Kennametal earns Boeing Supplier Excellence Award

Latrobe, Pennsylvania – Kennametal Inc. has been selected as a recipient of the Boeing 2014 Silver Supplier Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues annual awards to suppliers that meet and exceed its exacting performance requirements for quality and delivery throughout a 12-month period.

 

"It's an honor to be part of Boeing's world-class supply chain, and we are especially delighted to be recognized for delivery and premium quality products, knowing that Boeing commands the industry's highest standards for strategic suppliers," said Kennametal President and CEO Don Nolan. "The team that earned this award sets the example of customer-focused execution we are working to achieve every day at Kennametal."

 

Kennametal's Madison, Alabama, facility earned the distinction for supplying engineered counterbalance, vibration dampening, and ballast weight components for various Boeing fixed- and rotor-wing airframe applications. "The Madison team is continually working toward perfection, with on-time performance of 99.8%," said Brian Maglosky, vice president of manufacturing for Kennametal in the Americas. Part of the Tungsten Materials Business Kennametal acquired in 2013, the Madison team contributes value in the company's aerospace-industry portfolio.

 

Kennametal also has been recognized among the "World's Most Ethical Companies" (Ethisphere); "Outstanding Corporate Innovator" (Product Development Management Association); and "America's Safest Companies" (EHS Today).