Exodus into waste handling equipment

A new player has entered the field of scrap and waste handlers with the announcement of the senior management team of Superior, Wisconsin-based Exodus Machines. Bruce Bacon, co-founder of Genesis Attachments, is president, with Greg Bacon taking the position of vice president of sales and marketing. Jim Campbell completes the line-up as vice president of manufacturing. All three have extensive industry experience gained through working with Genesis in recent years.

Greg told D&Ri: "The idea for an American company building material handlers for the metal recycling industry came to Bruce in October 2007 when an industry friend asked why no one in America was building one. We carried out some feasibility studies and then established Exodus Machines Inc. in April 2008. A director of engineering was hired in May 2008, with three additional engineers commencing in June. This has now grown to a full team of 22 engineers working in various specialties, in cluding ergonomics, hydraulic systems, structural design, drive sys tems, finite element analysis and computer/electrical systems."

The first fruits of the new company's labours should be seen in September 2009, when it launches its futuristic-looking 42 tonne MX447L materials handler. Initial plans call for a four model range - 30 tonne (65,000 lb), 36 tonne (80,000 lb), 42 tonne (95,000 lb) and 54.5 tonne (120,000lb) - each with a long front option and possibly other front options as well.

According to Greg: "We are not limiting our distribution to the USA and Canada but we don't have anything in place beyond that yet. We think the UK, Australia and Brazil would be our next most logical locations for distribution."

Bruce said of his new venture: "Starting Exodus Machines is one of the most challenging - yet undeniably the most exciting - moves I have made in my professional career. I have long felt that we in this country have the knowledge, expertise and commitment to manufacture a material handler that is equal to or better than any machine at work in the world today. This is our chance to prove that out. We have assembled a team that shares those beliefs and we will operate with an unparalled degree of openness between ourselves and our customers."