A Global Leader in Technology & Engineered Systems that Drive

Sustainable Industrial Processing^®

What We Do

We are a global supplier of technologies and engineered systems that drive Sustainable Industrial Processing®. Our products and services play an integral role in enhancing efficiency, optimizing energy utilization, and maximizing productivity in process industries.

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Strategic Operating Segments

Flow Control

Custom-engineered products, systems, and technologies used to enable fluid, power, and data transfer to optimize energy utilization and enhance productivity.

Product Lines

Fluid Handling
Doctoring, Cleaning, & Filtration

Industrial Processing

Machinery and engineered systems and components to help customers maximize the production of fiber-based, renewable products.

Product Lines

Fiber Processing
Wood Processing

Material Handling

Products and systems used to handle bulk and discrete materials for secondary processing.

Product Lines

Conveying & Vibratory Feeding
Balers

Industries

From paper and packaging to wood products, mining, food processing, and energy, Kadant delivers engineered systems and technologies purpose-built for the demands of global process industries. Explore how our expertise and solutions are put to work across the markets we serve.

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Our Businesses

Explore our family of companies to learn how each one delivers specialized expertise and proven solutions to process industries around the world.

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Sustainability

Our products are designed to reduce waste, use resources more efficiently, and allow our customers to create more value with fewer inputs. We do this with integrity, a commitment to ethics, and responsible operations.

Automation

Kadant's automation portfolio — illumen.X, PaperFront®, and Vayeron Asset Performance Monitoring — gives process industries the digital tools to optimize performance, predict equipment failures, and build data-driven operations from plant floor to enterprise.

Industry-Leading R&D

We work to envision the future and create value through discovering and applying innovations that address industrial processing challenges while extending our depth of technology.