Today’s photo highlights a set of replacement paddles for a pugmill mixer. Abrasive or corrosive materials may cause premature wear on paddles. Regular wear, over an extended period of time, may also serve as a reason to seek new paddles. No matter the reason, paddles …
Whether you are using a rotary dryer, rotary kiln, or rotary cooler, there is one thing that all these instruments have in common: they all use methods of heat transfer to carry out their jobs. Heat transfer is how heat moves from one source to …
This week’s highlighted resource is a project profile on animal feed granulation. Mono-calcium Phosphate, Di-calcium Phosphate, and De-fluorinated Phosphate are essential in modern agriculture. FEECO is a preferred provider of a variety of equipment and engineering services for the production of these phosphoric animal feeds. …
Phosphate processing equipment is essential in the production of phosphoric animal feed and fertilizer products. Further, its role continues to grow as producers increasingly look to improve upon their phosphate products and processing methods in the face changing market demands. What follows is a basic …
This week’s highlighted resource is a page on tire grinding. Tire grinding is an essential maintenance practice for rotary drums of all types. Tires and trunnion wheels serve as the support system for the drum; problems originating here have the potential to cause significant damage …
Our photo this week comes from the FEECO fabrication facility, where a large disc pelletizer is under production. Disc pelletizers, commonly referred to as pan pelletizers or pan granulators, are used to turn material fines into easy to handle pellets, and are often chosen for …
The pugmill mixer is an incredibly diverse machine, lending itself to blending, conditioning, mixing, and agglomeration processes throughout a host of industries. While a well-designed and properly manufactured pugmill mixer is generally reliable, it is not immune to issue; changes in process conditions, the presence …
This week’s highlighted resource is a brochure on the FEECO Bucket Elevators. FEECO bucket elevators are used throughout a host of industries to provide high-capacity vertical handling of bulk solids from fertilizers to minerals and everything in between. A variety of options and customizations are …
Whether purchasing a new bucket elevator or re-configuring an existing one, proper elevator bucket style selection is a key aspect of achieving an effective and efficient handling system. With a range of elevator bucket styles available, selecting the most appropriate fit can seem daunting, but …
This week’s highlighted resource is a Slideshare presentation on rotary kiln customization. Rotary kilns are incredibly flexible and can be customized to meet a variety of different thermal processing needs. This Slideshare presentation looks at some of the many options used to customize rotary kilns …