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      Mercer Group International in Trenton, New Jersey had a problem. The material they had been processing was unique consisting of large wooden boards, plastic bags, and long plastic ribbons. This mix of material had been causing problems for their primary screen. The screen would jam every hour causing a 15-minute shutdown in […]

Challenge A C&D recycler started in the recycling business a number of years ago. The customer went out and purchased a used portable screen and pick belt to make a small recovery system. Once they started sorting the customer discovered that he was going to need a much larger system than the used one he […]

Challenge A northern Midwest recycling company needed to improve their initial screening at their transfer station. The unit they had in service was proving very costly in spare parts and down time, and the efficiency of the screening was low. The end user at the landfill also had complaints that too much large material was […]

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 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 […]

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A regional U.S. recycler required a more efficient processing solution for separation of construction and demolition waste. Their existing system could not meet the throughput or reliability demands of the incoming C&D waste stream.