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The Many Applications of our KEP-exclusive Free-Band® Non-Latex Surgical Tourniquet Bands
From prepping patients for medication to helping medical professionals perform necessary blood tests, our Free-Band® non-latex surgical tourniquet bands are a necessity for doctors’ offices, reference labs, blood banks and hospitals. What Is a Medical Tourniquet? A...
Meet Curt Dixon
What better occasion than Labor Day to say how proud we are to have talented, hard-working team members like Curt Dixon. Born and raised in Kent, Ohio, Curt graduated from Kent Roosevelt High School in 1977 and was hired that same year. Curt carries with him an...
The Cost of Cheap
Cheaper is always better – till something goes wrong. And something always seems to go wrong. There is a growing movement in the global economy to look at the big picture of a transaction to see its value. Cheaper can mean lower quality. That gets very costly when you...
John Danes promoted to VP of Operations at Kent Elastomer Products
October 2016 Executive who began working on the floor brings start-to-finish, top-to-bottom understanding of the latest products and technology to changing global market. Kent Elastomer Products Inc., (KEP) – an EPA award-winning, leading U.S. manufacturer and...
Tom Harrington, Technical Director at Kent Elastomer Products, discusses advances in tubing development and its importance in Medical Technology
May 2015
Ohio EPA Director Presents Gold Level Environmental Excellence Award to Kent Elastomer
Ohio EPA Director Craig W. Butler visited Kent Elastomer in Kent today to recognize the company for reaching the highest standard of environmental stewardship. He presented the company with the gold-level award in Ohio EPA’s Encouraging Environmental Excellence (ϵ3) program.
Kent Elastomer Receives Evolution of Manufacturing Award
February 2015
Ohio EPA Recognizes Kent Elastomer Products with Environmental Excellence Award
Kent Elastomer Products Achieves SQF Certification
May 2014 Kent Elastomer Products has met the requirements of SQF Code Edition 7.1 for Level 1: Food Safety Fundamentals at its Mogadore, Ohio location. The SQF Code is a process and product certification standard. It is a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points...
Kent Elastomer Honored for Sustainability Efforts
October 2013 Kent Elastomer Products’ extrusion facility in Mogadore, Ohio, has been honored as a Summit of Sustainability award-winner for 2013. Awards are given in conjunction with the City of Akron, Summit County, Keep Akron Beautiful, Greater Akron Chamber and...
Crimped Tubing for Food & Beverage Industry Now Available
March 2013 New option for food and beverage dispensers from the tubing industry leader Kent Elastomer Products (KEP) - the people who make products that impact people - have done it again. The company is announcing its new line of crimped tubing for the food and...
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