Kaydon Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of custom-engineered, performance-critical products, supplying a broad and diverse group of aerospace and defense, medical systems, semiconductor, industrial machinery, heavy equipment, renewable energy, and aftermarket customers.

Kaydon Engineering Corporation was formed in 1941 when the Navy described A. Harold Frauenthal as "perhaps the only man in the country who has the experience and ability to do this particular job." Frauenthal founded Kaydon—named for his children, Kay and Don—to produce large, 7.5' to 10' precision bearings for naval gun mounts.

Kaydon proceeded to lead the way in a number of innovations with their Reali-Slim? and Ultra-Slim? bearings. Kaydon manufactures the world's lightest, thinnest bearings and largest precise-tolerance bearings.

Today, Kaydon continues to engineer and manufacture bearings that no other company can, and has grown to become the world leader in thin section bearings and the North American leader in slewing ring bearings.

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