Andela Tool & Machine Inc.

Andela Tool & Machine is a metal fabrication shop in Richfield Springs, a village in northern Otsego County. The company, which also goes by Andela Products, handles sand blasting and painting for metal and wood products, plus custom metalworking, repairs and welding for customers who need something made or fixed.

The second side of the business is recycling equipment. Andela builds pulverizers, crushers, trommel screens, surge hoppers and conveyors in custom designs, sized to separate and reduce glass and mixed containers. Its glass systems handle everything from bottles and plate glass to windshield and panel glass.

What to Know

• The machines turn recycled glass into a fine granular product with no sharp edges.
• That granular glass is sold locally and across the country as aggregate or landscaping mulch, and as fine sand for beaches, soil amendment and sandbags.
• Equipment is built to custom designs, so a system can be matched to the kind of glass being processed.
• Andela is a member of MACNY, the Manufacturers Association of Central New York, and of two local chambers of commerce.