10,000 worldwide
Websitewww.kennametal.com

Kennametal is an American supplier of tooling and industrial materials founded in 1938 by Philip M. McKenna in the Latrobe, Pennsylvania, area.[1]

Production

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Kennametal products:[2]

  • Blades, disks, skins, fuel control systems, and landing gear for the aerospace industry
  • Synthetic fertilizers for agriculture
  • Camshafts, crankshafts, cylinder heads, rotors, calipers and differentials for automobiles
  • Roofing and abrasives for home construction
  • Asphalt, stabilization tools, and tunneling equipment for road construction
  • Woodworking tools
  • Machining industries:
  • Mining equipment
  • Abrasives and flow control for the oil industry
  • Generating equipment for electric power plants
  • Fluids for the paper industry
  • Wheels and axles for rail transport
  • Custom engineering

Brands

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WIDIA GTD Tap 1/16-27 NPTF 4F Taper Pipe Tap

In 2009, Kennametal announced that they migrated all its current brands into two distinct portfolios: WIDIA Products Group and Kennametal Products Group.[3]

WIDIA Products Group

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On August 30, 2002, Kennametal completed acquisition of Widia Group from Miacron Inc. for 188 million Euros in cash.[4] This group markets four brands WIDIA, Hanita, and WIDIA GTD.[5] The GTD stands for Greenfield Tap & Die and was initially formed in 1912.[6]

Kennametal Products Group

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Kennametal Products Group provides metalworking tools, metal powders, and wear-resistant coatings such as Conforma-Clad and Stellite.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About Us". www.kennametal.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-15.
  2. ^ "Products". www.kennametal.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  3. ^ "Kennametal Launches WIDIA Products Group". www.kennametal.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  4. ^ "Kennametal Announces Completion of Widia Acquisition | Kennametal Inc". investors.kennametal.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  5. ^ "Services". www.widia.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  6. ^ "WIDIA GTD". www.widia.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  7. ^ "Products". www.kennametal.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
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