This week’s photo comes from the FEECO Lab Testing & Tolling Facility. This photo shows a material both before and after it has been run through a compactor. Compaction granulation is a form of the agglomeration process that is referred to as a “dry process,” …
The photo of the week this week comes to us from the FEECO archives. This photo, dating back to the early 1950’s, shows a FEECO engineer examining various pan pelletizers. Available in a wide range of sizes, pan pelletizers, also commonly called disc pelletizers or …
This week’s photo of the week comes from FEECO’s historical archives. It shows a rotary drum, from the early 1950’s. Founded in 1951, FEECO became a leader in granulation equipment and technology. This drum, most likely a rotary dryer or rotary drum granulator, was one …
This week’s photo shows the interior of a rotary kiln, as a technician works to remove build-up on the refractory. Build-up can sometimes occur in an over-temperature condition which causes product to melt and become sticky. A primary design requirement with all rotary kilns is …
This week’s photo of the week shows a FEECO rotary ore agglomerator as it travels down a road in Northeast Wisconsin. The drum, which weighed in at 226,000 lbs., and traveled on a 210 ft. long, 19 ft. wide trailer, was one of three that …