This week’s photo of the week comes from FEECO’s historical archives. It shows a rotary drum, from the early 1950′s. Founded in 1951, FEECO became a leader in granulation equipment and technology. This drum, most likely a rotary dryer or rotary drum granulator, was one of many that shipped to fertilizer granulation plants around the Read More…
This week’s photo of the week shows a FEECO rotary ore agglomerator as it travels down a road in Northeast Wisconsin. The drum, which weighed in at 226,000 lbs., and traveled on a 210 ft. long, 19 ft. wide trailer, was one of three that shipped from Northeast Wisconsin all the way to Africa. Rotary Read More…
The Phosphates 2013 International Conference & Exhibition was held in Monte Carlo, Monaco this week. The two day event is in its 6th year and has become an essential event for consumers, producers and equipment providers in the fertilizer industry to network and share knowledge. The conference will also analyze trends affecting the industry and Read More…
This St. Patrick’s Day, FEECO commemorated its 62nd year in business. Founded in 1951 as the Fertilizer Engineering and Equipment Company, by Jim Madigan, FEECO was a major player in providing granulation technologies to companies producing fertilizers. FEECO has since expanded to provide a variety of services and technologies to customers around the world. Most Read More…
Yesterday, Governor Scott Walker signed the mining bill that will help to ease the permit process for companies looking to mine in Wisconsin. This means good news for potential mining companies like Gogebic Taconite, who has been looking to start an iron mine in the northwestern part of the state. This time last year, Governor Read More…
“So next time you’re in Australia, watch for the Green Bay label.” Fifty years ago, FEECO had done business on every continent but Australia. Today, FEECO not only does business on the continent, but also has a facility located on the continent. The newspaper article attached, titled, “Fertilizer Machinery and Know-How Go World-Wide from Green Read More…
Today, FEECO will be attending a Regional Round Table meeting of participants from the Green Masters and Green Tier Program. The Green Tier Program is a Wisconsin-based program aimed at “growing a green bottom line.” This program looks to find creative ways for businesses to increase productivity and cut costs, all while working sustainably. Open Read More…
In 1951, FEECO opened its doors for the very first time, as “Fertilizer Engineering and Equipment Company,” in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Fertilizer Engineering and Equipment Company was founded to provide solutions to the fertilizer industry through producing high-quality, engineered equipment for the production of fertilizer. Though working primarily with the granulation process, turning raw Read More…
FEECO is excited to announce the addition of a new brochure to our literature library: Knocking System Options. Knocking systems are often used on rotary dryers to help in controlling build-up on the interior of the drum. Build-up is caused by material sticking to itself, or to the interior of the rotary drum, and can Read More…
The process of sizing a rotary dryer is one of precise engineering involving complex calculations and meticulous design. While the process is not well simplified into a few paragraphs, an explanation can be offered as to some of the concepts behind the process of rotary dryer sizing. Many of the calculations behind sizing a dryer Read More…
