Kaman Completes GRW Bearing Acquisition

Published on:01 Dec,2015
BLOOMFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NYSE: KAMN) Kaman Corporation announced today that its Aerospace segment has acquired GRW Bearing GmbH (GRW), a German-based designer and manufacturer of super precision, miniature ball bearings.

“The acquisition should allow us to drive significant synergies through operational efficiencies and additional sales growth.”

GRW is focused on the demanding applications segment of the miniature ball bearings market, where low noise requirements, extreme temperatures, ultra-high speeds and/or caustic environments require both exceptional engineering design and continuous operating performance capabilities. GRW operates out of two state-of-the-art production facilities in Rimpar, Germany and Prachatice, Czech Republic, and is expected to have sales for the full year 2015 of approximately