Rotary dryers are sized and designed around a material’s unique processing needs, or at least they should be. A custom rotary dryer will produce the most ideal results. The following material characteristics should be considered in sizing and designing a dryer: Moisture content, including inlet …
This week’s photo highlights a gypsum sample. Gypsum, both natural and synthetic, is commonly pelletized for use as a soil amendment. Pelletizing the material creates a strong product capable of withstanding transportation and handling, while still breaking down in standard field conditions. Pelletizing is achieved …
This week’s photo is a belt feeder in FEECO’s Fabrication Facility. Our assembly team is currently constructing the piece for a repeat customer. Belt feeders are comprised of a conveyor belt on rollers. They provide a controlled discharge rate of material from the bin or hopper into …
Agglomeration provides various, multi-dimensional benefits to the raw material, the process, end product and so much more. The environment, more specifically, is one area to reap the benefits. Agglomeration can: Potentially eliminate the need to landfill a material. Improve cost-efficient recycling capabilities. Create the possibility …
Our photo this week is an unideal sample of briquettes. The briquettes are almost all not uniform in shape, many with broken edges. An ideal briquette would be the contrary- cylindrical in shape and smooth around the entire circumference. The purpose of this photo is …
As traditional bedding options become increasingly unreliable, more farms are looking to Recycled Manure Solids (RMS) or Dried Manure Solids (DMS) as an alternative bedding material for livestock. Ongoing research and the number of farms successfully utilizing this approach have proven that both recycled and …
Rotary dryers are known as the workhorses of the industrial drying industry, but like any robust equipment, they are not immune to processing challenges. The challenges often vary on the specific material being processed, with some requiring additional preparation, and others, routine maintenance. Generally speaking, …
This week’s photo comes from FEECO’s Fabrication Facility located in Green Bay, WI (USA), where two assembly team members are putting together the housing to a trunnion wheel’s bearing. Trunnion wheels support the weight of a rotary drum, and provide a place for the tires …
Customer: United Wisconsin Grain Producers (UWGP) Plant Location: Wisconsin, USA Industry: Agriculture Major Equipment: 9′ Dia. x 50′ Long (2.7m Dia. x 15.2m Long) Rotary Cooler Material Handled: Dried Distillers Grains (DDGS) Engineer: FEECO International, Inc. Process: As a pioneer in the agriculture industry with …
As large farms become the future of agriculture, the need for sustainable solutions in managing manure is becoming an ever-increasing focus. However, while large farms are learning to deal with the amount of manure they produce, significant opportunity lies in processing manure to produce products …