# Kadant

> Kadant is a global industrial equipment and components supplier serving paper, packaging, wood products, mining, food processing and recycling. It combines specialized machinery businesses with an aftermarket operation supplying the parts and consumables needed to keep installed equipment running.

- **Founded:** 1991
- **Headquarters:** Westford, United States
- **Products:** Fluid handling, Doctoring, cleaning and filtration, Fiber processing, Wood processing, Material handling
- **Notable:** Fiscal 2025 revenue of approximately $1.05 billion., Record 2025 parts and consumables revenue; 71% of total revenue., Fiscal 2025 free cash flow of $154.3 million, a company record and a non-GAAP measure.

## Products & services

- **Fluid handling** — Rotary joints, unions, sealing devices, expansion joints and engineered steam and condensate systems.
- **Doctoring, cleaning and filtration** — Doctor blades and holders, roll and fabric cleaning, process-water filtration and fiber recovery.
- **Fiber processing** — Virgin and recycled fiber preparation, screening, cleaning, refining and recycling systems.
- **Wood processing** — Debarkers, stranders, chippers and industrial knife systems.
- **Material handling** — Conveyors, feeders, screens and balers under brands including Syntron, KWS, PAAL and Balemaster.
- **illumen.X** — Cogent digital platform connecting operational data, analytics, dashboards and automation.
- **ELSX rotary joints** — Steam and thermal-oil rotary joints designed for demanding pressure, speed and vibration conditions.
- **Boiler cleaning and efficiency** — Clyde Industries sootblowers and related boiler cleaning technologies.
- **Specialty profiles and industrial knives** — Kadant Profil customized rolled steel profiles and industrial knife solutions.
- **Aftermarket and technical services** — Replacement parts, consumables, maintenance, audits, repair, engineering and optimization support.

## Achievements

- Fiscal 2025 revenue of approximately $1.05 billion.
- Record 2025 parts and consumables revenue; 71% of total revenue.
- Fiscal 2025 free cash flow of $154.3 million, a company record and a non-GAAP measure.
- Second-quarter 2026 revenue of $312.9 million, a quarterly record.
- Approximately 4,000 employees in 22 countries, according to September 2026 company disclosure.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Kadant U.K. announced managing director Karl Wilkinson’s inclusion in the Make UK 130 Honours.
- **2026-09** — Announced succession plan: Michael C. Colwell became president and COO on October 1, 2026, and is scheduled to become CEO January 2, 2027; Jeffrey L. Powell is to become executive chairman.
- **2026-09** — Kadant Solutions introduced the EMO III oscillator test panel.
- **2026-08** — Reported second-quarter revenue of $312.9 million, up 23%; organic revenue grew 8%.
- **2026-08** — Announced startup of a new green liquor system at Södra Cell Mörrum.
- **2026-04** — Completed acquisition of voestalpine BÖHLER Profil; renamed the business Kadant Profil.

## Links

- Website: https://kadant.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kadant-inc-
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kadant
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/kadantinc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kadantinc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kadant

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Last updated: 2026-10-24