Kadant, a high-value, engineered systems supplier, completed the acquisition of KWS Manufacturing, a bulk material handling and related equipment company, for $84m. “We are pleased to welcome our colleagues from KWS to the Kadant family. Our acquisition of KWS expands our respective product portfolios and enhances our internal capabilities. With our shared focus on bringing highly engineered customer solutions to process industries and our past successes working together, we believe KWS is an excellent fit with Kadant,” Jeffrey L. Powell, Kadant President and CEO.