K-Tron International, Inc. (NASD: KTII) bills itself as "The world's #1 feeder company". K-Tron serves the bulk solids material handling market through three business or product lines: the feeding equipment (the “K-Tron Feeder Group”), pneumatic conveying equipment (the “pneumatic conveying group”) and size reduction equipment (the “size reduction group”). K-Tron's material handling equipment is used in a wide variety of manufacturing and other industrial processes, particularly in the plastics, food, chemical, detergent, pharmaceutical, electric utility and pulp and paper industries. The company designs, engineers, produces, markets and services this equipment, and are sold both on a standalone basis or as part of a larger system that the company may design and sell. K-Tron has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada, and its equipment is sold and supported throughout the world.

The Stock's price gained 29.7% over the past 3 months; 44.9% over the past 6 months; and 81.9% over the past 12 months. K-Tron is classified as a small-cap value company. The Company's market capitalization: $154.11 million. The Stock is rated to significantly outperform the market over the next six months. The Company was formed in 1964. K-Tron's corporate headquarters are located in Pitman, New Jersey. Approximately 460 people are employed by K-Tron.

Sector: Technology; Industry: Scientific & Technical Instruments; Ticker: KTII;  Exch: NASD;  09/15/06 Closing Price: $59.00)