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National Technical Systems Inc. (NTS), a Calabasas, Calif.-based provider of engineering, testing and supply chain management services, has been awarded a contract to fabricate and deliver its Mobile FASTek scrap metal loading machine to Advanced Steel Recovery (ASR), a Fontana, Calif., scrap metal recycling company.
The machine, which will be completed by April 2012, will provide loading functionality as did the first prototype unit. It also will feature several performance upgrades NTS will engineer and implement based on experience from extensive real-world trials, the company says. The combined engineering, fabrication and testing contract is valued at nearly $1 million.
The FASTek mobile loading machine is a self-contained, 55-foot long, 93,000-pound, self-leveling machine with an integrated scale system that reduces the time it takes to load and ship as much as 58,000 pounds of scrap from about three hours down to around 15 minutes, NTS claims.
Unlike fixed machines that reside at a single location, the mobile machine has the ability to be transported as needed to demolition sites or to smaller scrap recycling yards that are not capable of supporting the scrap volume required for a fixed machine.
The unit being built will integrate custom data reporting systems accessible via any Web-enabled device (computer, smart phone, etc.), allowing the customer to view real-time load information.
William McGinnis, NTS CEO, says work on the new mobile machine is an outgrowth of successful earlier projects with ASR that included designing similar fixed machines for scrap metal processing.
“The fact that we will be fabricating, assembling and testing this mobile machine is another excellent demonstration of the breadth of our capabilities,” McGinnis says. “Winning repeat business from a satisfied customer like ASR is also a strong indication that there is growing demand for our new services and that NTS has proven its ability to deliver.”
The FASTek mobile machine was originally designed by NTS as an adjunct to the 19 fixed FASTek fixed machines and one mobile machine the company has deployed. NTS is expected to deliver its 20th fixed machine to ASR in February of 2012.
“This second mobile machine builds on the long and successful relationship between ASR and NTS,” says Dave Brown, NTS Engineering Services Group general manager. “It provides our customer with an increased ability to service scrap recycling locations that would not normally enjoy the benefit of such a process, and it capitalizes on the unique and efficient fabrication capabilities of NTS' Engineering Services Group.”
According to NTS, ASR invented and patented FASTek, a machine designed to fully automate the containerization of scrap metal.
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