Testimonials

Jim Bierman

KR1315 impactor crushing plant, side discharge conveyor with electromagnetic separator, screen-feed conveyor, 3-deck screening plant, radial stackers, generator, and electrical control system
Jim Bierman, President
Innovative Crushing & Aggregate
Louisville, Kentucky
Crushing demolition rubble and limestone

Bierman also owns an excavating business which was producing so much C&D rubble that he had trouble disposing of it. So, in 1995, he purchased a road-portable Grasan KR1315 recycling system to handle his own excavation debris, as well as rubble trucked in by construction and demolition contractors. He also uses the KR1315 to crush limestone.

Jim Bierman ""My associates and I knew very little about recycling. So we started checking out the equipment manufacturers and asking questions. We found Grasan the most knowledgeable and helpful, and they could provide the best and most cost-effective system for what we wanted to do. They would have custom-built a system, but that wasn't necessary in our case. Grasan had most of what we needed in stock."

"Our grasan system is durable, dependable and needs little maintenance. The impact crusher easily handles over 300 tons per hour of C&D rubble and over 400 tons per hour of shot limestone. This is the first Grasan equipment we've ever bought. I'm very pleased with it and with the prompt, professional, cordial service we get from Grasan."

Innovative recently purchased a new Grasan KR1010 recycle plant for their Louisville operation.

Bill Booker

KR1315 and KRH1515 impactor crushing plants with screen plant, conveyors, stackers, generator, and electric controls
Bill Booker, Vice President
Mid-America Recycling
Mahomet, Illinois
C&D debris recycling

Bill Booker: "Mid-America Recycling was formed in 1988, and we used a jaw crusher-based recycling system initially, but we experienced to many problems. Jaw crushers aren't efficient enough for concrete recycling, have problems with rebar, and our jaw system took much too long to move. We decided to switch to a plant that would be easier to move and has a crusher designed for recycling. We investigates several manufacturers before selecting the Grasan KR1315 impactor-based system. Grasan pioneered in concrete recycling in America, and they have more experience with impactor-based recycling systems than anyone else. They understood our needs, gave us some very good advice, and customized the system design accordingly."

Mid-America's plant consists of a Grasan road-portable KR1315 electric-powered impactor plant, 48" x 55' screen feed conveyor with electromagnetic separator, 6' x 20' horizontal screening plant with 3-deck screen, 24' x 55' oversize return conveyor, 36" x 35' portable transfer conveyor with electromagnetic separator, 36" x 75' road-portable radial stacker and a complete electrical control system.

Mid-America has just purchased a second Grasan KRH1515 recycling system for 1998 delivery.

KR1315 impactor crushing system with screen plant, conveyors, and stackers
Bret Minet, Project Operations Manager
The Modern Corporations
Buffalo, New York
Demolition debris recycling

Modern Recycling, Inc. of Florida utilizes a portable, diesel-powered, Grasan-engineered KR1315 rubble crushing system with air sorting tower and magnetic separator to recycle more than 86% of incoming construction and demolition debris at its Collier County, Florida landfill operation. Recycled materials include fines used as landfill cover, aggregates for road-building, wood products marketed as fuel, cardboard that is baled and marketed, and ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

Bret Minet: "The efficiency, versatility, and durability of the system are crucial to successful landfill recycling. We investigated various recycling systems and toured several plants. We chose Grasan because the impact crusher handles just about anything. And with the magnetic separator and air sorting tower, the Grasan system segregates all the products without getting too labor-intensive. The Grasan air sorter gives a higher quality product than any sink.float system I've seen, and without the maintenance problems. Water-based dust suppression at the feed hopper, screen and fines conveyor keeps emissions to a minimum. Electric power is provided by a Caterpillar diesel generator housed in a 40-ft. trailer. The whole system is controlled by one operator stationed at the crusher plant."

Modern currently operates two Grasan recycling systems.