This week’s photo shows the expanded metal on a disc pelletizer. During pelletizing, a layer of build-up across the surface of the disc is needed to aid in pellet formation. This layer allows the pellets to roll on top of like material, which helps to Continue reading →
When it comes to thermal processing, how do you know if you need a rotary kiln, or a rotary dryer? Though these two products share similar thermal processing principles, they are used in very different applications. While rotary kilns can dry a product, their main Continue reading →
A booming population, combined with many other factors, has put market traction around potassium sulfate (K2SO4) in recent years. Data Bridge Market Research estimates that the potassium sulfate market will exhibit a CAGR of 5.5% between 2017 to 2024, landing at 10,535.84 thousand tons by Continue reading →
This week’s highlighted resource is a brochure on advanced particle analysis. The brochure highlights how advanced particle analysis technology is used in the FEECO Innovation Center to improve process transparency, as well as how the technology can be integrated into commercial production facilities. Click here Continue reading →
A reversing shuttle conveyor is essentially a belt conveyor mounted onto a rail system, and offers numerous advantages to a material handling system, including: A stationary inlet: the stationary feed chute allows for processed material to be directed to one central location. Reversible belt direction: Continue reading →
Indirect rotary coolers are a special type of industrial cooler used to resolve unique cooling application challenges. Although not as commonly used as a direct rotary cooler, the use of an indirect cooler is still an essential step for managing temperatures of specific materials within Continue reading →
Rotary kilns have become an integral processing device throughout many industries. Capable of facilitating chemical reactions and phase changes, they are applied to a diverse range of applications, from metal recovery, to specialty chemical production, and carbon activation, to name a few. In fact, the Continue reading →
This week’s highlighted resource is a Slideshare presentation on rotary dryer sizing and design. Rotary Dryer Sizing and Design provides an overview on the complex process behind sizing and designing a rotary dryer for a given application. Material properties that affect dryer design are also Continue reading →
This week’s photo highlights a pugmill mixer, also known as a paddle mixer, in 3D. The image was created by FEECO’s CAD Specialists. Pug mills are comprised of two counter-rotating shafts fastened with pitched paddles. The paddles use a high-torque, kneading and folding over motion Continue reading →
When looking for versatile manufacturing equipment capable of producing granules, an agglomerator or granulator drum will predictably turn up in your search. Because drum equipment is flexible and capable of processing large throughputs, they are extensively used in many different industries. Unfortunately, the pervasive use Continue reading →
