Microscopes help assess the material feed, end-product characteristics, and everything in between when it comes to the agglomeration lab testing process. Microscopes can reveal a material’s minute details – details that the naked eye is incapable of seeing without magnification. Microscopes are especially beneficial in …
Our photo this week shows an organic material that has been granulated into a more usable form. The opportunity for granulating organic waste materials into organic-based fertilizer products has been an increasingly popular topic, as the need to manage wastes in a sustainable way becomes …
Pelletizing and compaction are both very different methods of agglomeration. While the pelletizing process is a form of tumble growth agglomeration, the compaction process is a form of pressure agglomeration. Pelletizing is also different from compaction in that it is considered a “wet” process, meaning …
This week’s photo comes from the Global SynGyp Conference & Exhibition in Chicago, IL (USA), where FEECO was an exhibitor at this premiere, biennial event. The event focused on the balance between cost-effective flue gas desulphurization and the production of synthetic gypsum products, and not …
This week’s photo shows Nick Reckinger, Process Sales Engineer, giving a student tour inside FEECO’s fabrication center. Nick, pictured left, is describing the interior of a rotary dryer. About 40 high school sophomores from Brown County’s Teen Leadership program toured FEECO as part of their …
This week, the FEECO website saw many new additions of exciting content: Synthetic Gypsum Processing Resources Synthetic gypsum is a by-product of industrial processing. The most common form of synthetic gypsum, sometimes called syn gyp, is FGD gypsum, or Flue Gas Desulphurization Gypsum. FGD gypsum …
This week’s photo shows FEECO’s laser alignment service in action, as a field service technician prepares to set up for the alignment of a trunnion wheel. Alignment is an important, preventative measure to help keep your drum running efficiently for years to come. What is …
This week, the FEECO website saw many new additions of exciting content: Fly Ash Processing Page Many of you have requested more information on processing fly ash. Fly ash, a by-product of the coal-burning process, has traditionally been landfilled. However, interest in utilizing fly ash …
This week’s photo shows a technician preparing for a paddle mixer lab. As seen in the photo, the technician is gathering water from the binder spray system, to confirm proper dispersal of the binder prior to lab production. Paddle mixers are regularly used in FEECO’s …
This week’s photo shows FEECO’s headquarters back in 1951. FEECO was founded in 1951 as the Fertilizer Engineering and Equipment Company, to bring better equipment and process solutions to the industry as a whole. We’ve grown since then, and now custom design and build equipment …