This week’s photo highlights a ball and tube knocking system. Knocking systems are often implemented to combat build-up inside of a rotary dryer. The systems are usually externally fitted on the inlet end of the dryer, where the incoming material is most wet and sticky. …
When looking to agglomerate material, many options are available. Agglomeration equipment manufacturers often specialize in a particular industry, type of agglomeration equipment, or category of agglomeration solutions. As the capabilities, offerings, and experience of each manufacturer vary significantly, finding the right agglomeration equipment provider requires …
Granulation drums are utilized in many industries, processing a wide range of materials into a more usable, more marketable granular form, whether it be for use as a fertilizer, chemical agent, mineral, or otherwise. Since all materials respond differently to granulation, the design of a …
Process audits have become an essential tool in helping fertilizer producers improve efficiency, resolve issues, and minimize unnecessary downtime in their production lines. Whether producing a single nutrient product, a complex fertilizer, specialty product, or even a soil amendment, fertilizer and soil conditioner producers rely …
From moving ore at the mine site, to storing finished product, the fertilizer industry relies on bulk material handling equipment to keep processes running and product moving around the clock. This heavy demand, combined with some of the specific challenges fertilizers present, requires expertly designed …
Granulation drums, also commonly called granulators or agglomeration drums, are used throughout a variety of industrial settings to process fines into a granular product. They have become the basis of modern fertilizer granulation, and continue to make their way into a growing number of applications. …
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 …
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 …
High-speed mixers are used in animal feed granulation, a process specific to FEECO International. The mixers provide a better-quality reaction, and results in a more uniform product. The high-speed mixer is mounted atop of a pugmill mixer, also known as a paddle mixer. A shaft …
As the amount of arable land per capita declines in the face of a growing global population, the need to improve agricultural productivity is critical. At the same time, the inefficient use of fertilizer products has brought about several environmental issues with devastating effects on …