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Processing biomass incorporates various types of materials like wood, wood pellets, grass, yard waste farm waste, and more. Because of this, biomass processing equipment is designed to handle specific processes, including vibratory screening, density separation, metering, or material drying. When the right biomass equipment is chosen, processes can be completed thoroughly and efficiently, cutting down […]

Aluminum is one of the most commonly recycled metals in the country. It’s also 100% recyclable: it doesn’t lose any integrity or quality in the process. An incredible 75% of all aluminum that has ever been produced is still in use today. Before an aluminum can is recycled for reuse, it goes through a long […]

Buying capital equipment can be a large investment. In order to increase your return on this investment, it is imperative to monitor your equipment to keep it in the best shape possible. With consistent monitoring, equipment errors can be spotted quickly, reducing downtime, disruptions, and maintenance costs. Creating a monitoring system including a schedule, monitoring […]

As a waste processing or recycling facility, most decisions come down to cost and efficiency. Are your technicians, equipment, and operations providing the best results at the lowest cost? This all boils down to how to totally process multiple materials — from collection to final transport — in the fastest possible manner. To do so, […]

By the late 1930s, the United States was consuming half of the world’s supply of natural rubber. The arrival of World War II led to a natural rubber shortage, which then sparked a shift to create a synthetic substitute. Currently, 70% of rubber used in manufacturing processes is synthetic — a descendant of this original […]

Casting is a process with many interlacing systems and parts: production, material reclamation, packaging, and so on. There are many moments during these processes in which castings can get damaged. But casting damage can easily be prevented by using the right sand casting equipment, and by having the correct safety and maintenance strategies in place. […]

Commercial vibratory equipment is used to handle all kinds of products including automotive parts and building materials as well as for resource separation, mining recovery and much more. But before vibratory equipment became recognized, many processes took much longer and had to be done manually. Let’s first look at vibratory equipment in the metal casting […]

Creating cardboard from trees creates sulfur dioxide emissions while recycling cardboard after it has been used can cut those emissions in half. Below we will discuss the typical cardboard life cycle. How is it made, recycled, and repurposed for reuse? Creating Cardboard From Raw Materials To understand how cardboard is made, take a look at […]

At General Kinematics, we strive to provide valuable resources to all of our customers. As we enter 2019, we will continue to do so and build upon our current library of resources and information. But we know our library can be slightly overwhelming, which is why we’re sharing our top GK posts of all time […]

When it comes to curbside recycling, there are three types of people: those who recycle; those who don’t recycle, and those who recycle correctly. The growth of commingled (single-stream) recycling—where all recyclable products are placed in a single container for curbside pickup—has dramatically increased the rate of recycling by as much as 50 percent in […]