New Albany, IN – Conforma Clad, a global leader of severe wear solutions, announced that they have begun supplying a major food manufacturer with rotary airlocks protected with tungsten carbide tiles.

Rotary airlock protection is part of a new service Conforma Clad is offering. Areas of the airlock that are protected by tungsten carbide tiles include the tips of the veins, the entire inner diameter of the housing and the end plates. Airlocks can be rebuilt to specified tolerances; using either carbide or ceramic tiles depending on customer requirements. Machining and grinding capabilities allow modification of the areas to be protected so that they can accept any specified coating or lining, which can then be ground to meet exact tolerances.

Conforma Clad is a leading provider of severe wear solutions for industrial components exposed to extreme abrasion, corrosion and erosion. The proprietary Conforma Clad process brazes tungsten carbide to the base material of steel parts, producing a hard, uniform protective cladding that is extremely durable. The company is a major supplier of wear-resistant parts for directional oil and gas drilling, plastics and food extrusion, coal-fired power plants and other industrial applications. In addition, Conforma Clad also offers carbide and ceramic tiling on certain applications. Conforma Clad is a business unit of Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT), the world's premier supplier of tooling solutions, engineered components and advanced materials. Customers buy approximately $2.4 billion annually of Kennametal^{® products and services -- delivered by 13,500 talented employees in over 60 countries -- with approximately 50 percent of these revenues coming from outside the United States. Visit us at www.conformaclad.com and our parent company at www.kennametal.com.}