PITTSBURGH, March 6,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT)
announced today that Mandy Lv, Senior Analyst Logistics, has been
recognized as a 2025 Women MAKE Award Honoree by The Manufacturing
Institute.
The Women Make Awards recognize women in science, technology,
engineering and production careers who exemplify leadership within
their companies. Lv's contributions are celebrated with 130 women
honorees from companies of all sizes and sectors in receiving this
award and she joins a group of 17 other Kennametal women who have
received Women MAKE Awards in prior years.
"We congratulate Mandy on this great honor and applaud her
continuous improvement efforts within our operations aimed at
better serving our customers and advancing our strategy," said
Kennametal President and CEO Sanjay
Chowbey. "We are thankful for her leadership, ambition and
impact on the experience we deliver to the manufacturing industry
and the communities we call home."
Lv's expertise in customs compliance and international
logistics, as well as her leadership in Lean initiatives have
contributed to various productivity improvements. In particular,
her leadership in Lean and continuous improvement enabled her to
establish a Six Sigma Green Belt program at her local facility,
which has now certified several employees for value stream mapping,
setup reduction and total productive maintenance.
Furthermore, she is an advocate for the community, leveraging
her psychological consultant certification to both inspire and
support her coworkers and community through mental health awareness
outreach. Since 2020, she has volunteered her counseling services
with varying organizations that respond to health, environmental
and other disaster situations. She also leads her site's employee
club, a group responsible for developing events to drive employee
engagement.
About Kennametal
With over 85 years as an
industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers
productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and
wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense,
earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn
to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and
efficiency. Every day approximately 8,400 employees are helping
customers in nearly 100 countries stay competitive. Kennametal
generated $2 billion in revenues in
fiscal 2024. Learn more at www.kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal:
Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
About the Manufacturing Institute
The Manufacturing Institute builds a resilient manufacturing
workforce prepared for the challenges and opportunities of the
future. Through implementing groundbreaking programs, convening
industry leaders and conducting innovative research, the
MI furthers individual opportunity, community prosperity and a
more competitive manufacturing industry. As the 501(c)3 nonprofit
workforce development and education affiliate of the National
Association of Manufacturers, the MI is a trusted adviser to
manufacturers, equipping them with solutions to address the
toughest workforce issues. For more information on the MI, please
visit www.themanufacturinginstitute.org.
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