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150 Years of Fiber Processing

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2023 is our year of celebration! Join Kadant in commemorating the sesquicentennial of innovation and pace-setting in the Fiber Processing industry. We will strive to provide the same high standards that we have upheld for 150 years, and we will continue to set Foundations for the Future.

Kadant Timeline

1873

The Black Clawson Company founded

1908

Lamort founded

1914

World War 1, Black Clawson produces machined parts for the war efforts

1918

Black Clawson Pressure Screen introduced

1926

Shartle merges with Black Clawson

1933

Dilts Machine Works acquired by Black Clawson

1952

Noss founded

1954

The Landegger family acquires Black Clawson

1959

Liquid Cyclone™ Cleaner patented

1963

Noel Martin develops the Black Clawson graphic identity

1972

Radiscreen Pressure Screen introduced

1973

Hydrascreen™ Reject Screen patented

1979

Pressure Knotter introduced

1987

Ultra-V Vertical Pressure Screens introduced

1989

Float Purger™ Stock Cleaning System introduced

1995

XTREME™ and XX-Clone™ cleaners patented

1998

Kadant acquires Black Clawson

2001

V-MAX™ Screen Cylinder patented

2003

FiberNET™ Pressure Screen introduced

2006

Kadant Fiberline (China) founded
FibreWall™ Screen Cylinder patented

2007

Hydraflow™ Continuous Detrashing System introduced

2010

Twin Hydradisc® III Refiner introduced

2013

BoosTEK™ Performance Pack introduced

2019

Cantilevered Drum Screen introduced

2020

XCEL™ NT Forward Cleaner introduced

2022

Quad Hydradisc III Low Consistency Refiner introduced

2023

Supra™ Screen Rotor introduced
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