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1984
Ken Garner retired from Combustion Engineering and started operation as Ken Garner & Associates, producing many automated machines for mig and resistance welding production.
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1987
Ken Garner produced the first counterweight for Komatsu America, Inc.
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1987
KGM purchased Cobble Machine and integrated machining, fixture and tooling production to existing operations.
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1987
KGM Started Cleveland, TN Operation
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1987
Ken Garner Manufacturing began working with Komatsu - Chattanooga, TN
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1992
Ken Garner Manufacturing began working with Terex - Cedar Rapids, IA
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1996
Consolidation of existing operations into new larger facility in Chattanooga, TN.
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1996
1500 Ton Verson Press
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1997
KGM moved into larger building and consolidated existing operations
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1997
KGM completed startup of Deep Drawing Press to form complex counterweight backs internally
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1998
Ken Garner Manufacturing began working with Kobelco-CNH - Calhoun, GA
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1999
Ken Garner Manufacturing began working with Deere-Hitachi - Kernersville, NC
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2001
Ken Garner Manufacturing began working with Mantis/Tadano - Richland, VA
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2003
KGM began producing a range of counterweights for CAT
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2003
Ken Garner Manufacturing began working with Caterpillar - Aurora, IL
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2007
Ken Garner Manufacturing began working with Volvo - Shippensburg, PA
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2007
25 ton Overhead Crane
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2008
Construction of new Rural Hall, NC facility
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2008
Construction of new Rural Hall, NC facility
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2009
New Blast and Paint Line Building for Chattanooga, TN
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2009
New Blast and Paint Line Building for Chattanooga, TN
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2011
KGM began project to replace rolled soil compactor wheel cones with a single piece stamping, beginning supply in 2012.
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2012
Ken Garner Manufacturing began working with Grove/Manitowoc - Shady Grove, PA
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2014
KGM Completes Victoria, TX Plant to produce counterweights for Caterpillar
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2014
Construction of Counterweight Fill and Paint Facility in Victoria, TX
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2014
Robotic Plasma Cone Trim Cell
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2015
Addition of Exterior Storage and Outdoor Overhead Crane in Rural Hall, NC
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2015
Ken Garner Manufacturing began working with Kobelco- Spartanburg, SC
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2016
Ken Garner Manufacturing began working with Kobelco- Spartanburg, SC
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2018
KGM Begins Production of Complete Wheels for Soil Compactors
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2018
Phosphate Line Building and Equipment Addition in Victoria, TX
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2018
Ken Garner Manufacturing began working with Caterpillar - Decatur, IL
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2018
LCM-Verson 2000 Ton Hydraulic Press
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2018
Robotic Plasma Trimming Cell for Counterweight Backs
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2018
3 Compactor Wheel Welding Cells
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2018
Davi Plate Roll
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2019
Construction of New Press and Trim Building in Chattanooga, TN
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2021
Upgraded Robotic Plasma Trimming Cell for Compactor Cones