Blawnox is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,454 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
An old factory in Blawnox
Blaw-Knox is a manufacturer of road paving equipment. The company was created in 1917 from the merger of Blaw Collapsible Steel Centering Company and the Knox Pressed and Welded Steel Company. Blaw-Knox was sold to new owners in 1968, changed owners a few times thereafter, and continues as the Volvo Blaw-Knox brand of paving equipment, sold to Volvo Construction Equipment since 2007. Since July 2020 it is owned by Gencor Industries Inc.
Blaw-Knox paver in Syria
The 808 foot (246 m) WSM (AM) Blaw-Knox tower, in Brentwood, Tennessee.