Press Releases Conforma Clad Expands Power Generation Applications For Immediate Release New Albany, IN – (August 2, 2006)   Conforma Clad, a global leader of severe wear solutions, has announced sales support changes for two markets.   Randall Dooley has been appointed Senior Applications Engineer for the power generation market.  “The power generation market is rapidly expanding,” stated Dan Ludwig, Director of Sales, “Randall’s superior knowledge and background with Conforma Clad will serve to strengthen our ability to provide world-class service to our customers.”   Dooley will report directly to Alun Davies, Power Generation Market Manager. He joined Conforma Clad in 1999, and has previously been responsible for sales and application engineering support required by customers in a large portion of the North American plastics industry.  Dooley holds a master’s degree in business administration from IndianaUniversity, New Albany, Indianaand a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering technology from PurdueUniversity, West Lafayette, Indiana.   Along with Dooley’s transition to the power generation market, the announcement also stated that Harold “Tad” Buff, Sales Engineer, will be taking over the North American plastics market. Buff joined Conforma Clad in 2003, where he has since built strong relationships with U.S.based customers in the plastics industry.  He received his bachelors of science in business administration from Grove CityCollege, Grove City, Pennsylvania.  “As a company, we continually strive to provide the highest degree of support to our customers,” Ludwig commented, “having Tad in this leadership role will enhance that ability.”   Conforma Clad is a leading provider of severe wear solutions for industrial components exposed to extreme abrasion, corrosion and erosion. The proprietary Conforma Clad® process brazes tungsten carbide to the base material of steel parts, producing a hard, uniform protective cladding that is extremely durable. The company is a major supplier of wear-resistant parts for directional oil and gas drilling, plastics and food extrusion, coal-fired power plants and other industrial applications. Conforma Clad is a subsidiary of Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT), the world's premier supplier of tooling solutions, engineered components and advanced materials. Customers buy over $2 billion annually of Kennametal products and services -- delivered by more than 14,000 talented employees in over 60 countries. Visit us at www.conformaclad.com and our parent company at www.kennametal.com.