KT-Grant designs and manufactures specialty-engineered equipment and provides refractory lining, slag, and scale removal services. Founded in 1951, the company says it has an 80,000-square-foot facility in Export, Pennsylvania, where it builds equipment used by metal, mining, and chemical-processing businesses around the globe.
Knight Material Technologies, LLCKnight Material Technologies designs, manufactures, installs and services corrosion-resistant linings and process equipment for demanding industrial operations. The business traces its heritage to the Maurice A. Knight Company’s early-1900s vitreous ceramic KNIGHT-WARE products, and today works alongside Electro Chemical Manufacturing and Superior Dual Laminates. Headquartered in East Canton, Ohio, it sells in more than 40 countries and serves industries including chemical processing and mining.EAST CANTON, OH
KintnerSince 1945, Pittsburgh-based Kintner has made heat-resistant castings and fabrications for the metal-producing industries, evolving from a supplier to the region’s steel mills into a global specialist in high-temperature products. Now led by third-generation owners Sam Kintner III and Ted Kintner, the company combines application-focused design with in-house 3-D modeling and manufacturing capabilities to help customers keep furnaces running and extend component service life.PITTSBURGH, PA
LAG EquipmentFounded by Louis A. Grant Jr., LAG Equipment designs and manufactures remote-controlled refractory tear-out and electric arc furnace maintenance machines for demanding industrial work. The Grant family brings three generations of experience to equipment built around keeping operators at a safe distance, while the company also offers maintained, operated rentals and new machine sales for refractory-consuming industries. Its machines serve steel, metals, mining and related operations in domestic and international markets.TRAFFORD, PA
Castruction CompanyFor more than 55 years, Salem-based Castruction Company has made specialty refractory shapes and provided furnace-relined and maintenance services for temperature-intensive industries including steel, aluminum, forging, and foundry operations. Its 23,000-square-foot fabrication shop and on-site drying capacity let the company take refractory projects from fabrication through completion, including repairs and complete furnace relines.SALEM, OH