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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: Custom Designed Conveyor...
Challenge A Southern US Steel Fabricator was in need of a low headroom conveyor to capture small scrap sections from their cutting tables. Existing hoppers and a short aisle for […]
October 17th, 2011 | 2 min Read
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
Case Study: Large Storage Feeder...
Challenge: A shredder operator had a need to re-feed Auto Shred Residue (ASR) back into their system for non-ferrous removal. The material is mostly fluff and light weight by nature. […]
August 12th, 2011 | 2 min Read
Case Study: De-Stoner for Cleaning...
Challenge: Prior to the installation of a wood preparation system ahead of a pelletizing unit, GKC conducted testing to show how the De-Stoner air classifier could be used to remove […]
August 12th, 2011 | 2 min Read