Archive for January, 2012

FEECO Offers Impressive Virtual Lab

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FEECO is well known for their state-of-the-art testing and tolling facility, helping companies around the world with material solutions, process design, and optimization, but did you know that FEECO offers their customers the unique opportunity to watch their material running through FEECO’s lab from the comfort of their own home? FEECO’s “virtual lab” is accessed through ...

FEECO’s Virtual Conference Room Helpful for Clients

As a technology-driven company, FEECO is known for their high-tech engineering and lab testing facility, but one unexpected area catching attention lately is their conference room, or as FEECO deems it, the “virtual” conference room. Equipped with various high-tech gadgets, FEECO’s virtual conference room takes video conferencing to a whole new level. One unique device is ...

FEECO’s Robust Construction Pays Off in the Frac Sand Industry

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FEECO’s durable equipment has found its place in many industries, but the latest, is the frac sand industry. Frac sand is the latest craze in the Midwest, and as companies look to mine this valued silica sand, FEECO is ready to supply the equipment needs for this hot commodity. Part of the reason the Midwest’s frac ...

Fracing Will Bring Railcar Shortage in 2012

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While orders for railcars more than doubled in the third quarter last year, it looks like 2012 could continue at pace, due much in part, to the frac sand industry. According to an article on FuelFix.com, Brian Uhlmer, an analyst at Global Hunter Securities LLC, estimated that “industry will boost its consumption of sand and ...

FEECO Featured in Fertilizer International

The following article was featured in the Sept/Oct issue of "Fertilizer International." More Than An Equipment Company As a pioneer in rotary drying technology, Feeco International was founded in 1951 to supply the fertilizer industry and a variety of companies in the chemical processing, mining, energy and paper sectors with a range of handling and processing equipment ...

FEECO Introduces Waste Counter

FEECO International’s home page is getting an exciting new addition: a waste counter. The counter is a running count of the number of tons of waste that FEECO has helped divert from landfills to date. “It’s one thing to say you’ve diverted a lot of waste from landfills, but it’s pretty staggering to see the ...

Briquettes, Granules, and Pellets – What’s the difference?

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The challenges presented by the handling of material fines is an issue faced across many industries. Whether working with fertilizers, ores, or coal, materials which are difficult to handle, or dusty, can benefit greatly from agglomeration. Because there are many processes by which a material can be agglomerated, people are often overwhelmed at where to ...