Who We Are

Kadant Canada Corp. dba Kadant Carmanah Design located in Surrey, B.C. Canada, designs and manufactures equipment for the panel and engineered wood products, pulp and paper, and sawmill industries.

Previously located in Vancouver for over 90 years, the company relocated its offices, manufacturing and warehousing facilities to Surrey, B.C. (approximately 20 minutes southeast of the Vancouver location). This move was effective August 22, 2011.

Engineered Wood

Providing leading edge technology and equipment to optimize fibre utilization for the production of wood-based panels, Kadant Carmanah's products include SmartDISC Stranders, SmartRING Stranders, Rotary Debarkers and Conveying/Feeding equipment. As a global leader in stranding technology, the company holds an impressive 80% of the market share in this field.

Debarking

The company has a license agreement with Fuji Kogyo Company of Japan to manufacture and sell the Fuji King Rotary Debarker. The product has done extremely well with sales of over 275 units globally. The Fuji King Debarker excels in cleanly debarking in frozen conditions and processing string species, such as Eucalyptus. The machine can be easily tuned to adjust for changing conditions, minimizing fibre loss.

Chipping

Kadant Carmanah has a long history supplying and servicing chippers and providing OEM quality parts globally, with chipper brands that include Sumner, Black Clawson, CAE and Nicholson for waste-wood, whole-log, pellet and veneer applications.

Industrial Machining & Fabrication

Kadant Carmanah is also a major service centre for machining, fabrication, and stress-relieving services for large assemblies and heavy duty industrial equipment. Many of the company's employees are graduates of local technical institutions such as the British Columbia Institute of Technology, and the engineering and forestry faculties of the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University.

Industry Partners

Fuji Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Shizuoka, Japan

Kadant Carmanah has a License Agreement for the manufacture and sales of the Fuji King debarker in various areas of the world.

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Dieffenbacher GmbH

Eppingen, Germany

Kadant Carmanah and Dieffenbacher have a Cooperation Agreement for the supply of Disc and Ring Stranding systems to Engineered Wood Applications outside of North America.

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