Kennametal

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Kennametal, Inc.
Type Public (NYSE: KMT)
Founded 1943
Headquarters Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Key people Carlos M. Cardoso, President and CEO
Industry Metals
Products aggregates
metalworking
abrasive flow products
cutting tools
metallurgy
mining equipment
woodworking
fluid handling
Revenue $2.33 billion USD
Employees 14,000
Website www.kennametal.com

Kennametal is a metalworking and tool production company headquartered in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, a city some 50 miles from Pittsburgh. The corporation specializes in advanced engineering and in the creation of products for high-tech or complex industries. Advanced materials such as tungsten carbide, specialty steels, diamonds, and heat and pressure resistant synthetics, are produced by Kennametal for heavy duty industries. In March 2005, Kennametal purchased the Extrude Hone Corporation. In announcing the acquisition, the companies expressed the view that combining Extrude Hone's techniques with Kennametal's technological experience and worldwide operations would improve their ability to serve their customers.


[edit] Production

Kennametal products:

  • Blades, disks, skins, fuel control systems, and landing gear for the aerospace industry
  • Synthetic fertilizers for agriculture
  • Camshafts, crankshafts, cylinder heads, rotors, caplipers and differentials for automobiles
  • Roofing and abrasives for home construction
  • Asphalt, stabilization tools, and tunneling equipment for road construction
  • Woodworking tools
  • Machining centers, small parts machines, and lathes for the tooling industry
  • 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 the railroads
  • Custom engineering