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About Copper Mountain Mining Corporation Copper Mountain’s flagship asset is the 75% owned Copper Mountain Mine (CMM) located in the Canadian province of British Columbia near Princeton. CMM currently produces approximately 90 million pounds of copper equivalent per year. Copper Mountain Mine is a conventional open-pit, truck, and shovel operation. The operation has a 40,000 […]

Screening Machines For most, part of the material handling process consists of sorting or classifying materials. Screening machines can be used in order to keep the work efficient.  What are Screening Machines? Screening machines aid in the sorting process. They can often include conveyors and screens. The screens separate particles while conveyors are attached to […]

The Basics of Automated Lubrication Complex machinery is made up of hundreds, or even thousands of moving parts. Cables, gears, pumps, bearings, pistons, fans, turbines, centrifuges–these vital components work tirelessly together. But movement creates friction, and friction generates heat. And with so many different parts pumping, rotating, oscillating, and grinding, it doesn’t take long for […]

Challenge A midwestern iron casting facility was having issues with sand removal rates from two separate rotary drums within their shakeout and cleaning process. The foundry was using Non-GK rotary drums and liners for initial mold removal as well as remaining sand removal at the end of the line. Employee safety, sand carryover, and casting […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: General Kinematics Announces its acquisition of CYRUS Schwingtechnik. February 15, 2021- General Kinematics, a vibratory equipment manufacturer and system integrator located in Crystal Lake, Illinois, announced its acquisition of CYRUS Schwingtechnik Business Unit, located in Recklinghausen, Germany. CYRUS provides modular vibratory machines for efficient conveying and screening technology. The addition of CYRUS […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: General Kinematics announces their acquisition of Foundry Equipment Company. February 2, 2021- General Kinematics, a vibratory equipment manufacturer and system integrator located in Crystal Lake, Illinois, announced their acquisition of Foundry Equipment Company, located in Stanwood, Iowa. This acquisition solidifies General Kinematics’ position as a premier foundry system integrator that offers quality, […]