Piscataway, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 02/12/2010 -- The way to keep a log home looking great over time is to keep it clean and mold free, according to Kramer Industries, one of the leading suppliers of abrasive blasting equipment and supplies. And what Kramer Industries often recommends to preserve and restore log homes is blasting them clean with tiny pieces of glass.

The crushed glass grit sold by Kramer Industries for this purpose is made from 100% recycled bottle glass.

According to Steven Schneider, Kramer Industries Sales Manager, the angular particles of glass grit do an exceptional job of removing heavy dirt build up, even sealants, coatings and stains if necessary.

It is well known within the log home industry that allowing dirt and debris to collect on homes made of natural wood leads to moisture build-up that causes decay and rot. With over 30,000 new log homes being built every year, use of crushed glass grit blasting is certain to be on the rise.

Fortunately, cleaning with crushed glass grit is an environmentally responsible means of preserving and restoring log homes. The grit available through Kramer Industries is made from bottle glass, which is non-toxic, free of silica and is listed on the EPA'S Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines for blasting grit.

"It's an environmentally sound approach to wood restoration," says Steven Schneider. "Glass is inert, so it will not mold when it gets wet. That's an especially important consideration in restoring the exterior of a log home."

The process of blasting a log home with crushed glass grit only requires a few items. A portable pressure blaster, gloves, goggles, protective clothing and the crushed glass media. No sanding is needed when you blast logs clean with crushed glass, since it doesn't harm the wood and leaves a natural finish.

Technique wise, Kramer Industries recommends long back and forth strokes in a repetitious manner, starting from the top and working down one log at a time. Problem areas of rot, mold or stain require very quick, short strokes until the damage is removed.

Kramer Industries is located in Piscataway, New Jersey, and was founded by Harry Kramer in 1911, when he started a small manufacturing business in the basement of his home. Today the company offers a full range of dry blasting media for cleaning, stripping, peening, etching, finishing and deflashing operations. The Kramer line of equipment includes barrel tumblers, abrasive blasting systems, vibratory tumblers, and parts separating machines. The company has also become a resource for cleaning professionals in dozens of industries, offering advice to customers around the world on a daily basis.

Visit http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com for additional information.

For more information on Kramer Industries' products and services, please contact:
Mr. Steven Schneider
Sales Manger
Kramer Industries, Inc.
140 Ethel Road West, Unit U
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Tel: 888-515-9443
Fax: 732-650-0556
E-mail: sschneider@kramerindustriesonline.com
Web: http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com

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“Blasting” and “tumbling” may not be words that you readily relate to the fabrication and preparation of medical devices, however, they are often the finishing touches that get prescriptions written and keep manufacturers in compliance with standards set forth by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Piscataway, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 12/08/2009 -- According to Kramer Industries Sales Manager, Steven Schneider, owners and operators of facilities that produce and distribute medical devices in the United States are required to register annually with the FDA and to meet strict standards. Schneider stated,"Some of our medical device customers have relied on us for decades so they can produce the best possible products, from titanium bone screws, to orthopedic appliances, to shoe inserts."

One such long-time Kramer customer is Eastern Podiatry Laboratory, an FDA-approved supplier of podiatrist-prescribed arch supports. According to Bob Cominsky of Eastern, "We've had a Kramer tumbler for more than 20 years and haven't had a single problem to speak of. The few times we've called on them for help, the people at Kramer were right on top of providing us with whatever assistance we needed. The only thing we've had to do is order new media for the tumbler every few months."

As fast as the Internet has grown, so has Kramer's customer base within the medical community. "There's a growing demand for our combination tumbler/blaster," commented Steven Schneider. "It carries parts into the blast stream of a rotating basket where a fine but abrasive medium, such as aluminum oxide, does its job. It's great for removing tiny burrs that you would never see with the naked eye."

Even with the increase in equipment and medium sales to the medical field, Schneider still sees Kramer Industries as more of a service company than an equipment company. "I spend far more time on the phone helping our existing customers to optimize their results than I do explaining the features and benefits of our equipment," said Schneider.

Kramer Industries is located in Piscataway, New Jersey, and was founded by Harry Kramer in 1911, when he started a small manufacturing business in the basement of his home. Today the company offers a full range of dry blasting media for cleaning, stripping, peening, etching, finishing and deflashing operations. The Kramer line of equipment includes barrel tumblers, abrasive blasting systems, vibratory tumblers, and parts separating machines. The company has also become a resource for cleaning professionals in dozens of industries, offering advice to customers around the world on a daily basis.

Visit http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com for additional information.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Even as bullet-makers put on extra shifts to pump out ammo around the clock, seven days a week, they still can't keep up with the nation's demand. Based on concerns that the current administration and Congress will pass antigun legislation, ammunition has been scarce for more than a year now. To overcome this shortage, many gun enthusiasts are beginning to reload using Kramer equipment to clean and polish used cartridges.

Piscataway, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/28/2009 -- It's not that people are going to the range more often than in years past. It seems that these enthusiasts are just stocking up on ammo, creating a shortage in bullets, especially for handguns.

According to the NRA, Americans usually buy about 7 billion rounds of ammunition a year. In the past year, that figure has jumped to about 9 billion rounds, creating a shortage unlike anything in recent history according to shooting ranges, gun dealers and bullet manufacturers.

With demand, prices have also risen. In fact, the cost of ready-made ammunition has shot through the roof over these last several years, which explains the growing popularity of recycling or reloading cartridges using Kramer vibratory tumbling equipment to clean and polish spent shells.

Since most bullet casings are made of brass, a malleable metal, it is soft enough to clean and polish without much effort, then resize for your chamber. The growing popularity of this process had made Kramer Industries a leading supplier of cleaning and polishing media and vibratory tumbling equipment used to recycle cartridge shells.

The process involves removing the dirt and gun powder marks from spent cartridges using a vibratory bowl machine and the right grit for the cartridge being polishing. The correct media and size of the grit depend on the type of firearm and caliber size.

In addition to the powder residue and dirt that must be removed from shells prior to reloading, cartridges left outdoors show significant oxidation and tarnishing. In which case, vibratory tumbling is done using Precision Ceramic Spheres as the medium, and a mild, organic acid cleaner for 20 minutes. Additional dry tumbling with Corn Cob Grit obtained from the hard woody ring of the cob and Walnut Shell Grit results in a finish bright enough to make a shell look ammo-factory new.

There are incentives for cleaning, resizing and reloading beyond cost savings according to many firearm enthusiasts. Many like the idea of being able to customize their load when they recycle, increasing the amount of gunpowder for additional acceleration, or choosing heavier or lighter grain balls. And beyond making sport shooting more affordable, reloading has become a rewarding pastime for many, giving them an extra measure of satisfaction every time they go out to the range.

Visit http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com for additional information.

For more information on Kramer Industries' products and services, please contact:

Mr. Steven Schneider
Sales Manger
Kramer Industries, Inc.
140 Ethel Road West, Unit U
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Tel: 888-515-9443
Fax: 732-650-0556
E-mail: sschneider@kramerindustriesonline.com
Web: http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com

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Piscataway, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 08/18/2009 -- EPV Solar, Inc. is on the very forefront of solar panel technology. In fact, the Robbinsonville, NJ-based company positions itself as being, "Ahead of the Horizon," and recently won New Jersey's Clean Energy Manufacturer of the Year Award. It also uses a blasting medium from Kramer Industries as part of its proprietary manufacturing process.

According to production manager Dan Mentel, EPV Solar's Integrated Manufacturing System ("IMS") is based on the company's commercially proven batch manufacturing process, and one step in the process is blasting away a clean edge on the surface of each solar module using aluminum oxide from Kramer Industries. "After we deposit silicone on our glass panels, and prior to their encapsulation, a 10mm edge needs to be blasted clean," explained Mentel. "The process is called 'edge isolation,' and we've found the aluminum oxide granulates we purchase from Kramer to be ideal for this step in our process."

Steven Schneider, sales manager of Kramer Industries, said his company was pleased to be a contributing factor in an emerging technology that holds so much promise for the future of renewable energy.

Said Schneider, "Here is a privately-held company in the USA, fulfilling the new promise of the American dream. The success of EPV Solar is bound to inspire the recently renewed entrepreneurial spirit in this country, and we at Kramer Industries are happy to be just a small part of that success."

As the leading supplier of tumbling and blasting media and equipment, Kramer Industries is often called upon by manufactures for advice on how to best use their blasting media to facilitate various production processes. The blasting media offered by Kramer includes crushed glass, glass beads, plastic grit, pumice, silicon carbide, steel grit, steel shot, walnut shell grit, corn cob grit, and oxide, as well as aluminum oxide and white aluminum oxide. Aluminum oxide is harder than most common dry abrasive blast media and is capable of cutting even the surfaces.

EPV Solar, Inc. designs, manufacturers, and now markets thin-film amorphous silicon solar modules around the world, and has been at the forefront of thin-film photovoltaic technology since 1991.

"We are significantly expanding our worldwide manufacturing capabilities," said Dan Mentel. "As you might imagine, there had been an unprecedented global demand for our modules, and we expect nothing but continued growth for decades."

Kramer Industries is located in Piscataway, New Jersey, and was founded by Harry Kramer in 1911, when he started a small manufacturing business in the basement of his home. Today the company offers a full range of dry blasting media for cleaning, stripping, peening, etching, finishing and deflashing operations. The Kramer line of equipment includes barrel tumblers, abrasive blasting systems, vibratory tumblers, and parts separating machines. The company has also become a resource for cleaning professionals in dozens of industries, offering advice to customers around the world on a daily basis.

Visit http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com for additional information.

For more information on Kramer Industries' products and services, please contact:
Mr. Steven Schneider
Sales Manager
Kramer Industries, Inc.
140 Ethel Road West, Unit U
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Tel: 888-515-9443
Fax: 732-650-0556
E-mail: sschneider@kramerindustriesonline.com
Web: http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Piscataway, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/20/2009 -- "When we restore a Harley, we bring it back in time. We make sure every inch of that bike is exactly the way it was when it came from the factory." Those were the words of Marty MacCollum, and this motorcycle man wasn't exaggerating one single bit. All you have to do is comb over any one of the dozens of Harley-Davidson's he's worked on over the years to see for yourself. In fact, look close enough, and you'll see exactly how serious MacCollum is about bringing Harley-Davidson motorcycles back to the day they got their first taste of octane.

"Yeah, that engine and trans were a mess before we got our hands on this bike," explains

MacCollum. "We took it all apart, put everything in a tumbler with some ceramic media from Kramer Industries, and got it all right back down to bare aluminum," says MacCollum. "The castings in this motor and transmission didn't have any finish or polish on them when this bike was put together," he explains, "so why should they be anything but bare aluminum now. It's the natural finish we want, and the media we got from Kramer helps us achieve that."

Looking for a means to get down to that bare aluminum, Marty MacCollum went online and not only found Kramer Industries, but found they were willing to run a few tests for him, just to see what cleaning method, in combination with what cleaning media, would work best to restore Harley-Davidson motor and transmission parts back to their factory finish.

According to Steven Schneider, sales manager of Kramer Industries, the New Jersey-based company was happy to help. "We told Marty to bring us some parts and we'd do some experimenting," says Schneider. "We found that our ceramic media was best, and after seeing the samples we presented to him, Mr. MacCollum bought himself one of our tumblers and enough ceramic media to last him quite a while."

"Yeah, they're good people over there at Kramer," says MacCollum, "I may not be their biggest customer, but they treated me like I was. I guess they like Harleys, too."

Kramer Industries is located in Piscataway, New Jersey, and was founded by Harry Kramer in 1911, when he started a small manufacturing business in the basement of his home. Today the company offers a full range of dry blasting media for cleaning, stripping, peening, etching, finishing and deflashing operations. The Kramer line of equipment includes barrel tumblers, abrasive blasting systems, vibratory tumblers, and parts separating machines. The company has also become a resource for cleaning professionals in dozens of industries, offering advice to customers around the world on a daily basis.

Visit http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com for additional information.

For more information on Kramer Industries' products and services, please contact:

Mr. Steven Schneider
Sales Manager
Kramer Industries, Inc.
140 Ethel Road West, Unit U
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Tel: 888-515-9443
Fax: 732-650-0556
E-mail: sschneider@kramerindustriesonline.com
Web: http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Piscataway, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 06/25/2009 -- The name of the company is Vehicles of Victory, LLC. Although small in size, Vehicles for Victory is the world's number one source for WWII-era Chevrolet and GMC truck parts. And now they can spread the love for those proud WWII workhorses faster than ever.

"I've always been fascinated by the history of our greatest generation, and I have a special reverence for all things WWII, especially military vehicles," says Bob Muller, who founded Vehicles of Victory 6 years ago. "So for me, this business has been a true labor of love. Only now that I'm using a tumbling media in the restoration process, it's become a little less labor intensive."

According to Muller, he was using a blasting cabinet to remove rust and corrosion from the vintage truck parts he was restoring. "I needed to find a better way," says Muller, "so I went online and found a friend at Kramer Industries."

Kramer Industries is the leading supplier of tumbling and blasting media and equipment. It was Steven Schneider, sales manager of Kramer Industries, who took Bob Muller's call. "Steve recommended I try using their ceramic media in a vibrating tumbler," says Muller. "It worked beautifully, and Steve's follow up was nothing short of exemplary. It's rare to find a supplier that shows true concern after the sale, but I found one."

Muller says he still gets a thrill when he sees the reaction of WWII veterans as one of his vehicles comes down a parade route. "It blows them away," says Muller, "and really opens them up. These are fellows who don't talk about their experiences in the war very readily. But there's something about these old trucks that puts a sparkle in their eye and gets a conversation going."

Muller's company is dedicated to the preservation and recognition of one-and-a-half-ton Chevy and two-and-a-half-ton GMC military vehicles made between 1941 and 1945. "I am by no means the final authority on these trucks," says Muller, "but I do try to share whatever technical and how-to information I've gathered over the years. It's a modest body of knowledge that has come by way of asking a lot of questions, and by simply doing. That's how I made the happy transition from blasting to tumbling with Kramer's ceramic media."

Kramer Industries is located in Piscataway, New Jersey, and was founded by Harry Kramer in 1911, when he started a small manufacturing business in the basement of his home. Today the company offers a full range of dry blasting media for cleaning, stripping, peening, etching, finishing and deflashing operations. The Kramer line of equipment includes barrel tumblers, abrasive blasting systems, vibratory tumblers, and parts separating machines. The company has also become a resource for cleaning professionals in dozens of industries, offering advice to customers around the world on a daily basis.

Visit http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com for additional information.

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Piscataway, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/26/2009 -- You need 5,000 pounds of aluminum oxide in less than 36 hours. So who are you going to call?

That's what Ed Minnix, Senior Project Manager for Quinn Construction was facing when he picked up the phone and dialed Kramer Industries for a special flooring project of which he was in charge. Says Minnix, "They got right back to me and said 'it's on its way'. Sure enough, 5,000 pounds rolled in the next day."

"We use aluminum oxide more often as a blasting media for restorations," explained Minnix. "It's a great substitute for sand when you're removing dirt, rust or other build-up of surface material. However, this time we needed a huge amount of 24-grade aluminum oxide grit to create a highly slip resistant floor coating for a heavily trafficked public area."

According to Steven Schneider, sales manager of Kramer Industries, aluminum oxide grit has a wide variety of applications, from cleaning engine heads and aircraft turbine blades, to lettering in monument and marker inscriptions.

"Aluminum Oxide is the most widely used abrasive in blast finishing and surface preparation because of its cost, longevity and hardness," says Schneider. "It will even cut the hardest metals and surfaces, and unlike sand, it can re-used. However, it is becoming the media of choice among some of our more innovative customers who use gritty aggregates to create non-slip flooring and pavement."

Through its innovation, and adherence to strict quality control standards, Quinn Construction has become an industry leader in protection and restoration services over the last 20 years. The company services clients throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States from its Folcroft, Pennsylvania facility.

Kramer Industries offers specialty cleaning equipment and media for a multitude of uses. Its line of media includes corncob, walnut shell grit, crushed glass, plastics, pumice, silicon carbide, steel grit, steel shot and aluminum oxide. When it comes to aluminum oxide, Kramer Industries recommends using virgin, brown aluminum oxide for optimal performance versus reprocessed or remanufactured product. "Virgin, brown aluminum oxide contains less than 1.5% free silica," says Schneider, "and is therefore safer to use than sand, as well as less expensive."

Located in Piscataway, NJ, Kramer Industries was founded by Harry Kramer in 1911, when he started a small manufacturing business in the base¬ment of his home. Today the company offers a full range of dry blasting media for cleaning, stripping, peening, etching, finishing and deflashing operations. The Kramer line of equipment includes barrel tumblers, abrasive blasting systems, vibratory tumblers, and parts separating machines. The company has also become a resource for cleaning professionals in dozens of industries, offering advice to customers around the world on a daily basis.

Visit http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com for additional information.

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Cleaning layers of time off delicate ferrous artifacts used to be the job of electrolysis equipment and wire brushes. But according to historian and archaeologist Robert Perry of Pell City, Alabama, the method of choice is now blasting away years of rust, grime and grunge with walnut shell and corn cob grit.

Piscataway, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 04/22/2009 -- Cleaning layers of time off delicate ferrous artifacts used to be the job of electrolysis equipment and wire brushes. But according to historian and archaeologist Robert Perry of Pell City, Alabama, the method of choice is now blasting away years of rust, grime and grunge with walnut shell and corn cob grit.

Perry is the president of a full-service cultural resource management firm that assists federal, state, local governments and private-sector firms in compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act.

"Although electrolysis is still required in certain cases," says Perry, " I now depend on blasting grit from Kramer Industries to get the job done. The people at Kramer helped me select the appropriate grit size and the specific media to be used. In our case, grit made of walnut shells and corn cobs works best."

Kramer Industries is a leading supplier of cleaning and polishing media, related chemical compounds, and the vibrating, tumbling and blasting equipment specifically designed to take on dozens of cleaning and restoration tasks. Kramer's line of cleaning and polishing grit includes everything from recycled bottle glass to granulated corn cob, and they work closely with their customers to develop time-saving methods of cleaning and polishing surfaces less abrasively and with little if any environmental impact.

According to Steven Schneider, sales manager of Kramer Industries, "The correct media and size of the grit depends on the size and shape of the objects that need cleaning. We get our corn cob grit from the hard woody ring of the cob, and the walnut shell grit from crushed shells."

"In the field of historical restoration, grit is now being used to clean everything from nails to rare coins," says Robert Perry, who has been preserving bits of history for more than 12 years. "All you need is a good piece of blasting equipment and the right grit to remove surface build up without damaging the artifact itself. What used to take hours using electrolysis can now be done in a matter of minutes."

Located in Piscataway, NJ, Kramer Industries was founded by Harry Kramer in 1911, when he started a small manufacturing business in the base¬ment of his home. Today the company offers a full range of dry blasting media for cleaning, stripping, peening, etching, finishing and deflashing operations. The Kramer line of equipment includes barrel tumblers, abrasive blasting systems, vibratory tumblers, and parts separating machines. The company has also become a resource for cleaning professionals in dozens of industries, offering advice to customers around the world on a daily basis.

Visit http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com for additional information.

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Piscataway, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/19/2009 -- What makes the difference between an ordinary knob or cabinet handle, and something very special? In the case of one high-end design studio, a major point of difference is polishing grit made of tiny bits of ceramics.

"Soko's products are known the world over for their exceptional quality, but very few of our clients know exactly what it takes to achieve their beautiful finish," says Cari Sokoloff, who is based in the company's main facilities in San Francisco. "We actually use polishing media made of ceramic grit, and a special polishing process we developed with the help of Kramer Industries."

Kramer Industries is a leading supplier of cleaning and polishing media, related chemical compounds, and the vibrating and tumbling equipment specifically designed to take on dozens of cleaning tasks. Kramer's line of polishing grit includes everything from recycled bottle glass to granulated corncob and walnut shells, and they work closely with manufacturers to develop time-saving methods of cleaning and polishing surfaces less abrasively and with little if any environmental impact.

Founded in 1997 by San Francisco designer and sculptor Cari Jaye Sokoloff, Soko designs and manufactures several highly sought after sculptural collections of decorative hardware and accessories. "There was a time when we did all our polishing by hand," says Sokoloff. "The people at Kramer helped us transition from hand polishing by identifying the right machinery and polishing media we needed to get the exact finish we sought."

Instead of elbow grease, Soko now uses a regular supply of ceramic grit from Kramer Industries. According to Steven Schneider, sales manager of Kramer Industries, "Our people spent a good bit of time helping the folks at Soko decide on the right size media, and the right combination of grit and polishing compound to achieve their finishes. It's been our pleasure to help them produce such an exceptional line of custom knobs, pulls and handles," says Schneider. "In fact, when their operation was in need of additional equipment and supplies to accommodate an imminent expansion a few years back, we made it our business to immediately supply them with everything they needed to continue working their magic and to keep up with the growing number of orders they were receiving from across the country and around the world."

Harry Kramer founded Kramer Industries, located in Piscataway NJ, in 1911, when he started a small manufacturing business in the basement of his home. Today the company offers a full range of dry blasting media and specially formulated compounds for cleaning, stripping, peening, etching, finishing and deflashing operations. The Kramer line of equipment includes barrel finishing, blasting, vibratory finishing, centrifugal water/solids separating and parts separating machines. The company has also become a resource for cleaning professionals in dozens of industries, offering advice to customers around the world on a daily basis.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Piscataway, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 02/19/2009 -- Kramer Industries isn't immediately recognized as a military supply company. However, as a leading supplier of cleaning and polishing media, chemical compounds and vibrating equipment, Kramer has been silently playing a vital role in the preparation of military parts for decades. Case in point is the contribution Kramer makes to the output of Check-Mate Industries, a New York-based, cutting-edge tool and die company, and internationally respected OEM supplier of military parts.

"We've been helping Check-Mate transform raw steel into finished components for military use for many years," says Steven Schneider, sales manager of Kramer Industries "They not only make innovative use of our corn cob grit and vibrating equipment to deburr and polish steel parts, but Check-Mate has also pioneered the use of our chemical compounds to hasten and enhance the process."

According to Schneider, Kramer Industries has developed a wide range of chemical compounds to compliment their line of grit media. "Each of our compounds has a specific function in the finishing process," says Schneider. "Some are abrasives, some polishing agents, others are formulated for corrosion removal, and still others for degreasing and corrosion prevention."

A spokesperson for Check-Mate Industries confirmed the long-time role of Kramer compounds in her company's day-to-day operations. "Kramer helps us choose the right compound from their line for each step in our parts preparation process," says Jackie Vieweg. "Our requirements are very exacting," explained Vieweg, "and Kramer personnel have been willing to work hand-in-hand with us to perfect our processes."

Located in Piscataway NJ, Kramer Industries was founded by Harry Kramer in 1911, when he started a small manufacturing business in the basement of his home. Today the company offers a full range of dry blasting media and specially formulated compounds for cleaning, stripping, peening, etching, finishing and deflashing operations. The Kramer line of equipment includes barrel finishing, blasting, vibratory finishing, centrifugal water/solids separating and parts separating machines. The company has also become a resource for cleaning professionals in dozens of industries, offering advice to customers around the world on a daily basis. Visit http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com for additional information.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Piscataway, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/09/2009 -- You don't have to be a marksman to know that the more you shoot, the keener your target shooting skills become. However, the cost of ready-made ammunition has shot through the roof over these last several years, which explains the growing popularity of recycling or "reloading" spent cartridges; cleaned and polished with walnut shell or corn cob grit.

"If you want to get more bang for your buck on the firing range, it's just a matter of picking up after yourself," says Steven Schneider, sales manager of Kramer Industries, a leading supplier of cleaning and polishing media and vibrating equipment used to recycle cartridge shells.

According to Schneider, "First you remove the dirt and gun powder marks from your cartridge. For that, you need a vibratory bowl machine and the right grit for the cartridge you're polishing. We carry walnut shell grit made of crushed shell, and corn cob grit, obtained from the hard woody ring of the cob. The correct media and size of the grit depend on the type of firearm and caliber size."

George Petronis, owner of The Gun Shop in Vincentown, NJ, says it breaks down to cleanup, resize, and reload. "Most casings are made of brass, a malleable metal, soft enough to clean and polish without much effort, then resize for your chamber," explains Petronis, a gun enthusiast and distributor of ammunition to law enforcement agencies from New Jersey to Virginia.

In addition to the cost saving benefits of cleaning, resizing and reloading cartridges, firearm enthusiasts point out that using a vibratory machine and grit allows for a much more thorough cleaning. They also like the idea of being able to customize their load when they recycle, increasing the amount of gunpowder for additional acceleration, or choosing heavier or lighter grain balls.

"Beyond the ability to clean more thoroughly and make sport shooting more affordable, there's a lot of self-satisfaction involved in the process of reloading for many of our customers," says Kramer Industries' Schneider. "It's a pleasurable pastime that pays them dividends every time they go out to the range."

Located in Piscataway NJ, Kramer Industries was founded by Harry Kramer in 1911, when he started a small manufacturing business in the basement of his home. Today the company offers a full range of dry blasting media for cleaning, stripping, peening, etching, finishing and deflashing operations. The Kramer line of equipment includes barrel finishing, abrasive blasting, vibratory finishing and parts separating machines. The company has also become a resource for cleaning professionals in dozens of industries, offering advice to customers around the world on a daily basis. Visit http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com for additional information.

For more information on Kramer Industries' products and services, please contact:

Mr. Steven Schneider
Sales Manager
Kramer Industries, Inc.
140 Ethel Road West, Unit U
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Tel: 888-515-9443
Fax: 732-650-0556
E-mail: sschneider@kramerindustriesonline.com
Web: http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Piscataway, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 12/11/2008 -- Preserving the natural beauty of a log home is a labor of love for most of the half million American homeowners who live in log homes. It's also labor intensive, even with a power washer in hand. However, Kramer Industries has come up with a solution that now makes it easier to restore log homes – corn cob grit blasting media.

"Allowing dirt and debris to collect on log homes leads to moisture build-up that can cause a home to simply rot away," explained Steven Schneider, sales manager of Kramer Industries. "With over 30,000 new log homes being built annually, there's been a growing need to find a better way to maintain these homes without damaging the wood surface. Corn cob grit has proven to be the way to go," says Schneider.

Log home owners seem to be in full agreement. Take Rob Nichels, who built his log home in a little town called Heuzelton, close to the St. Lawrence River in Upstate New York. He found out about corn cob grit blasting, and found Kramer Industries, on the Internet.

"Build a home with your own two hands, and you take a lot of pride in the roof over your head," says Rob. "My wife and I just weren't happy with the results we were getting using a pressure washer, so I went online, researched a few companies, and went ahead and bought a portable pressure blast system from Kramer Industries. It looked brand new when we were finished, and we didn't have to waste a river of water to get the job done. We even put tarps down, screened out the dirt, and recycled most of the grit for our next cleaning."

According to Kramer Industries personnel, some log homeowners are using corn cob grit on their interiors. "You only need to use corn grit every two or three years for interiors," says Schneider. "It is silica-free, biodegradable, and highly cost effective. Log home owners remove or cover their furniture and anything else that could collect the used media before they blast. The only variable is which of our five grit sizes to use, which depends on the condition of the home and the degree of cleaning that's required."

How commonplace corn cob grit becomes may depend on the future of the home market itself. The American Institute of Architects says that log homes already account for 9 percent of the custom homebuilding market in this country. So companies like Kramer Industries may need to prepare for more and more homeowners acquiring a taste for corn. Meanwhile, people like Rob Nichels and his wife have never felt better about living in a home made of logs.

Located in Piscataway, NJ, Kramer Industries was founded by Harry Kramer in 1911, when he started a small manufacturing business in the basement of his home. Today the company offers a full range of dry blasting media for cleaning, stripping, peening, etching, finishing and deflashing operations. The Kramer line of equipment includes barrel finishing, abrasive blasting, vibratory finishing and parts separating machines. The company has also become a resource for cleaning professionals in dozens of industries, offering advice to customers around the world on a daily basis. Visit http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com for additional information.

For more information on Kramer Industries' products and services, please contact:
Mr. Steven Schneider
Sales Manager
Kramer Industries, Inc.
140 Ethel Road West, Unit U
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Tel: 888-515-9443
Fax: 732-650-0556
E-mail: sschneider@kramerindustriesonline.com
Web: http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com

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Piscataway, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 11/25/2008 -- There was a time when elbow grease was the only way to restore silverware to its original luster. Today, the upscale food service industry depends on tiny stainless steel balls to do the job for them, and Kramer Industries has led the way in perfecting the equipment and the process that makes it possible.

"We used to clean our silverware by hand," says David Bango, service director for the exclusive Rivers Club in Pittsburgh, PA, "But never with the results possible with our barrel-tumbler using stainless steel shot as our burnishing media. Unless they are very deep, we can repair nicks and scratches in just one 25-minute treatment, and every piece comes out looking like new."

According to Steven Schneider, sales manager of Kramer Industries, commercial burnishing systems are referred to as barrel-tumbling systems because silverware is tumbled in the barrel of the machine. "The tumbling action causes the stainless steel balls to roll, or flow into the nicks and scrapes of the silverware," says Schneider.

"There are a number of options when it comes to burnishing machine size," explains Schneider, "depending on the volume of silverware a restaurant or caterer needs to restore on a regular basis. The Kramer Industries K Series is a floor-model size unit and was designed for large volume use. The K14 Series commercial barrel finishing system is a smaller bench or tabletop model. Both are excellent machines for commercial use, and both can use stainless steel shot as the tumbling media.

Kramer Industries recommends stainless steel shot for silverware cleaning and restoration because the particles are substantially heavier than other media, which reduces tumbling time. Stainless steel shot along with an appropriate tumbling compound such as Kramco 910 also eliminates the need for rust inhibitors.

When asked if burnishing was cost effective, Bango answered yes without hesitation. "Since we have the machinery, we restore our entire inventory of silverware every month. Our standards are extraordinarily high here at our club."

The Rivers Club is part of the ClubCorp family of private clubs, with membership requiring sponsorship by an existing member. According to Bango, "Our members represent business and community leaders throughout the Greater Pittsburgh Area, all of whom are committed to promoting traditional values of community service and good business. Our club plays a unique role in that process and our entire staff takes that responsibility very seriously."

Located in Piscataway, NJ, Kramer Industries was founded by Harry Kramer in 1911, when he started a small manufacturing business in the basement of his home. Today the company offers a full range of dry blasting media for cleaning, stripping, peening, etching, finishing and deflashing operations. The Kramer line of equipment includes barrel finishing, abrasive blasting, vibratory finishing and parts separating machines. The company has also become a resource for cleaning professionals in dozens of industries, offering advice to customers around the world on a daily basis. Visit http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com for additional information.

For more information on Kramer Industries' products and services, please contact:

Mr. Steven Schneider
Sales Manager
Kramer Industries, Inc.
140 Ethel Road West, Unit U
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Tel: 888-515-9443
Fax: 732-650-0556
E-mail: sschneider@kramerindustriesonline.com
Web: http://www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com

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Piscataway, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 11/05/2008 -- The problem is as old as paint itself. What's the best way to remove a cracked and peeling finish from a wood exterior home? Scrapping was the only answer until sand blasting and chemical stripping came along. But now there's a new solution that is less abrasive, takes much less time, costs less money, and can even be used on surfaces like cedar shakes.

Can you say corn cob grit…without cracking a smile?

It's no joke. Just ask a few of the professional contractors who have gained a competitive edge and are outbidding their competitors by using corn cob grit blasting, many of whom are customers of NJ-based Kramer Industries.

"Corn cob blasting is a great alternative to chemical stripping for a number of reasons," says Mike O'Brien of Painttek Quality Painting. "It has little to no impact on the substrate, it eliminates the drying time necessary after chemical stripping, and it makes me look like a hero."

According O'Brien, the elimination of drying time is as important as the quality of the stripping job itself. "I was able to paint within 24 hours of blasting with Kramer Industries' corn cob grit," he explained. "That gave me a real advantage in turnaround time compared to contractors who were basing their schedule and their price on chemical stripping. My investment in a Kramer Industries KF150DM blasting system was nothing in the scope of things, and grit blasting is something I can use to grow my business. It's something I'm going to promote from here on out."

That's exactly the sentiment Steven Schneider, sales manager of Kramer Industries, claims to be hearing more and more of these days from contractors and home owners. "Corn cob grit presents no health or environmental hazards. The grit itself is obtained from the hard woody ring of the cob, and comes in five grit sizes to make silica-free, chemical-free blasting a practical reality for just about any wood surface, including the interior walls of log homes."

Located in Piscataway, NJ, Kramer Industries was founded by Harry Kramer in 1911, when he started a small manufacturing business in the basement of his home. Today the company offers a full range of dry blasting media for cleaning, stripping, peening, etching, finishing and deflashing operations. The Kramer line of equipment includes barrel tumblers, abrasive blasting systems, vibratory tumblers and parts separating machines. The company has also become a resource for cleaning professionals in dozens of industries, offering advice to customers around the world on a daily basis. Visit www.KramerIndustriesOnline.com for additional information.

For additional press information, please contact:

Mr. Ed Delia
President
Delia Associates
Tel: 908-534-9044
Fax: 908-534-6856
E-mail: edelia@delianet.com

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