This week’s photo shows a crushed Potash sample from the FEECO Innovation Center. Potash, and many other salts, are hygroscopic, that is, they easily absorb and retain water molecules. As a result of such water absorption, the material physically changes. In the featured photo, you’ll …
Today’s photo highlights a batch rotary kiln in use at the FEECO Innovation Center. A chute, pictured left, carries the material to be processed, transporting it to the kiln’s interior. The two chords, or thermal couples, read the bed (material) and air temperatures during the …
This week, the FEECO website saw many new additions of exciting content. Glass Pelletizing Project Profile The practice of pelletizing glass has seen an increase in interest lately, as glass producers continue to see the significant benefits pelletizing can offer. FEECO has helped many companies …
This week’s photo shows limestone pellets, which were created in the FEECO Innovation Center. The pellets are what FEECO Process Experts refer to as “grass-grade,” meaning they are highly appropriate for golf green applications for use as a fertilizer. About 0.5 mm – 1 mm, …
Customer: Proprietary Plant Location: Morocco Industry: Fertilizer Major Equipment: Complete pilot plant including: Rotary Dryer with Combustion Chamber Rotary Cooler Coating Drum Granulation Drum Pipe Reactor Pug Mill Hammer Mill Belt Conveyors Bucket Elevators Material Handled: Fertilizer Engineer: FEECO International, Inc. Process: As a fertilizer …
The FEECO website has recently seen new additions of exciting content: a 3D rotary kiln diagram and an interactive, 3D hammer mill model. We’ve been producing 3D diagrams and models to give our customers a more thorough understanding of the equipment we manufacture, as well …
This week’s photo shows a rotary cooler, with flights affixed to the drum’s interior. The photo was taken in 1961, just ten years after FEECO was founded. Flights play a large role in industrial cooling, as they increase the efficiency of transfer between the material …
Generally speaking, rotary dryers are the sand dryer of choice when it comes to frac sand, offering many benefits over other drying options. One reason rotary dryers are chosen over other dryer types is for their ability to accept large throughputs. Rotary dryers are high …
Customer: Seattle Batch Plant Location: Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Industry: Glass Major Equipment: 6" (406mm) Disc Pelletizer, 4′ 6" (1.3m) Disc Pelletizer Material Handled: Glass Engineer: FEECO International, Inc. Process: FEECO supplied multiple disc pelletizers for the pelletization of glass. Seattle Batch was producing custom glass …
In this week’s photo, a crane is hoisting a rotary dryer onto a semi-truck bed. The semi-truck will travel at night from Green Bay, WI to Lacrosse, WI, and from there, will be loaded onto a barge. The dryer will then make its way down …