Today’s photo highlights a rotary drum tire inspection. A digital caliper depth gauge (pictured) measures the depth of the grooves on the tire. If the grooves are too deep, as defined by the service technician, tire grinding may be proposed to resolve the issue. Grooves …
Agricultural operations face a number of obstacles when working to optimize crop production. One of the biggest issues they face is maintaining a high-quality, balanced soil. A common soil issue that frequently occurs is low pH, which leads to poor nutrient absorption. This issue is …
The shell is the central component of any type of rotary drum equipment, from rotary drum dryers, coolers, and kilns, to granulators and coating drums. Since problems with the shell often end in catastrophic failure, early identification of an issue is essential to ensuring that …
Pelletization, a non-pressure method of agglomeration, is an effective process for many materials, offering a variety of economic, environmental, and product benefits. The list below highlights several materials capable of pelletization: Will your material pelletize? This basic question can be answered via agglomeration feasibility testing …
The purchase of an agglomerator is a significant capital investment, making its careful selection and configuration pivotal to a reliable, long-term solution. The versatility of these machines, which lends them to processes ranging from fertilizer granulation to ore agglomeration, can raise a lot of questions …
The granulation drum, or granulator, is a diverse processing tool used throughout various industries to produce a granular product via wet granulation (also known as non-pressure, tumble-growth, or agitation agglomeration). The design of a commercial-scale granulation drum must take several factors into consideration in order …
Binder selection is dependent upon a few key factors: cost, industry, and the anticipated end-use and desired specifications of the agglomerates. Binders are available by the hundreds, from water and oil, to starch and molasses. With such a wide variance in binding options, testing is …
Fertilizer and soil amendment producers face many obstacles. One of their greatest challenges lies in controlling dust. As a top priority, there are many options available on the market to aid in dust management. And while some producers opt for dust collection systems, dust prevention …
The pin mixer, a horizontal, continuous mixer, is perhaps most well known for the role for which it was originally developed: processing carbon black. In the carbon black industry, pin mixers provide a highly effective means of converting a dusty, difficult-to-handle material into small, dust-free …
Whether it is to prevent product loss, avoid health-related risks, or otherwise, managing fugitive dust is a key focus in nearly every industrial setting where bulk solids are handled. In fact, the crucial nature of dust suppression has caused it to evolve into an industry …