This week’s photo shows a batch kiln from FEECO’s Innovation Center. The batch kiln can be used for a variety of high-temp, thermal process testing applications, including waste incineration, mineral roasting, proppant sintering, and more. The batch kiln simulates conditions of a commercial size rotary …
Whether an industrial process is new or well established, the path from concept to production is often complex and unclear. Spanning over a time frame of months and even years, adequately moving through the various stages of process development is the foundation of a successful …
From developing a new product, to optimizing an existing process, the agglomeration testing conducted in the FEECO Innovation Center provides a pivotal link between question and answer for producers looking at particle agglomeration as a way to solve their material challenges. The following information offers …
This week’s highlighted resource is a Slideshare presentation on thermal testing with rotary kilns. Rotary kilns are an integral piece of equipment in many industrial processes, with new applications developing all the time. Thermal Testing with Rotary Kilns takes a look at the many reasons for …
This week’s photo shows a pugmill mixer from the FEECO Innovation Center, where our team of process experts conditioned an iron-based material. Conditioning typically refers to the act of mixing a material; this may be to prepare it for pelletizing, to reduce issues associated with …
This week’s photo highlights FEECO’s mineral processing capabilities, showing a sample of agglomerated minerals from our Innovation Center. Pictured left to right are sulfur, dolomite, hematite, and potash. The FEECO Innovation Center is fully equipped for agglomeration and thermal test work, allowing us to process minerals …
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 …
This week’s highlighted resource is a brochure on the FEECO Innovation Center. The FEECO Innovation Center is a state-of-the-art testing facility where materials of all kinds can be tested at batch and pilot scale for agglomeration feasibility, drying applications, and even high-temperature thermal processing endeavors. …
This week’s highlighted resource is a brochure on the FEECO flight/lifter simulator. Flights, or lifters, are an integral part of maximizing the heat transfer efficiency in rotary dryers and coolers. Both flight design and pattern are customizable and can have a significant impact on the …
Reports of depleted soils and increasingly nutrient-deficient crops have littered headlines in recent years. Scientists around the world are calling for improved management of soils as the effects of long-term misuse become more evident and the struggle to feed a growing population puts agriculture under …