Throughout the country and around the world, the coronavirus has upended every aspect of our lives, both at home and at work. While the crisis has shut down many industrial processing operations and changed others indefinitely, one thing that hasn’t changed is the need for …
Incinerators across the United States and abroad are preparing for a tidal wave of medical waste from the COVID-19 pandemic, with some countries already in the thick of it. As waste management companies prepare for the increased demand, we’ve put together the list below on …
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 …
Rotary drum dryers are an essential production tool in a variety of industrial settings. From ore drying to fertilizer and soil amendment production, rotary dryers are used to process thousands of tons of material each and every day throughout nearly every industry imaginable. While the …
Today’s photo highlights a rotary drum tire inspection. A digital caliper depth gauge (pictured) measures the depth of the grooves on the tire. If the grooves are too deep, as defined by the service technician, tire grinding may be proposed to resolve the issue. Grooves …
The shell is the central component of any type of rotary drum equipment, from rotary drum dryers, coolers, and kilns, to granulators and coating drums. Since problems with the shell often end in catastrophic failure, early identification of an issue is essential to ensuring that …
This week’s highlighted resource is a brochure on laser alignment services. Alignment is crucial to many aspects of a processing operation, from spatial mapping for equipment layout, to accurate installs, and even helping to ensure equipment runs reliably for years to come. FEECO utilizes a …
Annual rotary drum inspections are critical to maintaining operational efficiency, prolonging equipment life, and preventing unnecessary interruption. In fact, all equipment in the operation should be examined on an annual basis, especially if the material to be worked with is corrosive or abrasive, a common …
Today’s photo highlights a girth gear (left) and gear lubrication nozzle (right), both components of a rotary drum. The gear drive assembly is mounted on the outside of the shell circumference. It meshes with a small gear drive, and causes the rotary drum to rotate. …
Tires, or riding rings, and trunnion wheels (rollers) are the support base on which a rotary drum is mounted. As the primary point of contact and rotational movement, wear on tires or trunnions is an early indicator of an underlying issue, making identifying wear a …