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General Kinematics Corporation, incorporated in 1960, was established
to market, design, and custom fabricate innovative vibratory materials handling
and processing equipment.
From a very modest beginning, using sub-contractor facilities, the company
presently operates from an office and engineering center in Barrington,
Illinois. Manufacturing is done in a modern 200,000 square foot facility,
expressly arranged for the efficient, high quality construction of innovative
vibratory equipment, located in nearby Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Today, the company is one of the world's largest suppliers of vibratory
processing equipment, holding more than 200 worldwide patents, and is
acknowledged as a major contributor to the technical advancement of vibrating
equipment design and application.
An expanding worldwide customer base is serviced through a network of
engineering oriented independent sales representatives who cover industrial
markets throughout the United States. International markets are covered from a
subsidiary operation in the United Kingdom and through a combination of
representatives and licensed manufacturers in other strategic foreign locations.
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS
The company provides a full range of customizing vibrating materials
handling and processing equipment including feeders, conveyors, screeners, fluid
bed heat transfer units, vibrating drums, high frequency shakeouts and
specialized recycling equipment.
PRIMARY MARKETS
All industries requiring the movement and processing of bulk materials
represent established markets for the company's products. These include the
foundry, coal handling, power plant, wood, pulp, and paper, glass, chemical, and
food industries. Recent emphasis on recycling has provided new markets involving
the handling of mass burn ash, material separation and classification at MSW and
MRF facilities, and the processing of construction and demolition waste.
FUTURE SOLUTIONS
As new process and efficiency challenges emerge, General Kinematics is uniquely
qualified to address these needs with advanced technology, innovative
engineering, new materials and manufacturing techniques... The result: improved
customer productivity and profitability to meet the most stringent environmental
requirements.
Products
Fluidized Bed Processors
Ideal for a wide range of bulk solids and powder applications, General
Kinematics fluidized bed processors are uniquely flexible for a wide range
of processing needs. Multi-functional capabilities include drying,
heating, cooling, and a wide range of coating granular or powder materials
-- all in single unit.
 | Precision drilled, profile wire, exclusive T-P, and "Fine Hole
Sheet" distributor decks available to best meet your process
parameters.
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| Stainless steel, nickel alloy, and carbon steel construction
available.
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| Optional drives with instantaneous adjustable stroke and angle of
throw for special application requirements.
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| Adjustable weir assemblies for variable fluidized bed depth.
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| TENV and TEFC motor construction.
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| Soft vibration isolation springs facilitate above grade
installations.
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| Complete supply and exhaust air auxiliary packages for single source
installations.
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| Extensive laboratory testing facilities confirm process performance
before purchase.
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| Field test units available on request. |
Dryer Application Data Sheet
Fluid Bed Coating Feature
With the advent of the additive coating spray feature, our fluidized bed
processors can provide superior dispersion of additives for chemicals,
polymers, foods and other process industries. Surface coverage is
excellent for a broad range of grandular solid and powder materials.
| Superior dispersion for a wide range of additives.
| Ideal for difficult applications with broad particle size
distribution.
| Coating normally includes drying or cooling. |
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Vibra-Drum(R) Vibratory Grinding Mills
In addition to mining ores and concentrates, our Vibra-Drum grinding
mills are proven in dozens of applications in the chemical, food
ingredient and pharmaceutical industries. Processors are achieving
impressive energy savings (35-50%), thanks to a unique rotational material
motion that is more efficient than conventional ball or rotary mills.
| High reduction ratios with grinding throughput to 10 tons per unit
for fine grinds for 8- mesh to low micron sizes
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| Uniform particle shape due to high frequency, low impact design that
produces high material attrition.
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| Low capital investment when compared to rotating mills with equal
chamber size and media loads.
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| Reduced installation cost -- balanced, isolated units do not require
massive concrete foundations.
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| Less maintenance cost -- no costly drive reducers or mill support
bearing to replace.
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| Extensive laboratory testing capabilities assure that performance
will exceed your expectations.
Exceptional grinding performance and energy saving are the result of
natural frequency design. A sub-resonant two mass drive and spring
system alternately stores and releases grinding power. Once in motion,
energy is only needed to move the grinding media as a fluid mass, and
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Vibrating Spiral Conveyors
General Kinematics Spiral Conveyors provide extended residence time
for both direct gas contact and indirect applications requiring drying,
heating, and/or cooling. They conserve valuable production floor space
while maintaining a conditioned environment for special process needs.
| Exclusive Variable Force (VF) counterweight control delivers smooth,
infinitely variable residence time for optimum process control.
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| Automatic compensation for material build-up on flights to maintain
the desired stroke and flow rate.
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| Helical trough and other custom designs meet residency time
requirements.
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| Stainless steel, high nickel alloy, and carbon steel construction
available, with polished finish or special high release coatings to
suit process requirements.
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| Jacketed troughs for heat transfer fluids
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| Custom-engineered enclosures are available to control leakage of
fines or dusty materials.
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| Low frequency vibration isolation springs minimize dynamic reaction
to supporting floor or mezzanine, facilitate above grade installation.
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| Low horsepower drives with standard TEFC mill & chemical duty
motors, class I & II available.
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| Complete supply and exhaust air auxiliary packages available from a
single source. |
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S-Series Feeder
General Kinematics’ new S-Series transfer feeders are ideal for
handling a wide range of light duty free-flowing products, including
foods, ingredients and chemicals.
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Transfer Conveyors
Light duty vibrating conveyors are ideal for moving a wide range of
free-flowing materials in food and chemical processing.
| Economical, low HP motorized drive -- CL I and CL II available
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| Easy-to-clean FRP leaf springs
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| 304 or 316 stainless steel troughs -- covers available
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| Quiet, isolated base with coil springs for low dynamic reaction
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| Standard designs are easily customized to meet your application
requirements |
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Two-Way Conveying Units
General Kinematics exclusive natural frequency drives make these
versatile two-way conveying units ideal for multi-destination
applications, including standby capacity
| 304 or 306 stainless steel trough with cover available
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| Simple, low HP coil reactor spring drive suspended from vertical FRP
leaf springs
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| Quiet, isolated base with coil springs for low dynamic reaction
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| Standard design is easily customized to meet your application
requirements |
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Indirect Heating and Cooling Conveyors
Totally enclosed vibratory conveyors are designed for efficient
process heating or cooling of granular solids and powders in a sealed,
controlled environment.
| Integral heat transfer trough for heating or cooling medium.
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| Trough inlet design uniformly distributes material flow.
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| Stainless steel, high nickel alloy, and carbon steel construction
available to meet product requirements.
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| Patented Variable Frequency (VF) and stroke drives permit on-the-fly
process adjustment.
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| Conveyor construction available with dynamic counterbalance and/or
vibration isolation for above grade installation. |
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Hula-Hopper Vibratory Activator/Feeder
Our versatile 3-in-one activator/ feeder The versatile Hula-Hopper
functions as three products in one compact unit. Designed for efficient
hopper or silo unloading, this unique vibratory equipment concept combines
material activation, variable flow rate control and positive shut off --
all in one dependable, cost-efficient unit.
| Two-mass vibratory drive uses less energy, produces less wear
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| Variable Force (VF) drive provides infinitely adjustable flow
control from zero to maximum TPH.
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| Horizontal orbital action prevents head load compaction, reduces
power requirements.
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| Low headroom design reduces installation cost, increases material
storage capacity.
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| Unique hopper and dome design assures material discharge in original
particle size distribution.
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| Positive flow shut off eliminates the need for gate valves or other
flow control devices. |
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Omni-Screener
General Kinematics vibratory Omni-Screener produces superior control
and classifying results in bulk material processing applications. Heres
why:
| Sprial flow of product from central infeed point develops extended
residence time for near-size particles.
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| Simple, self-contained, motorized drive with variable vibration
amplitude and adjustable angle of attack permits rapid adjustments to
achieve optimum screening efficiency.
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| Medium to high frequency designs are available with single or
multiple seperating decks.
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| Self-metering infeed available with manual or auto-remote control.
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| Square-shaped screen permits rapid replacement and simple tensioning
procedure.
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| Unit is supported on vibration isolation springs making itsuitable
for above-grade installation.
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| Low headroom construction can be totally enclosed where required
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| Available in carbon steel and food grade construction. |
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De-Stoner
Exclusive products like our De-Stoner/Classifier have the ability to
perform multiple processing functions during conveying. This includes
screening; classifying, sorting and aligning. Vibratory feeders are also
ideal for tight radius turning while material is on the move.
Typical Applications Include
| Conveying and feeding to chippers and hog feeders
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| Sorting of recycled wood or C/D (Construction/Demolition) waste
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| Fines Screening from OSB (Oriented Strand Board) wafer and
particleboard
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| Hog Fuel clean up and processing via the removal of stones,
metallics and other contaminants
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| Efficient handling of mill refuse |
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Finger Screen
General Kinematics Finger Screens are designed to perform more
efficiently with recycled wood or paper than perforated or wire mesh
screens. Their unique design enables materially to be efficiently
separated and classified while cascading over a series of tapered
"finger" elements.
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Fines Screens
The company also custom-engineers a wide range of vibratory screens to
remove sawdust and grit (-4mm) at rates to 40 TPH. Designed to be fast and
efficient, these 1000 RPM screens feature heavy duty wire mesh that is
tensioned to maintain a "live" deck.
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