Bloomfield, CT-based Kaman Corp. reported sales for the second quarter were $293.2 million, down 7.3% from second quarter 2008. Profit increased 31.9% to $9.4 million. Sales for the first half of 2009 were $587.3 million, down 2.5% from the first half of last year. Profit decreased 1.3% to $14.8 million.

Industrial Distribution second quarter segment sales were $156.0, a decrease of 23.3% from the prior year. The segment’s sales reflect the continued difficult economic environment and resultant weak market conditions in addition to a very strong comparative period in 2008 which experienced a sales increase of 16.5%. For the six-month period, sales in the Industrial Distribution segment totaled $332.9 million, compared with $385.5 million in the year ago period. Organic growth …