A-Ward Attachments Celebrates Ground Beaking
Representatives from A-Ward Attachments, headquartered in New Zealand, held a groundbreaking ceremony in Savannah, Ga., to showcase the company’s first manufacturing operation in the United States. The new facility, to be operated by Savannah Global Inc., will be A-Ward Attachments’ first manufacturing facility in the Americas.
Savannah Global is an independent manufacturing company involved in the manufacturing of forestry attachments.
The ceremony in honor of the ground breaking was Nov. 20. Marcel Dunant, general manager of A-Ward Attachments Ltd., the Americas, notes that having a facility only two miles from the Savannah port ideally positions the company to get its products to customers more quickly.
Along with the manufacturing facility, the company also will have a parts center and warehouse near the Savannah Port.
Equipment to be manufactured at the site includes containers and container tilters, such as the 20/40 Combination Container Tilter, which Dunant says is the "world’s fastest exporter." The plant also will manufacture two models of A-Ward’s 20-foot tilters.
A-Ward’s new Savannah operation is located on 15 acres. Currently the facility employs 20 people, though that number is expected to increase as product demand grows.
Dunant adds that while the facility will serve markets throughout the world, the Americas are a key growth area for A-Ward Attachments.
SSI Crusher Takes on Quick Compacting Chores
SSI Compaction Systems, a division of SSI Shredding Systems Inc., Wilsonville, Ore., has introduced a new materials compression machine called "The Crusher."
"The Crusher is built for rapid loading and flexible solutions for scrap and recycling commodities generators, landfills, transfer stations, MRFs and industrial recycling operations," the company says.
The mobile compactor features a single cylinder that can process bulk-fed light scrap metals, white goods and other recyclable commodities.
Other features include:
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A capacity of up to 30 tons per hour;•
Offers remote operation and storage of compacted bales;•
Provides reduced baling, loading and cycle times;•
Requires a small staging area;•
Helps to maximize payloads; and•
Mitigates permitting issues associated with stationary equipment.More information is available at www.ssiworld.com.
Metso Corp. Seeks to Accelerate Growth with Restructuring
Metso Corp., based in Finland, has reorganized into three reporting segments at the start of 2009. The company also is upgrading its financial targets as well as initiating a study with Goldman Sachs as adviser to assess further value-enhancing opportunities, including structural options.
"Metso’s profitable growth strategy was launched in August 2005. Our progress has been strong, and we are reaching the financial targets set in October 2006, one year earlier than we estimated at the time," says Jorma Eloranta, president and CEO of Metso.
As of Jan. 1, 2009, Metso’s businesses have been reorganized into three reporting segments:
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Mining and construction technology, consisting of the current mining and construction businesses. Matti Kähkönen, current president of Metso Minerals, will head this segment;•
Energy and environment technology, consisting of the current Metso automation and the power and recycling businesses, with Metso automation’s current President Pasi Laine on lead; and•
Paper and fiber technology, consisting of the current paper and board, tissue and fiber businesses, will be headed by Bertel Langenskiöld, currently president of Metso Paper.More information about Metso Corp.’s 2008-2012 plans for these three segments can be found at www.metso.com.
Genesis Adds to Hydraulic Attachment Line
Genesis Attachments, Superior, Wis., has introduced what it describes as a more economical tool for processing concrete, the Genesis Demolition Recycler (GDR).
Designed for third-member use on machines in the 45,000-pound and larger class, the GDR delivers 115 tons of crushing force at the tip, a 32-inch jaw depth, a jaw opening of 35 inches and a 5.5-second (at 66 gallons per minute) cycle time.
The GDR also can be custom configured according to the end user’s specific needs, says Dan Raihala, Genesis’ design engineer. "This tool can be custom configured to meet customers’ needs from as few as five pulverizing teeth and 16-inch blades to as many as 19 pulverizing teeth and a 4-inch cutting blade," according to Raihala.
Wayne Engineering Completes Plant Expansion
Wayne Engineering, Cedar Falls, Iowa, a manufacturer of refuse bodies used in manual and automated collection of solid waste, has completed a 40,000-square-foot plant expansion.
The expansion also accommodates the addition of sister company Wayne Sweepers. Wayne Sweepers recently moved its entire operation to Wayne Engineering’s Cedar Falls, Iowa, facility where both firms will share engineering and manufacturing resources.
Both firms are divisions of Wayne Industrial Holdings and are under the management direction of Kevin Watje, president and CEO. According to Watje, each firm was experiencing steady growth in sales prior to coming together under the same roof.
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