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For Immediate Release General Kinematics                                                                                Marketing Dept.: (815) 444-3521 marketing@generalkinematics.com   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: General Kinematics Designated as System Integrator for Fonderie Mora Gavardo, part of the Camozzi Group       Fonderie Mora Gavardo, a prestigious aluminum and iron metalcasting facility in Italy needed to acquire a new foundry system. Previous experience working with General […]

Coal Mine Installation  The Scenario:   To handle upcoming high ash seams and to recycle coking coal tailings to produce a thermal product, the mine had a need for an increased throughput over a rejects screen, with bed densities down to 1.3 (or circa 1.1 in practice). The existing screen was a lightweight 10-year-old brute […]

Copper Installation- Deep Dive into Efficiency                                                                                                                  The Scenario: Using the current footprint, the customer wanted to replace an existing screen in a Sag Mill copper installation with a General Kinematics STM-SCREEN™. The SAG discharge screen experienced surges of material (25%-40% solids) from the SAG mill, which overloaded their existing screen. During these frequent overload […]

Copper Installation-  A Deep Dive into Reliability                                                                                                                  The Scenario: Using the current footprint, the customer wanted to replace an existing screen in a Sag Mill copper installation with a General Kinematics STM-SCREEN™. To avoid unplanned downtime, the operations team swapped out their existing screen 4 times per year. The costs incurred due to the […]

Celebrating 60 years in business, General Kinematics announces their status as full-time system integrators. Check out the full article here:                       Read the article   Looking for a turn-key recycling system? Check out GK Systems. Have a question? Ask the experts!

The General Kinematics STM-SCREEN™ Two-Mass Vibratory Screen is changing screening at Copper Mountain Mine. Watch this video to hear how the new screen is improving performance and lowering maintenance costs:  Want to learn more about the STM-SCREEN™? Check out photos, videos, and case studies here!

    Heading into a new year and a new decade, we would like to take this opportunity to look back at some of the highlights. Take a look at the most popular GK blog posts of the 2010s: 1.) The Different Types of Plastics and How They are Recycled This breakdown of commonly used […]

At General Kinematics, we know downtime can be scary – especially if you haven’t prepared for it. Most facility and operations managers think they’ll catch a problem in time, but for thousands of facilities, the frightening reality is they don’t.

When it comes to your vibratory equipment, maintenance and high-quality parts are critical.  That’s why we’re talking about the importance of rocker legs and slats, as well as how to properly maintain them to get the most out of your vibratory equipment.   Rocker legs  Rocker legs, also called stabilizers, eliminate vertical and horizontal deflection […]

We’ve talked before about the importance of monitoring equipment for safety and improved productivity, but how can you set up your systems and equipment in a way that makes this level of monitoring easy? And how does the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) play into your decisions and monitoring processes?  Technological Improvements in Monitoring With […]