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Mining has progressed from near-primitive ways to a highly advanced, technology-based approach that has allowed us to exponentially increase nickel production. Compact mining equipment that’s cost-effective and stands up to the test of time has positively impacted mining efficiency and production. One of the many benefits of this progress is the reduction of waste and […]

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A Midwest recycling center had placed an air-knife unit to remove paper from their mixed broken glass, but found that many items contained in the end product still contained contaminations such as plastic caps, aluminum cans, and plastics. This company came to General Kinematics to look for an air-knife solution to provide a cleaner glass stream.

After a robust 2016 and 2017, the international iron ore prices have settled thanks to a steady demand for iron ore from China. A decrease in Chinese iron ore extraction and an increase in the need for iron ore within China’s borders have created something of a boom market for iron ore that looks to […]

When you drive through steep valleys—like the canyon carved by the Big Thompson River outside of Estes Park or the San Miguel River that pours northwest out of Telluride, CO—you may wonder how homes came to be built on such precarious slopes. In truth, the process of building goes beyond the eye-catching architecture or yard […]

The world’s first Ferris wheel was originally built for the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair just to outdo a previous fair’s Eiffel Tower, but it ended up leaving behind a legacy. The idea for the Great Wheel came from 32-year-old engineer George Washington Gale Ferris.   Once Ferris was armed with a hard-to-come-by $600,000 to fund […]

It is no secret that the U.S. generates more waste than any other country per capita. The average American produces 4.4 pounds of trash every single day and as a nation of nearly 325 million people, the U.S. produces more than 700,000 tons of garbage daily — enough to fill around 60,000 garbage trucks. It’s […]