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Global Headquarters located in Baxter Springs, Kansas

Beginning in 1954, the now decades old, ever-expanding building located at 635 West 12th Street in Baxter Springs Kansas, has seen it’s share of manufacturing highs and lows. Built on the hard work, ingenuity and sweat of its employees, then McCartney Manufacturing Co. was the very fabric of American manufacturing in post WWII era.

Joe McCartney’s dream began in 1947, 2 blocks east, in an abandoned gas station where he built equipment for the manufacturing of wooden toys. The company moved to a larger facility in 1954, and evolved into making parts for the booming polyethylene business, primarily supplying parts for poly-gas oil compressors to the Ingersoll Rand Company. Due to poor health, Joe sold his company in 1963 to Ingersoll Rand, where they began experimenting with high pressure intensifiers, and discovered that “water under pressure” could cut most anything! In 1971, history was made when the very first waterjet cutting system was installed in Illinois at a cardboard box manufacturing facility.

First Waterjet Intensifier Installation. Circa 1971 

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In 2003, Sweden based Karolin Machine Tool (KMT) Co. expanded their tooling business by purchasing the poly and waterjet division from Ingersoll Rand. The Baxter Springs location currently employs approximately 180 people, is the corporate office of KMT Waterjet Systems, and is globally recognized as a leading manufacturer of waterjet systems.

KMT waterjets are sold worldwide with offices in Brazil, Canada, China, France,Germany, India, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Spain, United Arab Emirates and the UK.

Additionally, the polyethylene division continues to thrive and grow, and carries on the legacy of the McCartney name, where it is known worldwide as KMT McCartney Products.

Going forward, KMT Waterjet Systems has introduced the Next Generation in Water Jet Cutting with the KMT Streamline Pro, an ultra high pressure (UHP) 90,000psi/6.200bar pump that reduces operating costs by cutting metal, stone, tile and marble, glass, food, paper and much more.

 KMT Waterjet Systems is ISO 9001 Certified!

 KMT Waterjet is a Member of the Waterjet Technology Association

 About KMT Waterjet Systems:

KMT Waterjet Systems is the leading global manufacturer of waterjet cutting systems, Ultra High Pressure pumps and components for water jet systems. KMT’s product offerings include: UHP Pumps, Waterjet cutting nozzles, Focusing Tubes, Pneumatic Cutting Valves, Intensifier and High pressure parts, Abrasive Cutting Systems, Waterjet Spare Parts, High pressure Valves, Fittings and Tubing Products, Diamond Orifices, Sapphire Orifices, Ruby Orifices, and Robotic applications.

KMT Waterjet Systems are used in a wide variety of industries including automotive, military, aerospace, tile, stone, food, textiles, rubber, foam, glass and much more. Call 800-826-9274, Contact Us or e-mail sales@kmtwaterjet.com for information on how water jet cutting can improve your cutting application. 

For further information about the history or KMT Waterjet Systems or for marketing requests, contact Bob Pedrazas, Marketing Manager at 620-856-6239 or email at bob.pedrazas@kmtwaterjet.com.

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