Photo of the Week: Castable Refractory

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Jenny Seim
Technical Writer

Castable Refractory in a Rotary Kiln

This week’s photo comes from the FEECO Fabrication Facility, where our team is assembling castable refractory inside of a kiln. Refractory is a crucial component in direct fired rotary kilns. It insulates and protects the kiln’s shell from high internal temperatures, and also maintains heat retention. …

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This Week’s Featured Articles: Conveyor Drive Assemblies, Improving Bulk Solids Flowability, and Reusing Paper Sludge in Fertilizers

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Carrie Carlson
Technical Writer

Conveyor Drive Assemblies

Each week on our home page, we feature three articles that are highly relevant under the current market circumstances. This week, we’re highlighting: Conveyor Drive Assembly Selection In Conveyor Drive Assembly Selection, we look at what’s important in selecting a conveyor drive assembly, as well …

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What is Calcination?

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Carrie Carlson
Technical Writer

Calciner

Calcination is the process of heating a solid material in order to cause chemical separation of its components. The diversity of chemical separation lends calcination to accomplishing a range of objectives, from the removal of chemically bound (crystalline) water, to the volatilization of contaminants from …

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2020 World Copper Production

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Carrie Carlson
Technical Writer

World Copper Production at a Glance

Copper is an essential component in many of the products that make up the world around us. Ductility, malleability, and superior conductivity of heat and electricity, are just a few of the properties that make this unique metal so useful across a broad range of …

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Clay Testing

This article was co-authored by:

Chris Kozicki
Agglomeration Expert

Alex Ebben
Process and Sales Engineer

Clay Agglomerate Samples Produced in the FEECO Innovation Center

Clay is arguably one of the most important industrial minerals on Earth. This diverse, naturally occurring material created through the breakdown of rock is used in an endless number of applications throughout a host of industries. In 2016, the US Geological Survey estimated that 25.7 …

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This Week’s Featured Articles: Benefits of Pelletizing Limestone, the Zinc Fertilizer Market, and Converting Bauxite to Aluminum

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Carrie Carlson
Technical Writer

Global Zinc Deficiency and the Growing Zinc Fertilizer Market

Each week on our home page, we feature three articles that are highly relevant under the current market circumstances. This week, we’re highlighting: Benefits of Pelletizing Limestone (with infographic) In Benefits of Pelletizing Limestone, we look at the various types of lime and the numerous …

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A Look at US Lithium Production

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Carrie Carlson
Technical Writer

US Lithium Production

The electric vehicle (EV) market is picking up, and at a rapid pace, with major auto producers making substantial commitments to electrified transport. With the US accounting for just a near-2% of global lithium production, many industry experts say the nation must tap into its …

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Photo of the Week: Troughed Belt Conveyor

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Jenny Seim
Technical Writer

Photo of the Week: Troughed Belt Conveyor

This week’s photo is a 30” wide x 39’ long troughed belt conveyor under production at FEECO. The conveyor features a channel frame, ideal for use when long spans between supports are not required. FEECO’s troughed belt conveyors are available in configurations 18” to 72” …

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