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The growth of the electric vehicle market is not only beginning to have a noticeable impact on the automobile industry but the metals market as well. In fact, one of the most affected may be the recycling industry. As of December 2017, cumulative sales of highway-legal plug-in electric vehicles in the U.S. totaled 764,666, representing […]

For Immediate Release General Kinematics                                                                                Marketing Dept.: (815) 444-3594 marketing@generalkinematics.com   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: General Kinematics Launches New Website   General Kinematics announced today the launch of a newly designed website: www.generalkinematics.com. Customer experience is our main priority, and we are pleased to present the world with the latest GK news and information. “Our […]

Over the last few weeks, I have been involved in quite a few meetings with our sales and engineering teams responding to customer requests to help repair machines they bought from competing vibratory suppliers. Many of these machines have only been installed one to three years, and are experiencing catastrophic failures that are creating excessive […]

For Immediate Release General Kinematics                                                                                Marketing Dept.: (815) 444-3594 marketing@generalkinematics.com     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Appointment of Latin American Territory Manager for Mining   Robert Alfonso joined the General Kinematics team in early March as Territory Sales Manager for Latin America. A fluent Spanish speaker, Robert has spent many years living in Peru and […]

For Immediate Release General Kinematics                                                                                Marketing Dept.: (815) 444-3594 marketing@generalkinematics.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Exclusive distribution deal […]

When many people think about “vibratory equipment”, their expectations are that the machine will be loud. In fact, one of the most frequent remarks we hear from customers visiting the GK production facility is how quiet the machines are. Our Vibratory conveyors and process equipment typically vibrate at between 5 Hz and 15 Hz while […]

Working in a foundry 100 years ago was hard work. Noise, chemicals, poor lighting, high temperatures, and molten metal at close to 3000° F were just some of the dangers inherent in foundry work. Fast-forward to 2018, and like most industrial jobs, much of the danger in foundry-work has been mitigated by mechanization, safety clothing […]

An impressive group of innovative minds collaborated in Minneapolis last week. Thousands of mining industry professionals, as well as hundreds of leading companies, joined together to share ideas and innovations through technical sessions and exhibitions.

Director of Foundry Market, Claude Hutchens gives an inside look at his experience working with foundries to create advanced solutions. With nearly 30 years at GK under his belt, Claude has a unique perspective on the Foundry equipment and technology. Check out what he has to say!  

On Monday, February 11-13, General Kinematics attended C&D World Exhibition and Conference, a gathering of C&D recyclers from around the country who attended the event to learn about up and coming trends and technology in the industry. Debuted in the GK booth was General Kinematics’ new equipment monitoring line BARRIER™: featuring the new APEX™ and VERTEX™ units.