See how General Kinematics’ De-Stoner™ can help process demanding volumes of material for your operation.

The De-Stoner® Air Classifier’s two-mass natural frequency design liberates materials and spreads them across the unit effectively while fluidization preps the material bed for the air knife by creating turbulence to stratify the materials and liberate the lights trapped beneath the heavies. Once the material hits the air knife, the final separation is provided, partially by density and partially with aerodynamics, for optimal results.

Available in two fraction to five fraction separation models, the De-Stoner® is adaptable to a wide variety of materials, processes large volumes and is virtually jam-resistant. Learn more about how it works in the latest animation from GK here. 

General Kinematics’ Finger-Screen™ 2.0 has been redesigned with more energy, a faster travel rate and a higher lift for challenging materials like garbage bags and more.

The Finger-Screen™ 2.0 Primary Screen takes screening to the next level. Featuring an enhanced vibratory action that spreads material across the deck for maximum utilization of the screen area, tapered finger designs along with unique cam-out surfaces and staggered positions help to prevent material bypass. Separation performance is further improved as material freely cascades down the deck with less plugging, trapping or pegging. This creates a continuous, dynamic material flow to optimize separation and classification.

The Finger-Screen™ 2.0 boasts more energy, a faster travel rate and a higher lift for challenging materials, including garbage bags, yard waste and other lightweight, flexible materials. The longer displacement allows the unit to push through the elastic range of these materials effectively.

Rotary trommels aerate materials, which cause blinding and pass long pokers with a high level of daily cleaning and maintenance requirements. The Finger-Screen™ 2.0 separates materials based on 3D sizing with minimal blinding and minimal housekeeping. When used as the primary screen, Finger-Screen™ 2.0 provides the initial size separation, which scalps off any potentially destructive contaminants, allowing the rest of the downstream equipment to operate effectively.

Watch the video to see a detailed example of how it works:

GK systems are dedicated to improving your material purity while providing profitable, worry-free results.

Enhance separation and lower your maintenance costs with General Kinematics’ turnkey recycling systems. Our seasoned experts design, build and install your system to provide a complete solution trusted to meet the toughest requirements. GK systems are dedicated to improving your material purity while providing profitable, worry-free results:

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Starlight Software Solutions can help companies track and manage performance to increase efficiency and profitability.

While spontaneity might be the spice of life, instantaneity is the key to operations for waste haulers across roll-off, commercial, residential, recycling and portable toilet business lines.

Business growth depends on being able to stick with routines and while also expanding. To take advantage of new opportunities, business owners need a live view of all inventories, trucks, routes, customer and prospect locations, and need the technology that allows customers to make instant changes anytime. In an era when competition is growing, with new startups and mergers and acquisitions constantly shifting the competitive landscape, the company that can adapt to serve customers best will rise to the top.

The ability to connect with customers and their needs drives efficiencies in a business and allows companies to serve customer expectations in ways that increase satisfaction and loyalty.

Here are some insights on the technology needed to make instant connections and changes that result in new revenue, higher service levels, greater efficiency and gain views of metrics so companies can make corrections to all aspects of operations.

Contractor app. Unpredictability is the most predictable aspect of roll-off and other types of hauling as a customer’s routine needs can change on the fly. Giving them the ability to make or change orders from a phone, check pricing, make payments, run reports and more is key to helping catch all the curveballs that come their way and optimize business and outcomes.

When looking at software options, be sure all parties using the company’s system will be able to make changes directly in real time. Take advantage of the ability to take orders, make changes, route, reroute and change services instantly to stop lost revenue, add new revenue and drive efficiency when situations come up unexpectedly. This ability can lay the foundation for increased revenue and profitability in the short and long term.

The contractor app specific to Starlight’s roll-off software drives a customer’s business productivity and satisfaction when they log on to their mobile device and review the real-time work status, place live orders, upload pictures for drivers and make payments. It also can verify pricing, run up-to-the-minute material reports and chat with staff for updates. Once a job is complete, contractors can instantly receive information about their projects like recycling and material reports, weight tickets, notes, images and invoices. This further adds to their ability to manage profits and losses in real time.

Dynamic pricing and billing. Adjusting pricing based on supply and demand enables businesses to maintain revenue streams appropriate for their workload, resources and market conditions. If businesses can define the market areas they serve and set unique pricing, matching expenses in each of their markets, they will maintain profit margins across a variety of locations. Setting automatic billing for customers that go out according to set schedules can simplify operations and create more reliable and steady income streams. Integrating a software system for managing hauling operations with existing enterprise systems like QuickBooks and other accounting packages will enable businesses to quickly synchronize all systems with a single interface. This is possible with systems that offer open architecture. Operations software solutions need to be seen as the hub of the wheel that connects and synchronizes all other systems and enables companies to move forward faster with well-coordinated information.

Instant dispatch management and key metric analysis. Getting from Point A to Point B is not always as simple as expected. A lot can happen along a hauler’s route, including missed residential pick-ups, the need for extra roll-offs, early pick-ups, canceled orders, same-day orders, truck breakdowns, driver absences and more. If a business can't make instant changes, it misses opportunities for new business and the chance to deliver value to a customer in need. Above all else, it is a company’s reputation for great service that distinguishes it from the competition and creates lasting loyalty. It’s also critical to find a system that allows access to data in the cloud. If a company can’t visualize its inventory, routes, customer locations or monitor metrics live, it can’t see where it can streamline operations for efficiency and can't take advantage of a new customer or revenue opportunities.

Being able to instantly access information is a critical differentiator between hauling companies that scale quickly and those that don’t. There are many ways software solutions can enable businesses to make instant adjustments to operations. In a market where products are similar, dumpsters, trash pickup and hauling services don’t differ much among suppliers, and demand for instant responsiveness to customers’ needs is the new standard.

The only way to compete is through customer service. Monitoring in real-time is essential to maintaining customer satisfaction and achieving lifetime loyalty. Starlight Software Solutions provides a robust suite of applications for dispatch, contractors, drivers, customers, recycling, reporting and all areas of waste hauling operations. This leading platform is built upon the specific needs of haulers for commercial, residential, roll-off, recycling and portable toilet business lines and offers all the instantaneity required to thrive, grow, and compete.

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The move is the latest in many steps Granite has taken to demonstrate its “commitment to social responsibility, environmental stewardship and enduring value in pursuit of sustainability,” NAPA says.

Watsonville, California-based Granite Construction has joined ‘The Road Forward,’ an initiative by the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) to achieve net-zero carbon emission asphalt pavements by 2050.

The move is the latest in many steps Granite has taken to demonstrate its “commitment to social responsibility, environmental stewardship, dependable governance and enduring value in pursuit of sustainability,” the association says.

According to a release announcing the company’s support for the initiative, Granite has been involved in the development of The Road Forward since its inception in February. Granite’s Sustainability Manager, Raven Adams, serves as vice chair of NAPA’s Sustainability Committee and represented Granite and fellow asphalt producers on NAPA’s Climate Stewardship Task Force, which developed The Road Forward goals.

“The Road Forward represents a comprehensive effort to guide our industry in adapting to the challenges presented by climate change,” Adams says. “How we rise to these challenges will define this generation of business leaders, and Granite intends to be at the forefront.”

Granite has made significant progress in its sustainability efforts, according to NAPA. Last year, 20 Granite asphalt plants were recognized with NAPA Diamond Achievement Sustainable Commendations, which assess the social, economic and environmental efforts of an asphalt production facility to gauge how well it puts the principles of sustainability and community engagement into action.

Other 2021 highlights include 26 NAPA Quality in Construction Awards, 1.03 million tons of waste diverted from landfills by recycling asphalt pavements and investments of $1.85 million in energy efficiency improvements. In addition, Granite aligned its annual sustainability reports with standard frameworks (Global Reporting Initiative, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board and Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures) and developed a climate target to reduce Scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2030.

“Sustainability is central to our business purpose and strategy,” says Granite President and CEO Kyle Larkin. “At Granite, we understand that our industry must adapt to the evolving needs of society, and that includes tackling the challenges of climate change. We are proud to support NAPA’s vision to achieve net zero carbon emission asphalt pavements by sponsoring The Road Forward.”

A 23-year NAPA member, Granite is recognized as one of the 25 largest construction companies in the country. In addition to The Road Forward, the company also participates in the United Nations Global Compact and was a founding sponsor for two nonprofits that created frameworks used to assess infrastructure sustainability: the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure, which created the Envision rating system, and Greenroads.

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