Rotary dryers are a significant capital expenditure, necessitating a thorough discovery process to assess the unique requirements of the system. In preparing to purchase a rotary dryer, keep the following questions in mind to protect the investment and ensure the appropriate solution is acquired. Replacement …
Potash coolers play a key role in the potash manufacturing process, helping producers bring their products to market efficiently and effectively. And while cooling is a relatively straightforward task, it is still a large undertaking requiring flexibility and expertise in order to consistently and reliably …
Rotary drum dryers are one of the most widely used types of industrial dryers on the market today. Their heavy-duty design, high throughput, long-term reliability, and simple operation has lent them to a wide range of applications in a variety of industrial process settings. They …
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 …
Indirect-fired rotary kilns, also commonly called calciners, are a specialized thermal processing machine used to cause chemical reactions and phase changes in materials for a variety of industrial purposes. Used in settings where the processing environment must be kept inert, or where entrainment of fines …
What is Metallurgical Coke? Aka: coke, met coke Metallurgical coke is created through the destructive distillation of coal or coal blends. This thermal treatment drives off volatile components and leaves behind a solid carbon material (note that this is different from petroleum coke, which is …
This week’s highlighted resource is a Slideshare presentation on rotary dryer sizing and design. The Rotary Dryer Sizing and Design slide deck is a great introduction to the complex process of designing a custom rotary dryer for any industry. Material characteristics that affect design, processing …
This week’s highlighted resource is a web page on spent carbon reactivation. Activated carbon is increasingly becoming more popular as an adsorbent in many applications. One benefit to this amazing adsorbent is its ability to be reactivated and reused. This page covers the process of …
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 …
With applications in everything from energy, infrastructure, and aerospace, to automotive, packaging, and more, aluminum has become a cornerstone of modern society. Aluminum’s widespread use might infer ease of accessibility, but such is not the case; aluminum is not found freely in nature, requiring the …