Colonel William A. Phillips

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

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

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