Kadant Mexico S.A. de C.V.

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Kadant Mexico S.A. de C.V. was established in 1978 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Our original product offerings included water filtration, sheet forming, fabric cleaning, and doctoring technologies. Today, we have expanded our offerings and now manufacture and sell doctoring systems, water management systems, fiber processing equipment, and fluid handling products.

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Kadant Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Apartado Postal 44940, Calle 6 no. 2559, Zona Industrial
Guadalajara, Jalisco
+52-33-3812-22-15

Kadant Johnson (Wuxi) Technology Co. Ltd.

Jiangsu, China

Kadant Johnson (Wuxi) Technology Co. Ltd. was established in 1999 in Wuxi New District, Jiangsu, China.

We manufacture and sell rotary joints and syphon systems, steam and condensate systems, and other fluid handling systems to process industries to optimize the transfer of fluid and other media in rotary joint applications. Our products are widely used in paper, steel, plastic, textile, and rubber industries to reduce energy consumption, improve water management, and enhance efficiencies for long-term sustainability.

After being acquired by Kadant Inc. in 2005, our business scope expanded to include the introduction of doctoring, cleaning, and conditioning systems, M-clean cleaning systems, and other technologies. The addition of these products has not only grown the size of our company but also has helped us to expand our service capabilities for our domestic market.

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Kadant Johnson (Wuxi) Technology Co. Ltd.

Contact

Kadant Johnson (Wuxi) Technology Ltd.
No.11 Hanjiang Road
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Tel: +86-510-85212218

Custom Solutions

Kadant offers custom solutions at select locations globally ranging from In Mill™ Design, HACCP International food safe certification, and OEM genuine parts program.

In Mill Design

The proper design and application of doctoring, cleaning, and filtration systems improves machine performance and return on investment. Kadant’s innovative In Mill Design service provides your mill with an application specialist and a design engineer on-site to create a 3D layout for your doctoring, cleaning, and filtration systems while collaborating with your mill team.

HACCP International Certification

Kadant U.K. Limited and Kadant Solutions manufacture Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) International certified blades and blade holders. HACCP International is an accredited, global certification body that independently certifies and endorses equipment, materials, and services sold worldwide to the regulated food industry.

Genuine Parts Program

The Kadant Genuine Parts program is designed to raise awareness of the importance of using OEM genuine replacement parts when repairing or maintaining equipment. Kadant invests extensive research, time, and money in developing OEM products to ensure the highest standards of safety and performance are met. When using knock-off parts, there is no guarantee these components meet our current standards. They are not subjected to our quality requirements or design standards and are often made from different materials which drives the lower purchase cost. Off-spec designs, however, can affect the function and safety of the product, which can lead to premature wear, damage to equipment, and even accidents, putting operators at a considerable safety risk.

Services

Technical service is one of our greatest strengths and is part of our customer commitment. Supplying superior products isn’t enough. We offer numerous services at select locations globally ranging from engineering and field installation to repair.

Engineering Services

Engineering services facilitate ease of installation of Kadant products. Benefits of our engineering services include expedited projects through the funding cycle, an economical engineering package compared to the large engineering houses, and significantly improved ROI.

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Field and Installation Services

Field and installation services are available from select Kadant facilities to aid with product application in the mill environment. Kadant field technicians offer a specialized service because of their industry knowledge and Kadant product knowledge. They can not only troubleshoot maintenance issues but offer solutions for improving your process.

Repair Services

Repair services are available at select Kadant facilities. Fast, efficient repair service is essential to smooth-running, profitable process manufacturing operations. Often the extent of any damage is unknown until repair work is started. Product may be shipped back to a facility for specific repairs that may not be simple to complete in the mill setting.

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R&D

Our state-of-the-art research and development facility is located in Auburn, Massachusetts. For over 40 years, our R&D has developed doctoring, roll cleaning, filtration, and water management process technologies for the pulp and paper, food, metal processing, carbon fiber, and many other industries.

Metallography Lab

The metallography lab is furnished with the equipment from the industry leader in metallographic preparation. The lab is where the R&D team polishes and examines samples of our doctor and roll cleaning blade products. The primary purpose of the lab is to ensure the quality of ceramic and carbide-tipped creping blades, and to support the development of new coated tip blade technologies. The lab is equipped to check all important coating attributes such as hardness, porosity, un-melted particles, and other defects. The lab maintains a library of past evaluations to identify and correct process drift. The lab also supports special projects and other research and development activities.
Material Testing Machine

The Instron material tester is used to perform tension, compression, flexural, creep, and peel tests at temperatures up to 400°F. The Instron is used mainly for blade materials but can also test other products Kadant Solutions offers. The data is used in the development of new products and for ensuring our products maintain the highest quality standards.
Blade Wear Tester

The blade wear test system can be used to evaluate both composite and metallic doctor and roll cleaning blade products. This test system is comprised of a rotating roll that can reach speeds of 10,000 FPM, load arms to precisely load doctor blade specimens against the roll surface, and integrated load measuring instrumentation. The in-house roll options include ceramic, composite, steel, and soft nip calender rolls.
Blade View™ Measurement Device

The Blade View measurement device was designed specifically for the tissue making industry. The device digitally analyzes the creping blade wear profile by measuring both angle and width across multiple points of a creping blade. The data is extracted to provide real-time feedback pertaining to important parts of the process including doctor profile and alignment. This portable device allows for fast, accurate measurements in the field.
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

A design and research tool used to perform static, dynamic, thermal, and vibration analysis of doctor structures, doctor blade holders, and doctor blades.
Vibration Analyzer

The vibration analyzer provides important design information by measuring and analyzing vibration signals. It is used in the field to identify the source of problem vibrations on the paper machine.
Bauer McNett Water Test

The Bauer McNett device is used to test 5-gallon water samples submitted by customers. A series of tests can be conducted on the water to determine if it’s a viable application for one of Kadant Solutions’ filtration products.

The M-clean™ Cleaning System Research Facility

Kadant Nordic, located in Huskvarna, Sweden, is home to an M-clean™ cleaning system research facility and pilot plant. Numerous process industries such as papermakers, roofing manufacturing, and food processing are faced with the challenge of keeping fabrics and roll covers clean. Contaminants are deposited and consequently forced into the void volume of fabrics, reducing permeability, creating holes in the sheet, and other runnability issues. In addition, deposits on roll surfaces cause picking or sheet marking. These deposits can come from the raw material (recycled fiber), starch, coating paste, dust, oil, and grease and are often referred to as “stickies”.

Traditional cleaning methods are often incapable of dealing effectively with such contaminants or are undesirable due to the large volume of water required. At Kadant Nordic’s research facility and pilot plant ongoing studies are being conducted to better understand the challenges presented by contaminants and how those challenges can be addressed. Working closely with customers and fabric and chemical suppliers, Kadant Nordic is optimizing existing technologies and looking for new cleaning solutions.

Each trial opportunity is defined as one fabric from the customer. Multiple tests can be executed on just one piece of fabric. For example, the fabric is divided into sections. Each section is tested with different variables. Variables may include with vacuum versus without vacuum, low water pressure versus high water pressure, and cleaning with a few spray nozzles versus many spray nozzles.

Field Service

Kadant Solutions takes field service to a new level. Our expert team of U.S. based field service technicians are committed to providing your mill with a safe, quality, timely, and efficient experience whether onsite or remote. Let the Kadant Solutions field service team plan, implement, manage, and develop customized maintenance strategies for your facility.

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Technical Services

Machine and Equipment Audits

A true understanding of machine and equipment performance is the key to a safe, high-quality, and efficient process. Our team performs comprehensive machine and equipment audits including digital machine mapping. The result is a detailed service assessment with feedback, recommendations, and project justification.

Preventative Maintenance and Repairs

Properly maintaining and repairing equipment improves safety, machine uptime, quality, and return on investment. Collaborating with your team, we customize preventative maintenance and repair contracts. Our team will recommend, perform, and manage preventative maintenance programs and repairs using only Kadant Solutions Genuine Parts.

Yankee Doctor Services

Yankee doctors operating at maximum efficiency is crucial to the success of any tissue operation. The field service technician will inspect all mechanical components including mounting brackets, bearings, journals, doctor structure, blade holder, levers, air cylinders, oscillation, and other equipment. Also, the blade angle will be adjusted to your specific application and the blade holder profile will be checked, and necessary adjustments made to ensure a proper blade-to-surface fit. A full report including service details, before and after profile diagrams, and recommendations for improved performance will be provided after each service.

Equipment Installation Supervision

Onsite supervision and technical support for capital equipment installations will ensure your investment in new equipment is installed correctly and meets the needs and expectations of your mill.

Turnkey Services

Our turnkey services offer tailored mechanical maintenance and project execution, particularly for mills facing resource constraints and manpower shortages. By supervising every aspect directly at customer sites, we assume full ownership of the work, ensuring it's completed to KSD standards—accurately, on time, and properly. This comprehensive solution spans from routine upkeep to executing major capital ventures, all designed to boost operational efficiency and dependability. Our methodical process, from the initial planning to the final handover, guarantees precision and a commitment to excellence, aligning with customer expectations for impactful outcomes.

Training

Education and training are the foundation for maintaining a safe environment, high-quality product, and efficient performance of mill equipment. Our field service team can provide custom, onsite, remote, and equipment-specific training.

E-Services

kConnect™ series

The kConnect series of products and services offer intelligent monitoring of equipment. This smart-connected technology provides insights for preventative maintenance plans and predictive monitoring.

Kadant Access Portal™ (KAP)

The Kadant Access Portal provides access to a comprehensive suite of process management tools. Keep track of action items, quotes, service reports, drawings, and orders for machines throughout your facilities. View maps of machinery, as well as details regarding the grade and any pertinent status information.

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Meet Our Team

Our field service team is strategically located throughout the U.S. to ensure nationwide coverage with quick, reliable availability when you need it most.

Casey McDaniel
Cody Cranfill
Dave Chounard
Joe Scalzo
Alex Simmons
Jake Mura
Jacob Kelly

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Kadant Access Portal

The Kadant Access Portal was designed with process industry manufacturing in mind. KAP provides access to a comprehensive suite of process management tools through a secure online portal. Each mill is unique, so the information is tailored to specific wants and needs. The Kadant Access Portal allows for the tracking of action items, quotes, service reports, drawings, orders, and machinery maps.

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The Tools

Quotes

Track all open, active, and historical quotes from across all machines. Access and manage a breakdown of all parts and equipment quoted.
Service Reports

View service report details from across all machines. Keep track of past reports and visits.
Orders

Track open, active, inactive, and historical orders from across all machines.
Drawings

View a list of drawings associated with this mill location. Contact your Kadant representative for a copy of the drawing.
Machine Maps

View maps of machinery. Select the equipment to view parts and drawing information.

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kConnect series

The kConnect™ series is a group of smart-connected products and services designed with process industry manufacturing in mind, creating a simple but rich user experience. The kConnect series provides access to real-time data of metrics important to the machine’s health.

KCONNECT BLADE CABINET

The kConnect blade cabinet provides a smart-connected solution for doctor and roll cleaning blade storage and inventory management all in one. The kConnect blade cabinet creates one, compact place to store blades while using RFID technology to track inventory and automatically order replenishment consumables when the stock is depleted to the mill’s minimum levels. Each blade box is marked coinciding with the machine maps to make tracking blade changes simpler and safer.

Features

Customized iPad for easy inventory tracking
RFID technology for blade inventory management
Machine maps to visually depict blade location
Track blade placement and location
Access through the Kadant Access Portal (coming soon)

Benefits

Improved safety
Storage for all machine blades is in one location
Dispensing boxes are controlled and reduce box quantities
Easy access during downtimes
Software updates managed and completed remotely
Possibility of eliminating storeroom inventory

M-CLEAN™ PRO with KCONNECT

The M-clean PRO with kConnect offers intelligent monitoring that leads to insights about preventative maintenance and predictive monitoring for the system. The kConnect series uses a variety of sensors incorporated into the M-clean PRO for monitoring and analysis. The data collected can be used to optimize preventative maintenance to improve performance and reduce downtime.

Kadant Solutions provides general guidelines for how long parts and components should last; however, tapping into the kConnect sensors attached to the M-clean PRO allows for more precision with preventive maintenance. Over time, the intelligent system will enhance optimization of the timing of preventative maintenance, reducing operating costs.

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Kadant UK Field Service

Kadant UK Ltd. field service team are expert UK-based field service technicians. They are committed to providing your mill with a safe, quality, timely, and efficient experience onsite or remotely.

Let the Kadant UK field service team plan, implement, manage, and develop customized maintenance strategies for your paper mill.

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