Glendale Heights, IL — Crescend Technologies, a leader in solid-state microwave power systems, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Jenike & Johanson, a global authority in bulk material handling, to support the continued development and commercialization of Jenike & Johanson’s innovative Selective Heat Ore Treatment (SHOT) process.
This collaboration brings together two best-in-class technologies: Crescend’s solid-state microwave systems for precision energy delivery and Jenike & Johanson’s advanced material handling design and process engineering. Together, these capabilities enable a scalable, energy-efficient solution for microwave-assisted comminution—offering mining and mineral processing industries a transformative approach to ore treatment.
“SHOT is built on the idea that heating rock selectively can make it easier and more efficient to break,” said Dr David Craig, VP and Director of Engineering at Jenike & Johanson. “By integrating Crescend’s solid-state microwave systems, we can now deliver this targeted energy with more control, reliability, and scalability than ever before.”
The SHOT process uses microwave energy to heat and weaken ore before mechanical breakage. This reduces the energy required for comminution, enhances mineral liberation, and improves overall plant efficiency. Crescend’s solid-state microwave systems allow for precise frequency tuning, energy control, and integration flexibility, making them ideal for SHOT’s selective heating methodology.
“This partnership represents the future of sustainable ore processing,” said Mark Taylor, VP Sales & Marketing at Crescend Technologies. “Together with Jenike & Johanson, we’re helping the industry take a major step toward lower operating costs, reduced environmental impact, and smarter processing methods.”
The collaboration aims to support mining companies seeking to improve throughput, lower energy consumption, and unlock more value from ore bodies previously considered uneconomic to process.
For more information about the SHOT process, visit: https://jenike.com/industries/shot
About Crescend Technologies
Crescend Technologies, LLC, founded in 1979 as a leader in high-power amplifiers for the Public Safety market, has evolved into a pioneering force in solid-state microwave energy solutions. Leveraging decades of engineering expertise, Crescend empowers industrial sectors to replace outdated systems with innovative solid-state microwave technology designed to increase throughput, minimize downtime, and enhance sustainability.
From concept to implementation, Crescend supports process developers with comprehensive services, including advanced testing, precision modeling, and high-power solid-state microwave generator systems. Our solutions are transforming industries such as mining, renewable energy, waste recycling, chemical processing, and more, enabling businesses to achieve unmatched performance and reliability.
At Crescend Technologies, we are not just advancing technology; we are driving the future of industrial innovation with a steadfast commitment to efficiency, sustainability, and operational excellence. For more information, visit www.crescendrf.com.
About Jenike & Johanson
Jenike & Johanson, global leader in bulk solids and materials handling, offers almost 60 years of engineering experience with over 9,000 projects worldwide. Through a combination of scientific analysis and bulk solids flow testing, practical design, and advanced engineering tools, Jenike solves challenging flow issues to prevent unreliable flow and avoid costly inefficiencies that lead to downtime, and reduced productivity.
Jenike’s team of experts use specific flow properties for each material to eliminate guesswork and use methods like Discrete Element Method (DEM) modeling to develop reliable, data-driven solutions, for improvements in all industries.
Jenike’s application of core services, from testing to conceptual/functional engineering of bulk handling equipment, physical/analytical process modeling of equipment, material load analysis, and structural engineering, allows our clients to do what they do best by focusing on their process to achieve highest efficiency, safety and productivity.
Projects which involve any degree of innovation are most likely to experience flow problems. Jenike’s core services are invaluable in any project that entails handling bulk solids, however, in this time of rapid technological advancement, with many industries under pressure to be more sustainable, it is innovative tools and technologies developed by Jenike’s team, like S.H.O.T. (Selective Heat Ore Treatment), and Jen-Zero, that are game-changing.
For more information, visit www.jenike.com
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