General Info

Kaydon Corporation, founded in 1941, is one of the leading designers and manufacturers of custom-engineered products in the United States and Germany. It offers friction and motion control products, such as anti-friction bearings, split roller bearings, specialty balls, and retaining devices to medical, aerospace, defense, security, electronic, material handling, construction, and other industrial applications. The company also provides velocity control products, including industrial and safety shock absorbers, velocity controls, gas springs, and rotary dampers used in specialized robotics, material handling, machine tool, medical, and amusement applications. Its sealing products include engine and sealing rings, and shaft seals. It also offers filter elements, liquid and gas-phase filtration systems, metal alloys, machine tool components, presses, dies, and benders. Kaydon Corporation is based in Ann Arbor, Mich.