Equipment report

Alan Josephsen installs Bollegraaf baler

Paper recycling company Alan Josephsen Co. Inc., Mundelein, Illinois, has upgraded its recycling operations with the installation of a Bollegraaf HBC-100F baler.

Alan Josephsen, company onwer, says the upgrade was necessary because the plant was suffering shutdowns related to its previous two-ram baler.

Josephsen says he decided to purchase a fully rebuilt HBC-100F baler after seeing a Bollegraaf HBC-120 operating in a nearby facility.

The sale and installation was made by Van Dyk Recycling Solutions, Stamford, Connecticut. The HBC-100F was refurbished at Van Dyk’s new equipment facility and showroom in Norwalk, Connecticut.

The HBC-100F was installed June 20, 2014, and produced 187 bales on its first shift, the company says.

“We were amazed with the fit and finish and the quality of construction, but the most amazing aspect was watching bale after bale come out of the business end of the baler,” says Josephsen. “To say we are pleased is an understatement.”

The baler processes all the material from Josephsen’s plant, including shredded paper. It is able to bale 18 tons per hour of old corrugated containers (OCC) and 35 tons per hour of mixed fiber and high grades.

Alan Josephsen Co. says it has seen its baling cycle time reduced significantly and the downtime caused by its previous two-ram baler has been eliminated. As well, the Bollegraaf baler has yielded lower electrical costs and does not require a dedicated operator.

“The only problem with the HBC-100 is that it is constantly hungry for more,” Josephsen says.

Gibson Machinery named top Sennebogen distributor

Gibson Machinery LLC, based in Oakwood Village, Ohio, this year celebrating its 10th anniversary as a Sennebogen distributor, was named the 2013 top Sennebogen distributor nationwide for material handlers in the Americas at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) 2014 Annual Convention, held in early April in Las Vegas.

Gibson was honored at the Sennebogen LLC annual sales conference. The company reports that it has received recognition on behalf of Sennebogen every year since the manufacturer began announcing its top three distributors.

At the event, Alta Equipment Co., Wixom, Michigan, and ASC Construction Equipment USA Inc., headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, were recognized as the second and third leading Sennebogen distributors respectively.

“It’s no great secret,” says Lee Gibson, president of Gibson Machinery. “Our motto is to give customers ‘whatever it takes’ to service their fleet. It’s the basics of good sales and service: know your product, understand what the customer needs, and stay on it day in and day out.”

According to Constantino Lannes, president of Sennebogen LLC, that, “day in, day out” consistency led to Gibson’s success in the past year. “The Gibson team earned their top rank the hard way,” he says. “They had no home run sales of our largest machines to generate higher revenues – just steady hard work to sell machines to typical customers.”

Gibson attributes the company’s sales success to a long-time strong focus on the service side of the business, combining purpose-built equipment with responsive onsite service, parts availability, flexible financing and trade-ins.

According to the company, many of Gibson’s customers have been operating Sennebogen equipment long enough that they are now purchasing their second generation of green machines. Since 2003, the company says, Gibson has sold a large number of Sennebogen material handlers in the Ohio and Pennsylvania region, providing a widespread base of satisfied customers.

“Focus is very important for this type of business,” Gibson explains. “Sennebogen is our bread and butter equipment line here, so it’s essential to have a strong focus on the product and its applications if we are to provide good guidance to our customers.”

Sargents Equipment picks up Terex Fuchs line

Terex Construction Americas, Southaven, Mississippi, has announced that Sargents Equipment and Repair Service is now the authorized distributor of Terex Fuchs material handlers for central and northern Illinois—including the entire Chicago market area—and the eastern, southern and northern portions of Wisconsin.

“Sargents Equipment has built a solid reputation for providing strong service support for the equipment lines they represent,” says Terex Construction Americas Sales Director Martin Gonzalez. “Mike Sargent (president of Sargents Equipment) grew up in the scrap market and has a unique understanding of the critical role material handling equipment plays in the success of an operation.”

“Sargents Equipment has grown from the service side of the business, and our owner, as well as key field personnel, has been involved in scrap-related businesses for years,” says Don Davies, vice president of sales for Sargents Equipment. “We understand the need for today’s processors to run more efficiently, since margins have gotten very tight. Terex Fuchs has what we and our customers are looking for in a material handler, and the new Telematics system offered on Terex Fuchs machines allows us to be proactive from the service side to help improve our customers’ bottom line.”

Sargents Equipment operates from locations in South Chicago Heights and Gilberts, Illinois.

Wastequip launches aftermarket parts business

Wastequip, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based manufacturer of waste and recycling equipment, has launched Go To Parts, a new business that offers genuine OEM aftermarket parts for waste, recycling and construction equipment.

Wastequip says its Go To Parts business offers a comprehensive selection of genuine OEM parts from brands such as Wastequip, Galbreath, Mountain Tarp, Pioneer, Accurate, Cusco and Toter. As a single-source supplier of quality aftermarket parts for containers, compactors, tarps, curbside collection carts, waste trucks and more, thousands of items are available with same-day shipping, expedited delivery and competitive freight rates, the company says.

Through Wasequip’s Go To Parts, customers can order replacement parts through the company’s online store at www.gotoparts.com, by telephone or through the more than 200 dealer partners in the company’s Go To Network.

The Go To Parts site offers user-friendly navigation and a powerful search function for simple, fast online parts identification, the company says. Parts can be ordered online and shipped the same day with next-day delivery. Wastequip also offers an advanced dealer locator tool for easily finding certified Go To Parts dealers.

According to Wastequip, Go To Parts features:

• a comprehensive inventory of genuine OEM parts;
• same-day shipping for thousands of parts;
• expedited delivery options and industry-leading freight rates;
• easy access to availability, pricing, shipping options and payment options;
• convenience of a single purchase point for genuine OEM aftermarket parts for Wastequip, Galbreath, Mountain Tarp, Pioneer, Accurate, Cusco and Toter branded products;
• a nationwide Go To Network of dealers for fast, convenient local parts purchases;
• knowledgeable Go To personnel; and
• an easy-to-navigate website with quick part identification with detailed diagrams and images.

“Until now, very few options have been available in the marketplace for purchasing parts for waste equipment. There has been no single, comprehensive offering or the ability to search for and/or purchase parts via e-commerce channels,” says Robert Munroe, president of Wastequip’s parts division.

“Go To Parts is a one-stop shop, with what we believe to be the largest parts inventory available for waste, recycling and construction equipment,” he adds. “Genuine OEM parts are always in stock, with same day shipping available, so it’s simple for customers to get the parts they need, when they need them.”

Munson Machinery to expand headquarters

Munson Machinery, a manufacturer of mixing and blending machinery, has expanded its Utica, New York headquarters locations by one-third, according to Charles Divine, Munson Machinery president and CEO.

“The expansion will boost our fabrication and assembly capabilities to increase production and reduce lead times and permit reorganizing of existing manufacturing space to improve work flow and efficiency. It will also allow us to increase the size of our test lab,” Divine says.

The additional space includes an expanded assembly area with 22-foot-high bays and two bridge crane systems to accommodate larger machines, a new shipping and receiving area with loading dock and space for a new water jet, sheet metal rollers and additional welding centers.

The test lab facility, where customers can test their materials on full-sized Munson equipment, will double in size, allowing multiple tests to be conducted at the same time.

Machinery Munson equipment includes rotary batch mixers; ribbon, paddle and plow blenders; vee-cone blenders; fluidized bed mixers; rotary continuous mixers; and high intensity mixers.

Size reduction equipment Munson manufactures includes screen classifying cutters, pin mills, attrition mills, lump breakers, rotary knife cutters, hammermills and shredders.

Company Wrench named Kobelco dealer in Philadelphia

Company Wrench, headquartered in Carroll, Ohio, has been named the official Kobelco dealer in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. With Company Wrench’s newly obtained sales territory comes a new facility in Williamstown, New Jersey, that will act not only as Company Wrench’s regional hub but also as the South Jersey Kobelco dealership.

The new location will “better serve New Jersey and Pennsylvania” customers, according to Company Wrench.

Company Wrench’s new Kobelco sales territory covers more than half the state of New Jersey, with coverage in eight counties in the southern part of the state. The other half of the new Kobelco sales territory covers nine counties in southeastern Pennsylvania, including the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

Company Wrench says it focuses on the manufacturing, sale and rental of scrap, demolition and construction equipment, including parts and service.