Kennametal

Kennametal

Kennametal

American supplier of tooling and industrial materials

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

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Production

Kennametal products:[2]

Brands

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

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

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

See also

References

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