WESTFORD, Mass., December 11, 2024 – Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) announced that its Kadant U.K. Limited subsidiary and Kadant Solutions Division each received HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) International food safety certification for the fifth consecutive year. HACCP International certifies products, materials, and services that meet food safety best practices.

“HACCP International recertification demonstrates our ongoing commitment to providing reliable and safe products to our food processing customers,” said Dr. Mike Draper, director of strategic operations and R&D at Kadant U.K. “Our innovative continuous roll cleaning, scraping, and flaking equipment and systems improve runnability, increase productivity, and enhance safety within food processing operations.”

HAACP International certified food-safe products manufactured by Kadant U.K. and Kadant Solutions include the AccuFlake™ PRO and AccuClean™ blade holders; VeriTek™, Polyflex™, ProFlake™, PureFlex™, SpringFlex™, SteelFlex™, and Stainlessflex™ blades; and the VeriLite™ and VeriKleen™ roll cleaner assemblies. Select blades are also available in the U.K. with release coating.

“Kadant has been dedicated to serving the food processing market for decades,” said Jerry Vandoros, director of industrial sales at Kadant Solutions. “Achieving HACCP International certification enables us to provide the high-quality products that meet the safety standards our customers need and have come to expect from a trusted supplier.”

About Kadant U.K. Limited
Kadant U.K. Limited, based in Bury, Lancashire, U.K., develops, designs, and manufactures doctor blades, doctor blade holders, and doctoring systems for packaging, tissue, food, and other industrial processes. The companies’ cleaning and filtration products are applied to the cleaning of forming and press fabrics and the filtration of process water.

About Kadant Solutions Division
Kadant Solutions, based in Auburn, Massachusetts, is a leading supplier of doctor blades, doctor blade holders, and doctoring systems for papermaking and other industrial processes. The company’s cleaning and filtration products are applied to the cleaning of forming and press fabrics used in papermaking and the filtration of process water. The company also supplies engineered wet-end products for papermaking.

About Kadant
Kadant is a global supplier of technologies and engineered systems that drive Sustainable Industrial Processing®. The Company’s products and services play an integral role in enhancing efficiency, optimizing energy utilization, and maximizing productivity in process industries. Kadant is based in Westford, Massachusetts, with approximately 3,500 employees in 20 countries worldwide. For more information, visit kadant.com.

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