Case Studies

Problem or Potential Need: The transfer and spreading of non-ferrous auto shred residue (ASR) for better presentation to an Eddy Current Separator (ECS). Poor presentation results in ineffective separation of […]

Challenge A C&D recycler started in the recycling business a number of years ago. The customer went out and purchased a used portable screen and pick belt to make a […]

Challenge A customer recently contacted General Kinematics to explore alternatives to their water bath, wet tank arrangement that they were currently using to separate heavies from lights in an existing […]

Challenge A local machine assembly company has a critical media cleaning operation as part of their overall quality assurance program. Media must be returned to the supply bins at a […]

Challenge: A foundry had been utilizing a General Kinematics vibrating furnace charge feeder for a number of years. With repeated drops of heavy charge material, the trough of the unit […]

Challenge A corn derived sweetener manufacturer was experiencing an issue with some of their customers regarding flowa¬¬bility of their products. Some of the powdery material would not flow sufficiently well to enable the required dispersion in their customer’s food making machinery. The cause of poor flowability of their products was high fines content, producing a very sluggish product. They had attempted to separate the fines with their existing high frequency screens but were unsuccessful. As a result, their market share was in jeopardy. Additional machinery space for the two lines was limited, and they wanted to be able to bypass the elutriators when producing some products for other customers who were not experiencing flowability issues in their equipment.