150 Years of Fiber Processing

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
