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EX-21 - SUBSIDIARIES - KADANT INCdex21.htm
EX-32 - CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 - KADANT INCdex32.htm
EX-10.9 - SUMMARY OF NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION - KADANT INCdex109.htm
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 - KADANT INCdex312.htm
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 - KADANT INCdex311.htm
10-K - FORM 10-K - KADANT INCd10k.htm

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Forms S-8 Nos. 033-67190, 333-80509, 333-48498, 333-65206, 333-102223, 333-102224, and 333-142247 and Form S-3 No. 333-160475) of Kadant Inc. of our reports dated March 17, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Kadant Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Kadant Inc., included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 1, 2011.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

March 17, 2011