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If you regularly work with asphalt, you probably already know that it is the most recycled material in the United States. Most of the road you drive on is probably repurposed. In fact, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Highway Administration say that a whopping 90 million tons of asphalt pavement is […]

For Immediate Release General Kinematics Marketing Dept.: (815) 444-3521 marketing@generalkinematics.com   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: General Kinematics Celebrates 60 Years of Innovation  This September, General Kinematics honors its 60th anniversary. GK thanks its employees, customers, and community for their continued support! It is the culmination of talent from every GK employee that has led General Kinematics […]

I was a little more than 1 year old when General Kinematics opened their doors for the first time back in Sep 1960. Fast forward to 1983, my dad knew the founder, Al Musschoot, and introduced me to him after I graduated from college. Working for a global manufacturer of heavy processing equipment located in […]

For Immediate Release General Kinematics                                                                                Marketing Dept.: (815) 444-3521 marketing@generalkinematics.com   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: General Kinematics Designated as System Integrator for Fonderie Mora Gavardo, part of the Camozzi Group       Fonderie Mora Gavardo, a prestigious aluminum and iron metalcasting facility in Italy needed to acquire a new foundry system. Previous experience working with General […]

Coal Mine Installation  The Scenario:   To handle upcoming high ash seams and to recycle coking coal tailings to produce a thermal product, the mine had a need for an increased throughput over a rejects screen, with bed densities down to 1.3 (or circa 1.1 in practice). The existing screen was a lightweight 10-year-old brute […]

Copper Installation-  A Deep Dive into Reliability                                                                                                                  The Scenario: Using the current footprint, the customer wanted to replace an existing screen in a Sag Mill copper installation with a General Kinematics STM-SCREEN™. To avoid unplanned downtime, the operations team swapped out their existing screen 4 times per year. The costs incurred due to the […]

UPDATE 4/28/2020: General Kinematics Corporation is Open. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has extended the state’s “Stay at Home” through the end of May. While full details have not been released, what appears clear is we will continue to service our customers without delays. From the onset of this global pandemic, our employees have made it their priority […]

Today is April 21st, 2020, and I am supposed to be at the American Foundry Society Metalcasting Congress in Ohio. Unfortunately, I am sitting in our corporate headquarters alone, waiting for my next video meeting. It has been a challenging time for everybody in their own way. The personal life changes that we are adapting […]

As one of the leaders of vibratory process equipment, General Kinematics had a strong presence in both the aggregate and C&D Markets at this year’s CONEXPO/CONAGG Show. General Kinematics presented their new Aggregate Screen along with the Rod Deck Screen. Both attracted a steady flow of inquiries from interested potential aggregate and C&D customers.  GK’s aggregate […]

Celebrating 60 years in business, General Kinematics announces their status as full-time system integrators. Check out the full article here:                       Read the article   Looking for a turn-key recycling system? Check out GK Systems. Have a question? Ask the experts!