NEWARK, NJ – With the need to feed a hungry shear up to 28 tons of material an hour, management and staff alike at Metal Management knew they couldn’t go with just any material handling equipment.

“These two SENNEBOGEN machines are sturdy. Lifting that kind of weight all day, they have to be – and that’s exactly what I was looking for,” said engineer David Kacedon of Metal Management.

The hi-rise cab on this 835 M gives the operator a perfect view into the trailer making loading & unloading that much faster.

Kacedon's yard at the foot of Hawkins Street is one of three Metal Management operations in the Newark area. This location has been an iron and metal recycling site since 1907, when it was established by the Naporano family. Metal Management brought the business into its fold in 1998, where Dave Kacedon oversees a shear and baling system fed by a pair of SENNEBOGEN 835 M rubber-tired material handlers. One of America's largest metal recycling organizations, the Metal Management network includes more than 40 facilities in 13 states.

“The SENNEBOGEN machines are by far the hardest working machines on our 20-acre yard and we know we can depend on them,” said Kacedon. “They work about 20 hours a day for six, sometimes seven days a week.” “One of our chief concerns was finding a machine durable enough to take what we demanded of it. Just looking at the SENNEBOGEN machines I know they are a strong machine,” he said.

Along with serving the Harris shear, the SENNEBOGEN machines also help the site move material where it was needed or loading out for shipment. The company's other two Newark facilities also operate a SENNEBOGEN 835 M each, including one that loads scrap shipments at the Newark Port Terminal at Calcutta Street while the other feeds the auto-shredding and bus dismantling operation at the Doremus Avenue location. Although the three yards work independently of each other, they rotate the 835 M machines through the different yards to distribute the workloads.

“After only three or four months, we have had nothing but complete satisfaction from these machines,” he said.

This 835 M equipped with a magnet lets the operator go from the pile to the front of the trailer without having to reposition himself.

Kacedon is pleased that the new units maneuver effortlessly through the paved yard, and also move swiftly between the three facilities. “These SENNEBOGEN machines with their rubber tires save us quite a bit of time and money because they aren’t ripping up the pavement every time they move,” said Kacedon. “And their speed is great.”

SENNEBOGEN North America has built a solid reputation supplying dealers, mills and scrap yards the newest purpose-built scrap handling machinery available in the market place today.

“We’re pleased to have been selected and to be able to play a small part in keeping a well-respected and dedicated company like Metal Management running smoothly,” said Constantino Lannes, President, SENNEBOGEN North America. “We look forward to a long and happy relationship with Metal Management,” he added.

And if the real power behind Metal Management, its employees, has anything to say about it, the relationship is off to a great start.

“Our operators are quite happy with the machines. They just stepped inside and had them up and running within 15 to 20 minutes,” said Kacedon. “They like the reach the machines give them, the speed and the overall ergonomics of the cab,” said Kacedon. With comfortable operators, high mobility and quick duty cycles, the "green machines" get more work done in a day.

Kacedon's first major encounter with SENNEBOGEN equipment came as a result of the yard's recycling business, when it was receiving material in the aftermath of the World Trade Centre tragedy. “I was familiar with the machines” recalls Kacedon. “Whatever it picked up, it could move it. It could pick up those steel beams – and the sheer size of those beams was astounding – and take them anywhere they needed to go.”

835 M provides Metal Management with additional mobility around the yard.

So when the time came to upgrade the machinery in Newark, the SENNEBOGEN name was at the top of Kacedon's list. With his recommendation, the decision to purchase the 835 M machines was made, but it was the great support system that accompanied the machines that sold the company. Binder Machinery, the SENNEBOGEN distributor in the area, is now in its third generation of service to the New Jersey recycling business. According to Jack McKnight, the Binder representative working with the New Jersey sites, his firm is well equipped to keep the Metal Management fleet up and running. "Binder Machinery made a major investment in parts inventory and staff training to give our SENNEBOGEN line the best possible support," he says, "and since we are located so close to these facilities, there's no waiting when a service call comes in." Binder also maintains a close relationship with the SENNEBOGEN North America headquarters and parts distribution center in Charlotte, NC. “We sincerely appreciate being able to call upon the people in Charlotte. They keep their warehouse fully stocked. If we don’t have something, they will and the next day, it can be here,” said McKnight.

According to Kacedon, “We were very impressed with Constantino Lannes and the fact was that he could answer any question we had. We were interested in things from stress points of the machines to what best suited our needs. It’s been a fantastic relationship for our companies,” Kacedon continued. “Most definitely I see a long and healthy future with SENNEBOGEN.”

SENNEBOGEN has been a leading name in the global material handling industry for more than 50 years. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, SENNEBOGEN North America offers a complete range of purpose-built machines to suit virtually any heavy lift or “pick & carry” application. A growing network of distributors supports SENNEBOGEN sales and service across North America, ensuring the highest standard of professional machine support and parts availability.

For more information on the full line of SENNEBOGEN green line material handlers, contact:

Constantino Lannes, President
SENNEBOGEN LLC
2835 Jeff Adams Dr., Suite H, Charlotte, NC 28206
Call toll free 1-877-309-0099 or fax (704) 347-8894
Email - sales@sennebogen-na.com
Visit the web site www.sennebogen-na.com

- MARCH 2006 -