FEECO’s Innovation Center is a state-of-the-art facility equipped to run material tests in a rotary dryer alone, or through testing as part of a continuous process loop such as an agglomeration or granulation process. Dryer test work provides a wealth of valuable information, allowing our …
While both fertilizers and animal feeds are well-established industries, the FEECO Innovation Center often tests phosphates for customers looking to develop new and/or better products with different feed materials, or to help correct their current processing issues. Processing phosphates is no easy task. Samples vary …
The transformation of organic wastes into premium fertilizer products is becoming increasingly popular. In turn, expansive research and development is being done around the processing of these wastes. This is particularly true in the agriculture industry where various types of manure are being processed into …
Today’s photo comes from the FEECO Innovation Center. A Process Expert is adding binder to a humate sample, as it is being processed on the batch disc pelletizer. While some materials may be self-binding, in most cases, the right binder is critical to agglomeration success. …
Today’s photo shows the interior of a batch rotary kiln. The photo was taken at FEECO’s Innovation Center in Green Bay, WI (USA), where we perform thermal tests on a variety of materials. Batch kilns are ideal for feasibility testing and defining process variables before …
This week’s photo shows a crushed Potash sample from the FEECO Innovation Center. Potash, and many other salts, are hygroscopic, that is, they easily absorb and retain water molecules. As a result of such water absorption, the material physically changes. In the featured photo, you’ll …
Today’s photo highlights a batch rotary kiln in use at the FEECO Innovation Center. A chute, pictured left, carries the material to be processed, transporting it to the kiln’s interior. The two chords, or thermal couples, read the bed (material) and air temperatures during the …
This week’s photo shows limestone pellets, which were created in the FEECO Innovation Center. The pellets are what FEECO Process Experts refer to as “grass-grade,” meaning they are highly appropriate for golf green applications for use as a fertilizer. About 0.5 mm – 1 mm, …
FEECO’s lab technicians perform a variety of tests prior to processing a material, during processing, and after agglomerates are produced in the lab. The list below highlights some of the most common tests performed at FEECO: Attrition– determines the amount of product that will break …
This week’s photo comes directly from FEECO’s state-of-the-art lab. A technician is examining a manure sample while a conveyor transports it throughout the testing process. The equipment in FEECO’s lab can be configured to convert raw organic samples, be it cattle manure, poultry litter, hog …