Kovar Wire: Understanding its Properties and Applications

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In industrial applications, materials with desirable properties play a pivotal role in shaping innovation. Kovar wire, an alloy renowned for its unique characteristics, is a great example of a precision engineered and reliable material. In this blog post we will look at the distinctive properties of Kovar wire and explore its diverse applications in a… Read more »

Choosing the Right Aerospace Wire: Five Important Considerations

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Aerospace engineering applications demand precision and reliability. At the core of every successful aviation and space mission is a set of meticulously specified components. These parts include aerospace wire that plays a role in ensuring seamless communication, reliable power distribution, and dependable electronic systems. Aerospace Wire Must Meet Unique Demands Choosing the right aerospace wire… Read more »

Our Experience in Assembly and Manufacturing

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Sometimes you just need help putting it all together.  That’s where we come in.  Ken-tron helps our customers assemble their products. Ken-tron has the experience you need in assembly and in manufacturing.  In our assemblies we assemble parts and wire we have produced; plus components we purchase from other manufacturers. Since the 1960s, assemblies have… Read more »

Ken-tron Battery Stampings Provide Reliable Performance

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Those clicks that just woke you up were not reindeer on the roof; your power just went out. Not to worry, you still have that free flashlight from the insurance agent. Uh oh… Dead batteries. No one understands how important reliability is more than Ken-tron. For decades, our customers, and their customers, have counted on… Read more »

New Ken-tron GO-EDC Video

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Ken-tron Mfg., Inc. was excited to recently be the subject of Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corporation’s OBKY Local Look. Each quarter, GO-EDC produces a video profiling an Owensboro area business. Ken-tron, which began initially as Kentucky Electronics, has been a part of Owensboro, Kentucky’s business community since 1960. GO-EDC, a public/private partnership, is the economic… Read more »

COVID-19 Update March 23, 2020

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To All Ken-tron Stakeholders: Ken-tron is proud to be a provider of essential manufacturing services. Due to the growing coronavirus, starting at 8 p.m. March 23, all nonessential Kentucky retail businesses will be ordered closed. Even with this shutdown of most businesses operating in Kentucky, Ken-tron Mfg., Inc. will remain open to supply our metal… Read more »

A Note about COVID-19 to our Stakeholders

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At this time, there is no interruption to Ken-tron’s operations or supply chain caused by COVID-19 and its impact. We are closely monitoring the developments of the virus to ensure we are maintaining the safety of our Ken-tron family, the industry-leading service for which we are known and the supply continuity on which our customers… Read more »

Ken-tron Builds Presence in the Aerospace Market at the Paris Air Show

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Ken-tron Mfg., Inc. solidified our presence in the aerospace industry through our participation in the Paris Air Show. Ken-tron was proud to participate in this truly international event in conjunction with the Kentucky Aerospace Industry Consortium (KAIC)and the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (CED. The 2019 show, at Le Bourget Parc des Expositions, is the… Read more »

Ken-tron to Exhibit at International Paris Air Show 2019

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Ken-tron Mfg., Inc. is excited to be exhibiting in The International Paris Air Show, the aviation and space industry’s largest dedicated show.The Show takes place every two years and is organized by the SIAE, a subsidiary of GIFAS, the French Aerospace Industries Association. In 2017 the Show featured 2,381 exhibitors and drew 332,000 attendees. The… Read more »

Ken-tron National Manufacturing Day Celebration Hits a High Note

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Mayor Tom Watson, center, tries to get everyone to sing along as Chris Joslin, right, and Kristy Westerfield, left, of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum start “My Old Kentucky Home” on Friday at Ken-tron Mfg., Inc. to celebrate National Manufacturing Day. Photo by Alan Warren, Messenger-Inquirer/awarren@messenger-inquirer.com National Manufacturing Day® with music. That… Read more »