Electronic waste, or e-waste, is continuing to capture global attention thanks to a litany of issues associated with the waste, ranging from environmental hazards to humanitarian concerns. As growing amounts of the waste add to fears of a looming crisis, efforts to recover valuable materials …
Whether you are using a rotary dryer, rotary kiln, or rotary cooler, there is one thing that all these instruments have in common: they all use methods of heat transfer to carry out their jobs. Heat transfer is how heat moves from one source to …
This week’s highlighted resource is a Slideshare presentation on rotary kiln customization. Rotary kilns are incredibly flexible and can be customized to meet a variety of different thermal processing needs. This Slideshare presentation looks at some of the many options used to customize rotary kilns …
Our photo this week shows an NPK fertilizer granulation plant. The photo was taken around the early 1960s and showcases a rotary dryer (the larger drum on the bottom), and a granulation drum (the smaller one above the dryer). Now a typical NPK granulation process, …
This week’s highlighted resource is a project profile on three frac sand dryers used in an in-basin sand plant. The in-basin frac sand trend has been sweeping the industry. This project profile highlights an in-basin project FEECO worked with to provide three custom rotary dryers …
From foods to minerals, a variety of industries use industrial coolers to cool bulk solids for subsequent handling, storage, or transportation. When selecting industrial cooling equipment, the choice often comes down to a rotary cooler or a fluid bed cooler. In general, rotary coolers have …
The field of bulk solids is incredibly diverse, encompassing industries ranging from food and pharmaceuticals to fertilizers and process by-products. Processing bulk solids into a ready feedstock or end product can involve an array of process techniques, from crushing and mixing to high temperature techniques …
Rotary dryers are an essential component in a variety of industrial process settings. As the backbone of many industrial processes, efficiency, reliability, and longevity are key to a successful operation. For these reasons, when looking to purchase a rotary dryer, it is of the utmost …
This week’s highlighted resource is a project profile on a rotary kiln resource recovery system. The recovery and reuse of metals is becoming ever-more critical to meeting the demands of the growing global population. This project profile highlights a rotary kiln FEECO designed to recover …
When it comes to buying an industrial dryer, people are often faced with the decision to choose between a rotary dryer, and a fluid bed dryer. Historically, rotary dryers have been used for more industrial applications, such as minerals, fertilizers, and aggregates, while fluid bed …