While FEECO has long had systems in place to ensure our customers receive the highest quality equipment and services, this year we’re making it official; FEECO is working toward ISO 9001:2008 certification. What Does it Mean to be ISO 9001:2008 Certified? ISO stands for International …
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 …
During this past week, the FEECO website saw several additions of new content: an updated rotary drum dryer handbook, and a pulp and paper industry page. The Rotary Dryer Handbook The Rotary Dryer Handbook is a comprehensive resource that touches on a variety of topics …
This week’s photo shows three generations of FEECO’s founding family: the Madigans. From left to right is Brian, Jim, Justin, and Dan Madigan. Jim founded FEECO in 1951, and his son, Dan, serves as FEECO’s current president. Both of Dan’s sons, Brian and Justin, are …
Customer: We Energies Plant Location: Wisconsin, USA Industry: Pulp & Paper, Power Major Equipment: Troughed Belt Conveyors, Belt Feeders, Galleries, Transfer Towers, Feed and Diverter Chutes, Traveling Belt Tripper for fuel storage Material Handled: Woodchips / Biomass Engineer: FEECO International, Inc. Process: FEECO supplied a …
Briquetting is one viable option when looking to improve product characteristics and handling through agglomeration. Why, then, is it so rare to see small briquettes? Briquetting is reserved for instances where large agglomerates are desired. Small briquettes are much more difficult to produce, because they …
During the past few weeks, the FEECO website saw several additions of new content: a reversing shuttle conveyor page, 3D interactive equipment models, and an updated ‘resources’ item in the menu. Reversing Shuttle Conveyors FEECO has designed and built innovative material handling equipment since …