LANGUAGES Chinese French German Italian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish PRODUCT CATEGORIES Doctoring, Cleaning, Filtration Fluid Handling Fiber Processing Wood Processing Granules INDUSTRIES Building Chemicals Construction Converting Corrugating Engineered Wood (OSB) Food & Beverage Machine Tool Metals Oil & Gas Pulp & Paper Rubber & Plastics Textiles/Nonwovens DOCTORING, CLEANING, FILTRATION Doctor Blade Holders Doctor blade holders position the doctor blade firmly against the roll, accommodate roll surface irregularities, compensate for thermal expansion, and facilitate rapid blade changes. LEARN MORE Doctor Blades Doctor blades are used to clean rolls and remove stock accumulations, water, pitch, and filler buildup. LEARN MORE Double Doctoring Systems A double doctor system provides the extra performance of two independently adjustable doctor blades within one unit. LEARN MORE Drainage Structures Kadant provides papermaking tools including forming boards, gravity foils, VID™ Forming Technology, and high vacuum dewatering boxes. LEARN MORE Inline Pressure Filters In-line filters can have a single or duplex arrangement. A single in-line filter is used in applications where the flow can be interrupted, or the filter can be bypassed when the filter element is serviced. Duo filters are used when continuous filtration is required. LEARN MORE M-clean™ Cleaning Systems The M-clean cleaning system is a modular cleaning system that uses high-pressure water in combination with an effective evacuation and air knife system to remove contaminants. LEARN MORE FLUID HANDLING Air & Steam Separators To improve the operating efficiency of pneumatic equipment, Kadant Johnson air separators eliminate 99% of entrained contaminants including moisture, pipe scale, dirt and oil. LEARN MORE Corrugator Steam Systems The first priority of a corrugator steam system is to provide maximum temperature at the liner and medium interface for glue bonding. The ThermoMax system provides maximum steam pressure to the corrugator rolls and two preheater rolls that immediately precede them. LEARN MORE Custom Rotary Unions & Swivel Joints Kadant Johnson’s product innovation team focuses on making the best solution in the shortest time possible. We provide rapid design and manufacturing services to ensure our new project solutions process for custom rotary unions and swivel joints put our customers at the center of our schedule. LEARN MORE Desuperheaters Kadant desuperheaters are designed to reduce the temperature of superheated steam for optimal heat transfer and efficiency. LEARN MORE Direct Steam Injection Heaters A direct steam injection heater provides a cost-effective method to heat water and other fluids by injecting steam directly into the fluid. The direct injection heater is designed to handle a wide range of flow rates and deliver hot fluids at precise temperatures. LEARN MORE Flexible Metal Hose Kadant Johnson flexible hose has been engineered especially for use as inlet and outlet connections to Kadant Johnson rotary joints. It prevents pipe strains from creating tension or stress on the rotary joint, and does not restrict the joint's built-in flexibility. LEARN MORE FIBER PROCESSING Chemical Pulping Kadant offers a complete line of heat transfer products for the pulp mill through its Goslin product line. LEARN MORE Clarification/Filtering/Washing A proper water resource recovery system is used to effectively and efficiently reclaim white water, heat, chemicals, and fiber from a variety of paper and pulp mill applications. LEARN MORE Cleaning Kadant’s stock cleaning systems provide high efficiency removal of contaminants in pulp slurries. Cleaning involves converting pressure into high velocity using specially-designed cyclonic separators. LEARN MORE Deinking Based on more than three decades of innovation and expertise in advanced flotation technology, the new Kadant MAK-C compact flotation cell offers maximum yield and efficiency. LEARN MORE Pulping Kadant’s innovative pulping systems have been installed in a variety of pulping applications including recycled paper, virgin pulp, broke systems, bank notes, and many other applications. We offer complete systems for all pulping applications. LEARN MORE Screening Screening is one of the key steps in the stock preparation process to remove contaminants, but also a required action to improve the sheet cleanliness and formation for the approach flow applications. LEARN MORE WOOD PROCESSING Alignment Conveyor In addition to improved strand quality, the Kadant Carmanah Alignment Conveyor has been proven to significantly increase fill factor when processing logs in a "shingle-feed" application. LEARN MORE Chip Screening Kadant Carmanah has more than 80 years of chip screen application and manufacturing experience. The company’s suspended chip screen design is a result of that experience. LEARN MORE Chippers - Disc (Wastewood) Kadant Carmanah produces some of the wood industry's highest quality and robust chippers for waste-wood and whole-log applications. LEARN MORE Chippers - Disc (Whole Log) Kadant Carmanah produces some of the wood industry's highest quality and robust chippers for waste-wood and whole-log applications. LEARN MORE Chippers - Drum The SKD (Straight Knife Drum) Chipper uses straight-edged knives mounted across the face of a cylindrical drum, fed from an inclined chute, to produce quality chips. LEARN MORE Chippers - Veneer Higher productivity results from controlled feeding and compressed volume of stacked veneer. The Veneer Chipper can normally process the veneer residual produced by three high production peeler lathes. LEARN MORE GRANULES Fiber-based Granules Kadant GranTek Inc. transforms papermaking waste products into several viable cellulose granular products used as carriers for pest control in crop protection, green space maintenance, as an all purpose industrial absorbent and as premium cat box fillers. LEARN MORE DOCTORING Doctor Blade Holders Doctor blade holders position the doctor blade firmly against the roll, accommodate roll surface irregularities, compensate for thermal expansion, and facilitate rapid blade changes. LEARN MORE Doctor Blades Doctor blades are used to clean rolls and remove stock accumulations, water, pitch, and filler buildup. LEARN MORE Double Doctoring Systems A double doctor system provides the extra performance of two independently adjustable doctor blades within one unit. LEARN MORE Roll Cleaning Blade Holders Roll cleaning blade holders position the roll cleaning blade firmly against the roll, accommodate roll surface irregularities, compensate for thermal expansion, and facilitate rapid blade changes. LEARN MORE Roll Cleaning Blades Roll cleaning blades are used to clean rolls and remove stock accumulations, water, pitch, and filler buildup. LEARN MORE Roll Cleaning Systems Roll cleaner systems provide a compact and unique design that offers excellent cleaning results to improve uptime and reduce maintenance costs in a variety of industrial roll and belt cleaning applications. LEARN MORE CLEANING M-clean™ Cleaning Systems The M-clean cleaning system is a modular cleaning system that uses high-pressure water in combination with an effective evacuation and air knife system to remove contaminants. LEARN MORE Mist Elimination Systems The Mist Eliminator incorporates standard paper machine components to thoroughly clean forming fabrics and eliminate mist that is often associated with high-pressure showering. LEARN MORE Oscillating Shower Systems Reliable oscillating shower systems are critical to paper machine performance. Proper oscillation improves cleaning and conditioning for better moisture profile management and enhanced product finish. LEARN MORE Oscillating Showers Oscillating showers are used in a variety of applications where high-pressure water jets are required to clean paper machine fabrics or cylinders. LEARN MORE Spray Nozzles Kadant applies extensive know-how and hands-on experience to create a spray nozzle that is optimized for aspecific application. Selecting a spray nozzle material appropriate for the water quality and application will result in optimal water use in high-pressure shower systems. LEARN MORE Stationary Showers Stationary showers are used in applications where an even full-width distribution of water is required. LEARN MORE FILTRATION Inline Pressure Filters In-line filters can have a single or duplex arrangement. A single in-line filter is used in applications where the flow can be interrupted, or the filter can be bypassed when the filter element is serviced. Duo filters are used when continuous filtration is required. LEARN MORE Water Resource Recovery Strainers A proper water resource recovery system is used to effectively and efficiently reclaim white water, heat, chemicals, and fiber from a variety of paper and pulp mill applications, including DAF filtrate, save-all water, and seal pit water. LEARN MORE FORMING Drainage Structures Kadant provides papermaking tools including forming boards, gravity foils, VID™ Forming Technology, and high vacuum dewatering boxes. LEARN MORE Octopus™ Stock Approach System Octopus stock approach systems with dilution profiling ability allow the control of CD profile while paper machines are operating. LEARN MORE Vacuum Control Systems As demand increases for efficient use of energy and precision in papermaking, the need for reliable and accurate vacuum control on the wet end of the paper machine has never been greater. Kadant provides all the tools necessary for today’s papermaker to optimize their vacuum control system. LEARN MORE ROTARY JOINTS & UNIONS Custom Rotary Unions & Swivel Joints Kadant Johnson’s product innovation team focuses on making the best solution in the shortest time possible. We provide rapid design and manufacturing services to ensure our new project solutions process for custom rotary unions and swivel joints put our customers at the center of our schedule. LEARN MORE Multi-Passage Rotary Union Multi-passage rotary unions are used when more than one media are used simultaneously. A multi-passage rotary union provides multiple seals between stationary connections and rotating equipment, such as a drum, index table, clutch, or spindle. LEARN MORE Rotary Joints & Unions A rotary joint, also referred to as a rotary union or rotating union, permits the flow of various media from a stationary supply pipe and into and/or out of rotating equipment. Heat transfer and hydraulic media typically used with rotary joints and rotating unions include steam, water, thermal oil, hydraulic oil, air, and coolant. LEARN MORE JET DEVICES Desuperheaters Kadant desuperheaters are designed to reduce the temperature of superheated steam for optimal heat transfer and efficiency. LEARN MORE Direct Steam Injection Heaters A direct steam injection heater provides a cost-effective method to heat water and other fluids by injecting steam directly into the fluid. The direct injection heater is designed to handle a wide range of flow rates and deliver hot fluids at precise temperatures. LEARN MORE Thermocompressors Kadant Johnson steam jet thermocompressors are designed to boost low pressure steam by accurately mixing the low pressure steam with high pressure steam. LEARN MORE CONDENSATE PUMPS Condensate Pumps With no maintenance-intensive components to leak, wear, or fail, the Liqui-Mover condensate pump is a naturally more reliable than conventional pumps. As a result, the Liqui-Mover condensate pump will work longer, with less maintenance and far less downtime than conventional pumps. LEARN MORE Replacement Level Control Replacement level controls are available in both float and float free™ designs. The replacement assemblies are a reliable and cost effective solution for high maintenance pressure-powered pumps. LEARN MORE STEAM SYSTEMS Corrugator Steam Systems The first priority of a corrugator steam system is to provide maximum temperature at the liner and medium interface for glue bonding. The ThermoMax system provides maximum steam pressure to the corrugator rolls and two preheater rolls that immediately precede them. LEARN MORE Steam Systems For more than 80 years, Kadant Johnson has applied a systematic, application-specific approach to solving steam and fluid handling challenges. LEARN MORE ACCESSORIES Air & Steam Separators To improve the operating efficiency of pneumatic equipment, Kadant Johnson air separators eliminate 99% of entrained contaminants including moisture, pipe scale, dirt and oil. LEARN MORE Flexible Metal Hose Kadant Johnson flexible hose has been engineered especially for use as inlet and outlet connections to Kadant Johnson rotary joints. It prevents pipe strains from creating tension or stress on the rotary joint, and does not restrict the joint's built-in flexibility. LEARN MORE Sight Flow Indicators Kadant sight flow indicators are engineered to provide visual observation of liquid and gas flows. These pipeline indicators are available with ductile iron or bronze bodies. All glass windows are made of Pyrex® or equal. LEARN MORE Vacuum Breakers Kadant Johnson vacuum breakers provide a simple, dependable way to relieve unwanted vacuum which may develop in a closed vessel or pipeline. They can be used to prevent contamination from back siphonage in fluid handling systems, and to protect equipment against collapse or implosion. LEARN MORE ENGINEERED WOOD (OSB) Alignment Conveyor In addition to improved strand quality, the Kadant Carmanah Alignment Conveyor has been proven to significantly increase fill factor when processing logs in a "shingle-feed" application. LEARN MORE Disposable Knife System Available for SmartRING and SmartDISC Stranders, Kadant Carmanah's Disposable Knife System eliminates traditional knife grinding room operations. LEARN MORE Stranders - SmartDISC The Kadant Carmanah 37/118 SmartDISC Strander cuts tree length or batch fed logs into strands for OSB production. An innovative clamping system secures the logs in place while the Strander, which is carriage mounted, extends into the cutting chamber. LEARN MORE Stranders - SmartRING The SmartRING Strander cuts tree length or batch fed logs into strands for OSB production. An innovative clamping system secures the logs in place while the carriage mounted Strander extends into the cutting chamber. LEARN MORE CHIPPING/SCREENING Chip Screening Kadant Carmanah has more than 80 years of chip screen application and manufacturing experience. The company’s suspended chip screen design is a result of that experience. LEARN MORE Chippers - Disc (Wastewood) Kadant Carmanah produces some of the wood industry's highest quality and robust chippers for waste-wood and whole-log applications. LEARN MORE Chippers - Disc (Whole Log) Kadant Carmanah produces some of the wood industry's highest quality and robust chippers for waste-wood and whole-log applications. LEARN MORE Chippers - Drum The SKD (Straight Knife Drum) Chipper uses straight-edged knives mounted across the face of a cylindrical drum, fed from an inclined chute, to produce quality chips. LEARN MORE Chippers - Veneer Higher productivity results from controlled feeding and compressed volume of stacked veneer. The Veneer Chipper can normally process the veneer residual produced by three high production peeler lathes. LEARN MORE DEBARKING Debarker - Fuji King The Fuji King Rotary Debarker is an innovative development in debarking technology employing a combination of mechanical abrasion and log-to-log contact to efficiently remove bark from logs of all shapes and species. LEARN MORE COLLABORATION We work closely with our customers to make the best solution possible. 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(NYSE: KAI), received an order for two pocket batch feeders from Tolko Industries Ltd. for an OSB line upgrade at its High Prairie facility in Alberta, Canada. READ MORE Kadant Nordic Awarded Fabric Cleaning Equipment Order from Hiang Seng Huskvarna, Sweden, July 26, 2017 – Kadant Nordic AB, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI), was awarded the order for an M-clean fabric cleaning system from Hiang Seng Fibre Container Company Ltd. of Bangkok, Thailand. READ MORE Kadant Solutions Introduces Ultimate Blade Line for High-Performance Doctoring AUBURN, Mass., July 12, 2017 – Kadant Solutions, a division of Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI), announced the launch of its Ultimate Blade Line featuring nanotechnology-enhanced composite doctor blades. READ MORE BLOG The Advantages of a RotoFlex™ Resource Recovery Strainer Trial? Video illustrating the advantages of running a RotoFlex resource recovery strainer trial. READ MORE How to use a Vacuum Breaker above design temperature? 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