This week’s photo shows the interior of an indirect-fired rotary kiln. Indirect kilns are used in various process settings where the processing environment must be tightly controlled, such as when processing materials that cannot be exposed to oxygen, or materials that must remain sterile, as …
This week’s photo comes from a customer site, where truss frame conveyors await installation. These conveyors, complete with one side walkway, were assembled on the ground, prior to erection. A notable feature with this bulk material handling equipment is that instead of being painted, these …
Our photo this week shows several bucket elevator head assemblies in a potash processing facility. Bucket elevators are a common choice for potash handling, with the double chain type being the most commonly used, due to the increased capacity and height capability this configuration can …
This week’s photo shows FEECO’s headquarters back in 1951. FEECO was founded in 1951 as the Fertilizer Engineering and Equipment Company, to bring better equipment and process solutions to the industry as a whole. We’ve grown since then, and now custom design and build equipment …
Our photo this week is a rotary cooler. Since 1951, FEECO has played a large role in the thermal processing industry, supplying customers with rotary coolers around the world for a variety of industries. FEECO’s coolers are constructed of a robust drum, and use chilled …
This week’s photo shows the base of a pin, the fundamental component of a pin mixer. Pin mixers are industrial mixing devices that use rotational forces to blend, agglomerate, and condition fine materials. They rely on 3 main pieces of equipment for processing: an internal …
This week’s photo shows a semi-truck transporting a rotary drum. Transporting any equipment can be a challenging task, but that challenge seems to multiply when shipping rotary drums. Since everything is highly customized, no two pieces of equipment are necessarily alike. Thus, no one size …
Our photo this week shows a sample of briquettes. Briquettes are dusts, powders or material fines that have been compacted into a dense mass via a briquetter, or briquetting machine. The equipment operates under the supposition that a material, under abundant force, will self-adhere. Briquetting …
This week’s photo shows two cranes lifting and placing a rotary dryer onto a semi-truck’s bed for shipment to the customer. Though FEECO may be saying farewell to the dryer itself, this is just the beginning of a long-term customer relationship. FEECO remains committed to …
This week’s photo shows a belt conveyor from 1960. The cover pictured on top of the conveyor helps to prevent product loss. Belt conveyors are used to transport materials from one area to another. Be it to transport, load, store, or for use in another …