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Case Study: Zinc Recovery System
Challenge A Midwest zinc company had utilized a General Kinematics VM-120 VIBRA-MILL® with great success for a number of years as an off-line process for reclaiming zinc dross. But as […]
October 8th, 2013 | 2 min Read
GK’s VIBRA-DRUM® solves Oil City’s...
Challenge Oil City Iron Works, Inc. is a Texas based foundry specializing in gray iron casting, ductile iron casting, iron machining, ni-resist casting, and heat treatment. They currently have two […]
March 20th, 2012 | 2 min Read
Canadian foundry upgrades rotary media...
Challenge A Canadian metal casting facility had an existing rotary media drum that was due for replacement. They were looking to upgrade from their old style rotary drum to a […]
February 24th, 2012 | 2 min Read
Upgrade from Variable Angle to...
Challenge A Southern US foundry currently pours heavy cast parts for the construction equipment industry, with individual casting weights up to 1200 lbs. Their existing shakeout process included a non-GK […]
February 24th, 2012 | 2 min Read
Built to last.
In operation since the mid 1960’s, this General Kinematics vibratory conveyor is still running strong, even after being subjected to foundry operations for over 40 years. Checking out the operation […]
February 22nd, 2012 | < 1
Case Study: Sand Reclamation with...
Challenge: Eck Industries, Inc. is a privately-owned family business with over 62 years of experience in the aluminum foundry industry. As an ISO 9001 and ITAR certified company, Eck is […]
August 12th, 2011 | 2 min Read