Genesis Creates Shear Blade Division

Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing Inc., Superior, Wis., has created a subsidiary that will offer replacement mobile shear blades.

The subsidiary, known as Blades by Genesis, is initially taking order for blades that are compatible with shears made by Stanley LaBounty, fitting MSD 40, 50, 70 and 100 Series B and Series III mobile shears made by that company.

Rob Schlichting, general manager of Blades by Genesis, says the blades are made of a special alloy material designed for maximum wear-resistance. The blades have been field-tested for more than a year. “We’ve had them at work in several applications that we identified as the most severe for blade wear,” says Schlichting.

Those applications included the “processing of rail cars—a punishing application for blade life,” he adds.

The Genesis subsidiary is offering same-day shipping on blades and free freight to anywhere in North America.

In addition to providing blades, the company will also offer a full wear parts kit that includes primary and secondary blades, shim kits, fasteners, piercing tip and wear plates. “We see this as an opportunity to provide an excellent product and, at the same time, extend Genesis’ availability and service to a broader customer base,” says Schlichting.