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U.S. Shredder expands capacity.


The U.S. Shredder and Castings Group has announced that in conjunction with its manufacturing partner U.S. Conveyor it will be expanding its capacity at its Mackinaw, Ill., plant.

The expansion will be the facility's third in the last three years.

The company is also adding 10 new welding welding, process for joining separate pieces of metal in a continuous metallic bond. Cold-pressure welding is accomplished by the application of high pressure at room temperature; forge welding (forging) is done by means of hammering, with the addition of heat.  fabricators and two additional design engineers.

Production, testing and painting areas will be expanded to include installation of three 10-ton overhead cranes An overhead crane is a type of crane where the hook-and-line mechanism runs along a horizontal beam that runs along two widely separated rails. Often it is in a long factory building and runs along rails along the building's two long walls. . Along with the building expansion of 225 feet, 3.5 adjoining acres were purchased for improved traffic flow and equipment storage, company president Bill Tigner reports.

The company offers complete scrap shredding shred  
n.
1. A long irregular strip that is cut or torn off.

2. A small amount; a particle: not a shred of evidence.

tr.v.
 systems, Moros scrap shears, balers and loggers as well shredder castings, service and consulting to the North and Central American Central America

A region of southern North America extending from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to South America by the Isthmus of Panama.
 scrap industry.
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Title Annotation:EQUIPMENT REPORT
Publication:Recycling Today
Date:Jun 1, 2007
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