Recycling Case Studies

Challenge A new prospect in Ohio came to General Kinematics seeking assistance in the development and installation of a new C&D Sorting System. This process took over two years working through several iterations of system designs and layouts to finally come to the solution that was put into place. Approach With an incoming flow of […]

  Challenge A successful North American scrap metal recycling company decided to research upgrading their facility. Operating a fully integrated facility, they purchase a wide range of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap from a variety of sources ranging from manufacturers & industrial producers to demolition contractors. Products they recycle range from scrap vehicles, appliances, demolition scrap, copper […]

    Challenge Trommel systems are sold as a turn-key solution and are portable. They are reasonably priced and most components are already made so lead time is very quick. However, there are many issues with blinding, or material not screening properly, that are often associated with trommels. Approach GK was asked by a customer […]

Challenge During the recent down turn in available C&D Material, a Midwest recycler was looking for other types of material that could be processed through his facility. Like most facilities, he already ran loads of Industrial and Commercial Waste, but still had excess capacity.   Approach The General Kinematics’ FINGER-SCREEN™ vibrating motion spreads material evenly […]

Challenge A Midwest aluminum recycling company needed a new charge feeder to load the aluminum furnace.  Their existing unit by another manufacturer could only handle light duty materials and was not holding up to the requirements of the customer, causing them to have to replace the unit approximately every five years.   Approach The General […]

Challenge Power Transmission Company required a method to transfer varying sizes of magnesium scrap to a crusher.  The maximum load height of the machine could not exceed 8’-6” and the load-in area needed to accommodate a 6’-0” wide bucket with a 1 yd3 capacity.  When the crusher was full, the conveyor would be shut off […]

Challenge In auto shredding facilities, scrap material comes in all shapes and sizes. One main component that tends to be a costly maintenance issue are Pokers – 18”+ long cylindrical metal pieces. Pokers can cause downtime, added maintenance costs and material handling issues. Bridging in storage piles or silos, jamming at 90 degree transitions, damaging […]

Challenge: This summer presented a different kind of project for General Kinematics. One of our customers was having issues with an existing Trench Conveyor – that was a competitor’s machine. The 360′ long Conveyor featured one drive at the feed-end and was located in a trench that handles aluminum die cast scrap. The customer was […]

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. In order to meet plant capacity, a large volume of ASR would have to be staged, conveyed, and then metered at the appropriate rate to […]

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 unwanted heavy material (Rocks). Because this testing indicated that only a small amount of rock was present and some other type of classifier was proposed […]