• About Kaman
  • Corporate Overview

    Kaman Corporation employs more than 5,000 people worldwide at more than 250 locations, and has sales of approximately $1.6 billion in the aerospace and distribution markets.

  • Our Founder, Charles H. Kaman

    Charles H. Kaman's helicopters achieved many breakthroughs, including the first gas turbine-powered helicopter, the first twin-turbine-powered helicopter, the first remotely controlled helicopter and the first all-composite rotor blade.

  • Management Team

    Our management team builds on Kaman’s history as a pioneer in developing aerospace and industrial distribution services that solve everyday challenges facing engineers and entrepreneurs who seek to discover a better way.

  • Careers

    Learn more about building your career at a company that values the contributions of its employees. With opportunities across the country and around the globe, Kaman Corporation is looking to add talented members to our team.

  • Contact Kaman - General Inquiries

  • In the Community

    Kaman Corporation continues a tradition of service in the community, supporting such initiatives as Team America Rocketry Challenge, Fidelco, and scholarships for students.

  About Kaman

  Since its founding in 1945, Kaman Corporation has grown to become a world-leading innovator in the aviation industry and one of the country’s largest industrial distributors and systems consultants.

• Aerospace
  • About Kaman Aerospace

    Kaman Aerospace had its origin in the founding of Kaman Aircraft Corporation in 1945 by helicopter pioneer Charles H. Kaman. Over the years, the company became known for its innovative rotary wing design concepts that have set records and achieved firsts.

  • Aerospace Group Leadership

  • News & Events

    View Kaman Aerospace news and events, including news on product innovations, new achievements, demonstrations and where Kaman Aerospace will be appearing at upcoming tradeshows and events.

  • Aerosystems

  • Helicopters

    A rotorcraft specialist with full-service engineering, design, manufacturing, and logistics capabilities, Kaman Helicopters develops advanced-technology helicopters and flight-critical components for the most challenging technical and operational requirements.

  • Aerostructures

    Working from Manufacturing Centers of Excellence in the United States and Mexico, Kaman Aerostructures has the experience and capabilities to provide total aerostructures solutions for the domestic and international aerospace markets.

  • Composite Structures

    Kaman Composite Structures specializes in the design and build of structural composite assemblies for flight critical applications. We produce and market proprietary aircraft bearings and components, and complex metallic and composite aerostructures for commercial, military and general aviation fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

  • Fuzing & Precision Products

    Our Fuzing and Precision Products division works with a range of military and commercial clients on projects that include Missile and Bomb safing and fuzing; high precision LIDAR and Eddy-Current sensing; advanced defense aircraft data storage and retrieval; and other specialized services.

  • Specialty Bearings & Engineered Products

    Kaman's Specialty Bearings & Engineered Products division manufactures specialty bearings for aviation, marine and other industrial applications for domestic and international customers.

  • Engineering Services & Tooling

    Kaman Engineering Services provides complete solutions for new aircraft structures and systems and aircraft modifications. Kaman Tooling is a center of excellence for aerospace tooling, and a global leader in tooling design and manufacture for civil and military aircraft platforms on fixed wing, rotary and space applications.

  Kaman Aerospace

  Kaman Aerospace produces and markets widely used proprietary aircraft bearings and components; complex metallic and composite aerostructures for fixed and rotary wing aircraft; safing and arming solutions for missile and bomb systems; subcontract helicopter work; and supports the company's helicopters.

• Industrial Distribution
  • About Kaman Industrial Distribution

    KIT offers more than 4 million items, including bearings, mechanical power transmission, electrical, material handling, automation and control, fluid power and MRO supplies to customers in virtually every industry.

  • Capabilities & Facilities

    KIT has locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico - all linked to a system that features the industry's most sophisticated, real-time information network to get our customers the products they need, when they need them.

  • Industries We Serve

    KIT serves a wide range of industries, providing solutions and putting them to work for our clients to improve machine designs, productivity and performance.

  • Products

    KIT provides products that are supported by specialists who monitor new product developments to stay current with the latest innovations, trends and changes taking place within each product category.

  • Services

    Our comprehensive industrial distribution services include customer care, value-added services, documented savings, national account management, eProcurement, government services, and international services.

  • Success Stories

    Read Kaman Industrial Technologies success stories, including documented savings that detail how we improved efficiently and put an end to costly downtime on the production line.

  • News & Events

    View Kaman Industrial Technology news and events, including news on product innovations, new achievements, and where KIT will be appearing at upcoming tradeshows and events.

  • Contact Industrial Distribution

  Industrial Distribution

  Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation is a leading distributor of industrial parts, operating more than 230 customer service centers and five distribution centers across North America.

• Investor Relations
  • Investor Information

    With seven divisions in the aerospace and industrial distribution markets, Kaman Corporation is a worldwide leader in the aviation industry and one of the country's largest distributors of industrial parts.

  • Financial Information

    Here, you can access relevant financial information about Kaman Corporation, including SEC filings, annual reports, and proxy statements.

  • Events & Presentations

    View current and previous events and presentations, as well as upcoming and archived events for Kaman Corporation shareholders.

  • Corporate Governance

    In this section, you can learn about the Board of Directors and their committee assignments.

  • Stock Information

    This section provides stock information for shareholders of Kaman Corporation, including a stock quote tool, historic price lookup, stock splits and dividend history.

  • Analyst Coverage

    Here are links to Analyst Coverage of Kaman Corporation.

  • Email Alerts

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  • Investor FAQs

    Here are some answers to frequently asked questions for investors in Kaman Corporation.

  Investor Relations

  Kaman is a publicly traded company with global headquarters in Bloomfield, CT. The company employs more than 5,000 people worldwide, operates from more than 250 locations, and has sales in excess of $1.6 billion.

• News & Events
  • News

    This section provides coverage of Kaman Corporation and its divisions in the news, as well as press releases.

  • Events

  • For the Media

  • Second to None

  News & Events

  Read the latest news, media coverage and events for Kaman Corporation and its divisions.

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