General Kinematics Corp.The Company A focus on innovation--Founded in 1960 by Albert Musschoot, General Kinematics kinematics: see dynamics. kinematics Branch of physics concerned with the geometrically possible motion of a body or system of bodies, without consideration of the forces involved. Corp. has developed into one of the industry's premier manufacturers of vibrating vibrating, v using quivering hand motions made across the client's body for therapeutic purposes. processing equipment. Basic to the company's success has been the development of a highly skilled and dedicated management and engineering group, with specialized knowledge of vibratory vibratory /vi·bra·to·ry/ (vi´brah-tor?e) vibrating or causing vibration. vibratory vibrating or causing vibration; vibritile. equipment potentials and a uniform commitment to improving product engineering, system concepts and customer productivity. As a result, General Kinematics today holds nearly 200 patents on vibratory equipment design and application, and has produced and installed almost 30,000 units for industrial users around the world. Even more important, General Kinematics has been instrumental in bringing the unique advantages of vibratory equipment to an expanding range of manufacturing, material handling and processing applications. Ideas in motion--Utilizing the principle of natural frequency vibration applied to equipment ranging from feeders and conveyors to shakeouts and other specialized foundry units, the benefits of reliability and energy savings have contributed to improved cost efficiency and greater production for the modern foundry operation. The capability of General Kinematics designs to afford almost unlimited control, precision and operating flexibility has encouraged an even wider application of vibratory equipment to the foundry operation. New demands for casting and sand cooling, moisture addition or removal, sand reclaiming, grinding and milling, mold compaction, shakeout Shakeout A situation in which many investors exit their positions, often at a loss, because of uncertainty or recent bad news circulating around a particular security or industry. Notes: During the dotcom boom and bust, numerous shakeouts occurred. and conveying have been answered in scores of innovative systems conceived and engineered by General Kinematics. By addressing emerging foundry challenges with advanced technology, newer materials and innovative engineering, General Kinematics has helped customers achieve higher levels of casting quality and profitability, while also meeting new stringent environmental and process requirements. Structured for growth--General Kinematics operations are centered in a modern 20,000-sq-ft engineering and office center located in Barrington, Illinois Barrington is a village in Cook County, Illinois and Lake County, Illinois. The population was 10,168 at the 2000 census. Barrington is part of the greater Chicago metropolitan area. , a Chicago suburb. In nearby Crystal Lake, the large General Kinematics manufacturing plant is specifically designed and equipped for the construction of vibratory units. Undergoing its third expansion phase, the building provides nearly 200,000 sq ft of specialized manufacturing, testing and shipping area. On a global basis, General Kinematics has been active in international business for the last quarter century, serving an expanded customer base from licensed sales and manufacturing facilities in Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Sweden and the U.K. General Kinematics sales and engineering personnel operate from both the headquarters location and from strategically located sales offices in this country and overseas. Capabilities General Kinematics engineering milestones: * Casting accumulating cooling conveyors capable of handling a continuous flow of hot castings, with intermittent operation to provide extended cooling times (Law) such a lapse of time as ought, taking all the circumstances of the case in view, to produce a subsiding of passion previously provoked. - Wharton. See also: Cooling . * Multiaction compaction tables with automatic feedback control. * Two-mass high-frequency shakeouts and core knockout machines. * Circular, curved path and racetrack conveyors for space-saving or sorting operations. * Two mass, subresonant, natural frequency vibrating drum for wet or dry grinding and size reduction. * V-Trough vibratory conveyors for steep inclines. * Automatic moisture addition for return sand conditioning. * Two-mass, multifunction vibrating drum that homogenizes sand moisture while scrubbing casting services. * Vibra-Belt conveyor Conveyor A horizontal, inclined, declined, or vertical machine for moving or transporting bulk materials, packages, or objects in a path predetermined by the design of the device and having points of loading and discharge fixed or selective. to minimize buildup build·up also build-up n. 1. The act or process of amassing or increasing: a military buildup; a buildup of tension during the strike. 2. of spill sand or other sticky materials. * Single eccentric drive assembly capable of operating a series of multiple units linked together. * Enhanced dynamic balancing system that automatically responds to material loading. * Vibrating feeders with VF counterweight coun·ter·weight n. 1. A weight used as a counterbalance. 2. A force or influence equally counteracting another. coun control to provide full linear feed rate control without changing drive frequency. * Noise reduction designs utilizing laminated laminated /lam·i·nat·ed/ (-nat?ed) having, composed of, or arranged in layers or laminae. laminated made up of laminae or thin layers. trough construction. * Shuffle-type conveying with minimum vertical acceleration to convey bare castings without noise. Headquarters 777 Lake Zurich For the lake and village in the U.S., see . Lake Zurich (Alemannic: Zürisee; German: Zürichsee) is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the town of Zürich. It is also known as Lake Zürich and Lake of Zürich. Rd. Barrington, Illinois 60011 708/381-2240 |
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