KEIR Manufacturing, Inc. acquires Wire Products business unit of Kamatics Corp.

KEIR Manufacturing, Inc. acquires Wire Products business unit of Kamatics Corp.

Effective March 23, 2010

KEIR Manufacturing, Inc. has completed the acquisition of the Wire Products business unit of Kamatics Corporation, a Kaman company. All Wire Products production will be relocated from Bloomfield, CT to the KEIR Manufacturing facility and headquarters in Brevard, N.C. The purchase includes all assets and intellectual property of Kamatics Wire Products business unit only.

For twenty years Kamatics has designed, produced, and improved composite flyer bows for efficient stranding and bunching of wire. Soon after they introduced composite flyer bows to the industry in 1990, they became the volume and innovative leader in the marketplace by combining aerospace proven materials with triaxial braiding, to produce superior strength and durability in a lightweight structure. At Interwire 2005 Kamatics introduced the BackBone® flyer bow design, which improved strength, efficiency and productivity to levels never before accomplished.

KEIR is an American based manufacturer of engineered technical ceramic products serving a variety of industries. For the Wire and Cable industry worldwide, KEIR’s products include high purity ceramic guides, and the Frontiersman line of Air Wipes. Since it’s inception in 1983, KEIR has developed proprietary forming and machining methods enabling production of a wide variety of parts efficiently and quickly. KEIR is dedicated to making products that enable industry to run more efficiently and productively through the application of advanced materials. KEIR differentiates itself by offering not just products, but a partnership with each customer to create solutions of real value to meet their specific challenges. Currently KEIR has over fifteen hundred customers in eighteen countries.

David Watkins, KEIR Manufacturing, Inc. President is very optimistic about the acquisition and business outlook in general. The Kamatics composite flyer bow acquisition combines two highly regarded manufacturers with brand name recognition into one company. This expansion is consistent with our belief in building strong business relationships and greatly broadens our state-of-the-art technical product offering’s, said Watkins. We are excited by the new opportunities that this creates for our existing and new customers. KEIR has been a leader in new product development and innovation. The Kamatics wire products line is a natural fit, said Watkins. The industry can expect good things to come from KEIR.

Please contact KEIR directly or visit their website for more information. www.KEIRmfg.com