KAMAN CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE INDUSTRIAL
DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS OF A-C SUPPLY, INC.

BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT  (September 20, 2001) - Kaman Corp.
(NASDAQ:KAMNA) and A-C Supply, Inc., today announced an
agreement whereby Kaman will acquire the industrial distribution
business of A-C Supply, Milwaukee, Wis.

The business will become part of Kaman's industrial distribution
subsidiary, Kaman Industrial Technologies, based in Windsor,
Conn.  The transaction is expected to close shortly. Terms were
not disclosed.

Kaman Industrial Technologies is one of the largest U. S.
distributors of bearings, power transmission, and motion control
products.

A-C Supply is a privately held company with revenues last year
of approximately $45 million. The majority of revenue comes from
its industrial distribution business with the balance
attributable to its agricultural belting operation, which A-C
will retain.  The company supplies mechanical power transmission
equipment, electronic industrial motion control, fluid power
products and control systems, belting, hose, rubber products and
conveyor systems and components.  A-C Supply has approximately
150 employees and operates 11 branches located in Wisconsin,
Iowa, and northern Illinois.

Paul R. Kuhn, president and chief executive officer of Kaman
Corp., said, "The acquisition of this business provides Kaman
Industrial Technologies with increased penetration in key
industrial markets in the upper Midwest where we have had a
limited presence before, which will allow us to better serve our
national account customers operating plants there.  A-C Supply
is a highly respected, value-added, specialty distributor.  The
company's expertise in mechanical and electrical drive systems,
material handling, and fluid power make them an excellent fit in
our organization.

"This purchase is an important step in our overall strategy for
building the value of our businesses through both acquisitions
and internal growth," Kuhn said.
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Kaman Corp., headquartered in Bloomfield, Conn., conducts
business in the aerospace, industrial distribution and music
distribution markets.

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Contact:
Russ Jones
(860) 243-6307
rhj-corp@kaman.com