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The growth of the electric vehicle market is not only beginning to have a noticeable impact on the automobile industry but the metals market as well. In fact, one of the most affected may be the recycling industry. As of December 2017, cumulative sales of highway-legal plug-in electric vehicles in the U.S. totaled 764,666, representing […]

On the Week of April 3rd General Kinematics attended AFS Metalcasting Congress 2018. As members of AFS since it was founded, GK looks forward to attending every year to meet customers and discuss new and up-and-coming technologies. Check out GK’s new video featuring Director of Foundry Market, Claude Hutchens!  

A bottleneck in your manufacturing process is a point in production that dictates the maximum throughput that a system can handle. Ideally, manufacturing systems are not designed to operate at their maximum capacity to allow for the ability to scale production without having to design and implement an entirely new system. However, in some processes, […]

For Immediate Release General Kinematics                                                                                Marketing Dept.: (815) 444-3594 marketing@generalkinematics.com   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: General Kinematics Launches New Website   General Kinematics announced today the launch of a newly designed website: www.generalkinematics.com. Customer experience is our main priority, and we are pleased to present the world with the latest GK news and information. “Our […]

Last year proved to be a record year for many in the recycling industry. Though the news of restrictions being placed on China’s imports caused alarm for the whole of 2017, many had yet to see the economic effects of this new ruling until the fourth quarter.   Unfortunately, it is expected to become more […]

Each year in the U.S. alone, around 48 million people are affected by foodborne illness and, according to the CDC, 3,000 people die from a food-related illness. Pathogens and bacteria can contaminate food at any step of the process from field to plate. It is a constant requirement for those in the food industry to […]