Norm Kramer, who for decades supplied equipment and processing advice to scrap recyclers, died in late November 2015 near his Florida home. He was 91.
In 1971, Kramer and his partners, Jack West and Robert Flanagan, started Mobile Auto Crushers (MAC) Corp. in Texas, helping to introduce the mobile auto flattener concept to the scrap industry. The MAC product line remains a part of Granutech Saturn Systems, Grand Prairie, Texas.
After leaving MAC, Kramer continued to provide equipment and processing advice through his Dallas-based company Kramer Consultants LLC.
Throughout his career, Kramer was involved with the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) and its predecessor organizations. In 1994, Kramer and his wife Dolores (Happy) were honored with the Israel Proler for their contributions to the scrap recycling industry by the Gulf Coast Chapter of ISRI.
A 1999 Recycling Today article in which Kramer is among those offering advice on purchasing a used baler can be found here.
Kramer is survived by his wife, two daughters, four children and four great-grandchildren. Donations in his honor may be made to the Community Hospice McGraw Center in Jacksonville, Florida.
In Memoriam: Norman Kramer
Long-time Texas scrap equipment supplier dies at age 91.