What a customer brings to feasibility testing and how they approach the process will often vary greatly. One customer may require precise formulations and product characteristics such as weight, size, and crush strength, while another may only know the end product they would like to …
This week’s photo shows FEECO’s booth at the Powder and Bulk Solids Conference and Exhibition. The Powder Show took place May 6-8 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL and FEECO was an exhibitor as usual. The Powder Show is the leading …
This week’s photo shows two small rotary dryers with external metal pieces. The metal pieces, or ramps, serve as an early version of the “knocking” system to keep material from building up or caking inside the drum. When material enters the drum, the drum rotates, …
The use of manure granulation is a unique and beneficial opportunity for the agricultural industry. While many farmers use untreated manure to fertilize their soil, there are drawbacks to this practice. For example, manure that is not pelletized is difficult and costly to transport. Additionally, …
Our photo this week is a briquetter, a machine which transforms particle fines into a larger, more useful shape through compaction. A briquetter uses a roll press to compact material fines and ultimately create briquettes. The machine works when the rolls force the fines into …
This week’s photo takes you back to 1951 with founder Jim Madigan at the FEECO headquarters construction site. FEECO is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and has remained in the same city since the building’s conception. Since the building’s construction, FEECO has added an additional …
This week’s photo shows welders installing flights in a rotary dryer. FEECO has a respected name in the thermal processing industry, supplying customers with not only rotary dryers and coolers, but with rotary calciners and kilns too. Flights are located on the drum’s interior and …
This week’s photo shows a 24 inch disc pelletizer (pan granulator) with a vibratory feeder, liquid storage tank, pump and movable base. This pelletizer was built for a proprietary company to use for testing purposes. In the process of disc pelletizing, raw material fines such …
This week’s photo shows several trunnion wheels under production in the FEECO manufacturing facility. Trunnion wheels are an integral part of any rotary drum base. Made up of a harder steel than the drum tire, the trunnion wheels carry the weight of the drum and …
This week’s photo showcases a FEECO bucket elevator (enclosed). Bucket elevators are used to transfer materials vertically, and are available in various configurations, whether you’re in need of centrifugal belt style, continuous double chain style, or anything in between. Versatile and able to handle a …