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Recycling, as a whole, is a pretty hot topic in the United States. Due to the ongoing ripple effect generated by China’s National Sword Initiative, many are asking the question: is recycling worth it? From what we hear in talking to our customers who are closely tied to the industry the answer is a resounding […]

In late June 2019, General Kinematics will be attending GIFA 2019, the International Foundry Trade Fair and Technical Forum in Düsseldorf, Germany. With our international presence and a commitment to the highest quality foundry manufacturing, we’re looking forward to rubbing shoulders with some of the best in the industry. We’ll also be bringing along two […]

Since civilization began, people have used mining techniques to access minerals in the surface of the Earth. Discoveries have shown that flint pebbles were extracted from deposits in France and Britain as far back as the New Stone Age. Ancient Egyptians mined copper as far back as 3000 BCE. In the earliest days, mining was […]

For Immediate Release General Kinematics                                                                                Marketing Dept.: (815) 444-3521 marketing@generalkinematics.com     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GENERAL KINEMATICS ATTENDS CASTEXPO 2019     Opening the doors on April 27th, CastExpo 2019 brought some the greatest minds of the foundry and metalcasting industry to Atlanta, Georgia. Front and center for the duration of the show was […]

Every day, 6,300 people die as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases. That’s more than 2.3 million deaths per year. Since 2003, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has celebrated World Safety Day on April 28. World Safety Day helps raise awareness of occupational safety and health. Through worldwide events and activities on World […]

Municipal solid waste, or MSW, can be recovered and turned into biofuel. This process of turning garbage into fuel works twofold: it lessens the world’s dependence on fossil fuels and it keeps trash out of landfills. When MSW is burned rather than buried in landfills, the volume of waste is reduced by about 87%. In […]

For Immediate Release General Kinematics                                                                                Marketing Dept.: (815) 444-3521 marketing@generalkinematics.com     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GENERAL KINEMATICS ATTENDS ISRI 2019     Beginning April 8th in Los Angeles, California thousands of attendees and hundreds of exhibitors convened to discuss the latest innovations in scrap recycling technology at ISRI 2019.   Attending this year’s event, […]

What is Metal Casting? Metal casting is a modern process with ancient roots. In the metal casting process, metal shapes are formed by pouring liquid metal into a mold, where it is cooled and later extracted from the mold. Metal casting is arguably the earliest and most influential industrial process in history. It’s used to […]

CastExpo 2019 is quickly approaching! From April 27-30, the General Kinematics team will be at the CastExpo tradeshow in Atlanta, Georgia. It’s the largest North American expo for metalcasting suppliers, buyers, and metalcasters. CastExpo will have tech demos, full-scale exhibits, keynote speakers, thousands of attendees, and more. General Kinematics will be on site to meet […]

Construction and demolition (C&D) materials include debris generated during a renovation, demolition or construction of civil engineering structures. The EPA estimated that in 2015, nearly 550 million tons of C&D debris overall was generated in the United States alone — more than twice the amount of municipal solid waste generated that same year. Some of […]