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About Kaman
- Corporate Overview
  Kaman Corporation employs more than 4,000 people worldwide, operates from more than 200 locations, and has sales in excess of $1.4 billion across seven divisions in the aerospace and industrial 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.
- 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 200 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
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- Investor FAQs
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Investor Relations

Kaman is a publicly traded company with global headquarters in Bloomfield, CT. The company employs more than 4,000 people worldwide, operates from more than 200 locations, and has sales in excess of $1.3 billion.
News & Events
- News
  This section provides coverage of Kaman Corporation and its divisions in the news, as well as press releases.
- Events
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News & Events

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News

December 03, 2008

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Kaman Corp. to Present at the Gabelli Best Ideas Conference on December 4, 2008

BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kaman Corp. (NASDAQ-GS: KAMN) will present at the Gabelli Best Ideas Conference on Thursday, December 4, at 3:00 PM ET. Neal J. Keating, Kaman's chairman, president and chief executive officer will be presenting for the company. Kaman's presentation is being webcast and can be accessed via a link from the Kaman website at www.kaman.com or at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/gabelli25/kamn/. The presentation will be streamed live from the conference and will be available "on demand" for a total of 90 days.

Kaman Corp., headquartered in Bloomfield, Conn. conducts business in the aerospace and industrial distribution markets.

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    /CONTACT:  Eric Remington, VP, Investor Relations. +1-860-243-6334, or
eric.remington@kaman.com/
    /Web Site:  http://www.kaman.com
                http://www.wsw.com/webcast/gabelli25/kamn/ /
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CO:  Kaman Corp.
ST:  Connecticut
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