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Creating cardboard from trees creates sulfur dioxide emissions while recycling cardboard after it has been used can cut those emissions in half. Below we will discuss the typical cardboard life cycle. How is it made, recycled, and repurposed for reuse? Creating Cardboard From Raw Materials To understand how cardboard is made, take a look at […]

  At General Kinematics we believe that Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math are vital subjects to teach future generations. Over the years, General Kinematics employees have been involved in many different programs to teach and promote these fields through local school activities, clubs, and community involvement events. 2018 has been a whirlwind of these events and […]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at GK. Thank you to all of our customers for another wonderful year. Wishing you success and joy in 2019!    

When it comes to curbside recycling, there are three types of people: those who recycle; those who don’t recycle, and those who recycle correctly. The growth of commingled (single-stream) recycling—where all recyclable products are placed in a single container for curbside pickup—has dramatically increased the rate of recycling by as much as 50 percent in […]

When it comes to choosing the optimal drum technology for your foundry, there are two basic options available: vibratory drums and rotary drums. Both technologies offer advantages in certain applications, so what factors should you consider in determining the best solution for your process?     Vibratory Drums   Vibratory drums come in two varieties: […]

Solid materials handling is an important part of many industrial processes. However, if not properly managed, solids handling operations can quickly become system bottlenecks that significantly reduce process efficiency and system throughput. This article highlights some critical issues regarding the flow of solid materials as well as an overview of some material flow systems. Material […]

  General Kinematics’ Vibratory Process Equipment is engineered for specific material and process objectives. A review of the process objectives with the end user enables GK Engineers to identify the most appropriate Vibratory Technology for the process. Product feed temperatures, moisture content, drying and cooling rates, temperature sensitivity, as well as particle size and shape […]

The end of November marked General Kinematics attendance at baumaChina. Bauma is recognized as being the center stage for high-profile innovative technology. The event in China took place November 27th through 30th this year. GK along with GK representative CIBA, presented the STM-SCREEN™ Two-Mass Vibratory Screen, a popular unit in the Chinese Mining Market. The […]

We all know crystalline silica, a mineral that is commonly found in construction materials like concrete and mortar, is commonly associated with a wide variety of work-related health issues, such as silicosis (i.e., lung fibrosis explicitly caused by the inhalation of silica dust), chronic renal disease, lung cancer, pulmonary tuberculosis, and other diseases of the […]

    How time has flown by! 2019 marks General Kinematics’ fourteenth year in the rotary drum business, and I thought it would be fun to reflect on how we got here and what has changed in the time passed. Where We Began   General Kinematics has been involved in the foundry industry since we […]