Kadant makes acquisition

Kadant Inc., a company that designs and manufacture products used in industries ranging from paper to plastics and textiles to tires, has completed its acquisition of Waukesha, Wisconsin-based J&L Fiber Services Inc.’s screen cylinder product line.

Kadant, based in Westford, Massachusetts, says the acquisition extends its stock-preparation product offerings of screen cylinder products applied to recycled fiber lines, thick stock, broke and other aggressive applications.

“The addition of J&L Fiber Services’ screen cylinders to our stock-preparation product line advances our strategic initiative to grow our parts and consumables business,” says Jonathan Painter, president and CEO of Kadant. “Screen cylinders are the most important consumable for stock preparation systems, and this bolt-on product line acquisition serves to deepen our product offerings and we believe will benefit our customers who require rugged and rebuildable screen cylinders for challenging fiber processing applications.”