Equipment Report

RRT Design & Construction has opened a new branch office in New Windsor, N.Y. The new branch is well-suited to serve the upstate New York market, the company says. “The new branch office illustrates our commitment to client satisfaction, as we can now better serve our upstate New York clients,” says Nathiel Egosi, president, RRT.

New vice president Ernie Ruckert is based in the new office and is managing engineering and consulting projects.

ERIEZ EXPANDS SERVICE

Eriez Magnetics, Erie, Pa., has added 10 new items to its line of next day shipment products, bringing the number of items available to 57. Two light-duty vibrators with 15 and 20 cubic foot capacities, two feeders rated at 7 and 80 tons per hour, and a NEMA 12 control used to vary feed rates are available. The SafeHold® permanent lift magnet is also available.

“This program has become a vital service to many of our customers,” says Charlie Ingram, national sales manager of Eriez Magnetics. “By guaranteeing a product will ship next day, our customers can make decisions necessary to keep their plant or line operational.”

Erin Systems Features Machines at Waste Expo

Erin Systems, Portland, Maine, has introduced two new machines and will be exhibiting them at Waste Expo 2001, Chicago. These machines are the Starscreener and Fingerscreener. Erin’s newest addition to the Starscreener range, the Starscreener 350, is capable of screening more than 350 yards per hour of material.

The Erin Fingerscreener 165 is Erin’s extreme mobile screener and the company says it is designed to reclaim all the saleable material. The unit is available on wheels or tracks.

HARRIS MODIFIES LOGO

Harris Waste Management Group, Peachtree City, Ga., has introduced an update of the company’s 111-year old logo. The redesign will coincide with the 2001 Waste Expo show and ISRI conventions. The changes will be fully implemented by the end of 2001.

“We believe it is important to redefine ourselves within the industry to reflect our leadership position,” says Edd Berkoben, president of Harris.

The new image is being integrated into all Harris internal and external communications as well as advertising.

NORTRAX TO MOVE OFFICE

Nortrax Inc. is relocating its corporate office from Minneapolis to Moline, Ill., with the move expected to be completed by June. The company was formed through a joint venture with John Deere Construction Equipment Co. and CSFB Private Equity to consolidate, develop and manage Deere’s construction equipment dealers.

The relocation will affect 30 of the company’s 800 employees. Jim Earnshaw, former director of retail channel development for Deere, has been named CEO of Nortrax.

LINDEMANN AMERICAN BALER MAKES TRIO OF SALES

Lindemann American Baler sold three balers during the last week of January. Managing director Tony Humphreys says the company is pleased with the sales. “Coming just under a year since the merger with American Baler Co., this news shows how customers have confidence in Lindemann the company and our machinery.

The first order was from Rose Waste Systems of California, with an order for a Bigro 100. The baler was scheduled to be shipped to their customer, Western Pacific Pulp & Paper at the end of February.

The second order was also for a Bigro 100 and will be delivered and installed at L. Capstick Waste Reclamation Services, Morecambe, U.K.

The third sale was for a Bigro 1020, which was taken back in part-exchange and will be refurbished in Telford works, and will then be shipped to Germany.

BOBCAT HITS 500,000

Bobcat Co. has built its 500,000th Bobcat skid-steer loader at its Gwinner, N.D., plant. This represents more skid-steers than all other brands combined, the company says. “We are excited at their tremendous growth and acceptance, and proud to have played a leading role in the development of the skid-steer loader industry,” says Chuck Hoge, president and CEO of Bobcat.

Hoge attributes much of the growth in the skid-steer industry to the contribution of attachments, making the units more versatile.

21ST CENTURY PROGRAMMING

21st Century Programming, Long Beach, Calif., has released new software, The Recycling Operations Manager (ROM), custom software for the waste and recycling industries. ROM uses touchscreen technology and bar code-based inventory management. Features also include touch screen interfaces for yard employees, purchase and sales order positions and pricing schemes, among others. More than 150 customizable reports can be downloaded to Excel. The company says the software is easy to use and designed to increase productivity and help eliminate math errors and duplicate entries.