The reuse of municipal biosolids as a fertilizer product or soil amendment offers multiple benefits, from both an economic and environmental perspective. Recycling biosolids creates revenue where waste management costs once incurred. Furthermore, biosolids are rich in macro and micronutrients, a valuable commodity to soils …
Customer: Proprietary Plant Location: Alberta, Canada Industry: Fertilizer Major Equipment: Coating Drum Material Handled: Ammonium Sulfate and Sulfur Bentonite Engineer: FEECO International, Inc. Process: FEECO supplied a coating drum for producing a fertilizer granule fused with ammonium sulfate and sulfur bentonite. Seed pellets are fed …
FEECO’s Customer Service Engineers offer an advanced service for drum shaft alignment, in addition to other equipment alignment needs. Our state-of-the-art laser system uses a laser beam to measure and record 3D coordinates of the equipment, providing numerous advantages over traditional methods, such as: Elimination …
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: For more in-depth information, …
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: A prime example of these benefits is witnessed through our work with Encap LLC. We’ve …
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, …