BNET Industries
Market Cap:$287.3M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$243.0M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
We are engaged in one principal business segment material handling equipment and systems. We operate in two primary geographic locations North and South America (the Americas) and Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEA/Asia). Within the material handling equipment and systems segment, we have two main business lines (business lines), which are our process and size reduction business lines. We are an industrial capital goods supplier, and many of the markets for our products are cyclical. During periods of economic expansion, when capital spending normally increases, we generally benefit from greater demand for our products. During periods of economic contraction, when capital spending normally decreases, we generally are adversely affected by declining demand for our products, and the credit worthiness of our customers is a greater concern. Our process business line designs, produces, markets, sells and services both feeding and pneumatic conveying equipment. Markets served include the plastics compounding, base resin production, food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The plastics compounding and base resin production markets represent the largest markets for our process business line, and are sensitive to changes in U.S. and global economic conditions, especially as these changes relate to the use of plastics in building materials and automotive products. ...
Chairman of The Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
Edward B. Cloues IINumber of Employees 727
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables: 334513
Recent Events
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Business news in brief
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K-Tron Process Group Exhibits Process Automation Equipment for Batch and Continuous Food ...
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K-Tron Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results STRONG CASH FLOW PRODUCES $6.531 MILLION INCREASE IN CASH...
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K-Tron: A Sleeping Giant?
Jae Jun submits: I first wrote about K-Tron KTII in May of 2008 and again in August 2008. The company was profiled favorably on Forbes and has been in the top 20 of the 200 Forbes Best Small Companies for the past 2 years. And for good reason, as...
K-Tron: Boring Niche Company Chugs to New Highs
Jae Jun submits: In May I wrote about K-Tron KTII, a boring niche company that deals with material handling machines and crushing equipment. 3 months later, to my surprise and pleasure, the company has kept chugging along to new highs. A reader from Seeking Alpha kindly posted a...
K-Tron Stock Rockets Through Prior Highs
Dan Pritch submits: K-Tron KTII has been on a tear of late, breaking through previous highs on little news the beauty of a stock with virtually no street coverage. The stock has moved 17% in the past week alone, including a 7% move yesterday - pushing the stock to all...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| H. Garth Wiggins | President |
| Jim Foley | CTO & Vice President |
| Ronald Remick | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| Donald W. Melchiorre | Senior Vice President, Size Reduction Group |
| Kevin C. Bowen | Senior Vice President |
| Lukas Guenthardt | Senior Vice President |
| Ruben Torres | Product Manager |
| Adrian Utz | |
| Richard J. Pinola | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Edward B. Cloues II | Chairman of The Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer |
| Edward T. Hurd | Board of Directors |
| Norman Cohen | Board of Directors |
| Robert A. Engel | Board of Directors |
Mr. Cloues has been a director since July 1985 and was most recently reelected at the 2005 annual meeting of shareholders. He became Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on January 5, 1998. Prior to joining the Company in 1998, Mr. Cloues was a partner in the law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. He also is a director and non-executive Chairman of the Board of AMREP Corporation and a director of Penn Virginia Corporation and Penn Virginia Resource GP, LLC, the general partner of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K-Tron International, Inc. | Chairman of The Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| AMREP Corporation | Non-Executive Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. | Director | Current |
| K-Tron International, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Pvr Midstream LLC | Director | Current |
| Penn Virginia Corporation | Director | Current |
| AMREP Corporation | Director | Current |
| Penn Virginia Gp Holdings | Board of Directors | Current |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | Partner | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K-Tron International, Inc. | President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K-Tron International, Inc. | CTO & Vice President | Current |
"Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Ronald R. Remick has been Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company since May 10, 1999. Prior to joining K-Tron, Mr. Remick was Vice President of Planning and Treasury of ARCO Chemical Company from 1995 to 1998 and Vice President of Planning and Control of ARCO Chemical Company from 1993 to 1995. "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K-Tron International, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | Current |
| ARCO Chemical Company | Vice President | Former |
Donald W. Melchiorre has been Senior Vice President, Size Reduction Group of the Company since May 12, 2006 and has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Pennsylvania Crusher Corporation since October 4, 2004. He was also President and Chief Executive Officer of Jeffrey Specialty Equipment Corporation from October 4, 2004 until November 12, 2007. From December 30, 1996 until October 4, 2004, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Penn Crusher, and from August 2002 to October 4, 2004 he held the same position at Jeffrey. From 1982 to 1987, Mr. Melchiorre worked at Penn Crusher as a Regional Sales Manager and left the company in 1987 to become a Regional Sales Manager, and subsequently North American Sales and Marketing Manager and then Director for Sales and Marketing-European Operations, for K-Tron's United States and Swiss manufacturing subsidiaries. In 1992, he left K-Tron to establish EPI Technical Sales, Inc., an independent sales representative organization selling bulk material handling equipment, including both K-Tron and Penn Crusher equipment. He returned to Penn Crusher in 1996.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Crusher Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Pennsylvania Crusher Corporation | President | Current |
| K-Tron International, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Size Reduction Group | Current |
Kevin C. Bowen has been Senior Vice President, Process Group of the Company since July 2005 and President and Chief Executive Officer of K-Tron America, Inc. since March 1995. From June 2000 to July 2005, he was also Senior Vice President, Feeder Group of the Company. From March 1994 to March 1995, Mr. Bowen was President of K-Tron North America, the North American sales division of K-Tron America. Mr. Bowen served as President of K-Tron America from May 1990 to March 1994 and has been with the Company in various other capacities since 1979.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K-Tron America, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| K-Tron America, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| K-Tron International, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| The Process Group | Senior Vice President | Current |
| K-Tron America, Inc. | President | Former |
Lukas Guenthardt has been Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of the Company since July 2005. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President, Pneumatic Conveying Group and Chief Strategy Officer of the Company from February 2002 to July 2005, Senior Vice President, New Businesses and Chief Strategy Officer from June 2000 to February 2002 and Senior Vice President – Strategic Planning, Product Development and Marketing from June 1998 to June 2000. Mr. Guenthardt was Managing Director of K-Tron (Schweiz) AG (“K-Tron Switzerland”) from July 1995 to June 1998, Managing Director of the Soder Division of K-Tron Switzerland from March 1994 to July 1995, and Director of International Research and Development of the Company from July 1992, when he joined K-Tron, until March 1994.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K-Tron International, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K-Tron International, Inc. | Product Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cal Quality Electronics, Inc. | Vice President of Quality Assurance | Current |
| K-Tron International, Inc. | Current | |
| Vogt | Current |
Mr. Hurd has been a director since January 2002 and was most recently reelected at the 2006 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Hurd is the principal partner of Hurd Consulting, focusing on high technology business management (1996 to present). From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Hurd was a partner in Curry & Hurd, specializing in acquisitions and divestitures and the management of distressed businesses. From 2000 to 2007, he was also a partner in Customer Valunomics, which evaluates customer relationships and loyalty. From 1996 to January 2000, he was a consultant to and Chairman of the Board of Moore Products Company. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Hurd served as President of Honeywell Industrial, a division of Honeywell Incorporated that specialized in turnkey systems for process automation applications and distributed computer automation systems.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K-Tron International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Hurd | Partner | Former |
Mr. Cohen has been a director since 1974 and was most recently reelected at the 2008 annual meeting of shareholders. From 1993 to June 1999, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Creative Contracting Associates, Inc., a clothing manufacturer, and he was a consultant to Maggy London International, a clothing company, from 1999 until his retirement in June 2000.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K-Tron International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Maggy London International Ltd. Inc. | Consultant | Former |
Richard J. Pinola , age 63, has served as a director since 2004. Mr. Pinola has served as a principal of GPS Investment Group since July 2008. Mr. Pinola served as principal of Eric M. Golshalk & Co. from February 2005 through June 2008. From July 1992 until his retirement in February 2005, Mr. Pinola was President and Chief Executive Officer of Right Management Consultants, a career transition and organizational consulting firm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manpower Inc. Mr. Pinola also serves as a director of K-Tron International, Nobel Learning Communities, Inc., Kenexa, Inc., and three real estate investment trusts-Corporate Property Associates 15 Inc., Corporate Property Associates 16 Inc., and Corporate Property Associates 17-Global Inc. In addition, he serves on the Board of Trustees of King s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Mr. Pinola received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from King s College.
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| Right Management Consultants | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
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| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | Lecturer | Former |
| Yale School of Management | Lecturer | Former |
| W.P. Carey & Co., LLC | Lecturer | Former |
| The Right Corp | Chairman of The Board | Former |
| Right Management Consultants | Chairman | Former |
| American Lung Association | Board of Directors | Former |
| The Right Corp | Director | Former |
| The Horsham Clinic | Board of Directors | Former |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | Board of Directors | Former |
| CPA :16 - Global | Board Member | Former |
| King's College | B.S. In Accounting | Former |
Mr. Engel has been a director since May 1999 and was reelected at the 2007 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Engel is Co-Head of Investment Banking and Capital Markets for Wachovia Capital Markets LLC, a Wells Fargo Company. From June 2005 to January 2009, Mr. Engel was a Managing Director and Head of Mergers and Acquisitions of Wachovia Securities. From 1999 to June 2005, Mr. Engel was a Managing Director and Partner of Gleacher Partners LLC, a financial advisory and investment banking firm. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Engel was the Managing Director-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions of Gleacher NatWest Inc., a predecessor firm. From 1986 to 1995, he worked in various capacities at the investment banking firms of Gleacher & Co., Inc., C. J. Lawrence, Morgan Grenfell, Inc. and Morgan Grenfell & Co. Ltd.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K-Tron International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Gleacher Partners LLC | Managing Director | Former |
| Gleacher Partners LLC | Partner | Former |
Executive News
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K-Tron Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results STRONG CASH FLOW PRODUCES $6.531 MILLION INCREASE IN CASH AND $2.602 MILLION REDUCTION IN DEBT DUR
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K-Tron earnings down, but owner optimistic
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K-Tron Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
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