Each week on our home page, we feature three articles that are highly relevant under the current market circumstances. This week, we’re highlighting: Belt Trippers vs. Belt Plows Belt Trippers vs. Belt Plows looks at the differences between these two conveyor add-ons, both of which …
As the driving power behind a troughed belt conveyor, the drive assembly is a critical component in a conveyor’s ability to perform reliably and efficiently in the long term. Also known as the drive arrangement, the drive assembly is what supplies the torque to create …
As one of the primary macronutrients, potassium’s role in meeting global nutrition and food security needs cannot be understated. As the industry continues to adapt to meet the evolving demands of the global population, a few trends have come to the forefront in recent years. …
This week’s image highlights a counter-current rotary dryer in 3D. In counter-current dryers, material flows in the opposite direction as the drying air. Here, the wettest material comes in contact with the coolest drying air. The counter current design provides increased thermal efficiency for materials …
In the complex production required to transform spodumene concentrate into lithium compounds such as lithium carbonate or lithium hydroxide, calcination plays a key role in not one, but two parts of the process, making it an essential technique in efforts to exploit this increasingly important …
Each week on our home page, we feature three articles that are highly relevant under the current market circumstances. This week, we’re highlighting: Six Aspects of Successful Bulk Solids Processing Six Aspects of Successful Bulk Solids Processing looks at the key requirements needed for a …
Agglomeration, or particle size enlargement, offers those who process bulk solids an array of benefits ranging from minimized fugitive dust, to improved flowability, and so much more. One of the greatest advantages offered by agglomeration, however, and a key reason for its widespread adoption throughout …
A recent report estimates that the global gypsum industry will grow by more than 75% in the next decade, largely in response to the construction industry, with wallboard as a primary market driver for the mineral. Globally, the wallboard market is expected to expand at …
Organic combustion is the thermal treatment of organic wastes with the intent of reducing mass and volume. This process is frequently seen in waste treatment plants in order to reduce the volume of organic wastes for deposit into landfill. Organic combustion leaves behind an ash …
Be it for a fertilizer or soil amendment product, the granulation process (and the many configurations thereof) requires a delicate balance of variables in order to economically produce a product that meets the desired qualities. Depending on the feedstock, the end product, and the process …