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 …
At FEECO, we are constantly striving to find innovative solutions to overcome design and installation challenges. One substantial challenge has always been designing new equipment around existing equipment and/or building structures. In the past, these obstacles would have been difficult to accurately measure and would …
This week’s photo shows the interior of an indirect-fired rotary kiln. Indirect kilns are used in various process settings where the processing environment must be tightly controlled, such as when processing materials that cannot be exposed to oxygen, or materials that must remain sterile, as …
This week’s photo comes from a customer site, where truss frame conveyors await installation. These conveyors, complete with one side walkway, were assembled on the ground, prior to erection. A notable feature with this bulk material handling equipment is that instead of being painted, these …
Sewage sludge is the product left over after sewage has been treated at a wastewater treatment plant. At the treatment plant, wastewater undergoes a complex process involving a variety of steps used to treat and clarify the wastewater so it can safely re-enter the environment. …
Our photo this week shows several bucket elevator head assemblies in a potash processing facility. Bucket elevators are a common choice for potash handling, with the double chain type being the most commonly used, due to the increased capacity and height capability this configuration can …
Our photo this week comes from the FEECO Lab, and showcases the lab’s pilot scale indirect kiln. Indirect kilns are used for a variety of applications and materials. In general, there are a few reasons why it may be desirable to utilize an indirect kiln …
FEECO’s lab technicians perform a variety of tests prior to processing a material, during processing, and after agglomerates are produced in the lab. The list below highlights some of the most common tests performed at FEECO: Attrition– determines the amount of product that will break …
This week’s photo comes directly from FEECO’s state-of-the-art lab. A technician is examining a manure sample while a conveyor transports it throughout the testing process. The equipment in FEECO’s lab can be configured to convert raw organic samples, be it cattle manure, poultry litter, hog …
Fly ash, a unique by-product of coal burning power plants, can be a cumbersome material to process because of its varying composition and tendency to build-up. Depending on the type of coal and the efficiency of the coal burner, fly ash composition will vary from …