Australia Sees Modern Day Gold Rush

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Carrie Carlson
Technical Writer

Australia Sees Modern Day Gold Rush

Amidst political uncertainty and increasing demand, gold has been making headlines as companies continue to invest in the safe haven metal. This state of affairs has had an especially significant impact on Australia, where a once-beleaguered industry is seeing a strong revival, so much so …

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Photo of the Week: Custom Rotary Dryers Since 1951

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Jenny Seim
Technical Writer

Rotary Dryers (Driers) Since 1951

This week’s photo highlights several rotary dryers under production at FEECO. The photo was taken in FEECO’s fabrication facility, just shortly after our founding in 1951. For decades, many industries have been faced with the same problem: product moisture. Depending on material composition, moisture can …

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Photo of the Week: 3D Combustion Chamber

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Jenny Seim
Technical Writer

3D Combustion Chamber

Today’s photo is a 3D combustion chamber. Combustion chambers are used to keep material from coming into direct contact with the burner flame in either a rotary dryer or kiln. The combustion chamber houses the combustion reaction, and directs the airflow into the drum. The …

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Photo of the Week: Frac Sand Rotary Dryer

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Jenny Seim
Technical Writer

Frac Sand Rotary Dryer (Drier)

Our photo this week is a sand dryer used in processing frac sand. The 8’-6” x 50’ long dryer utilizes co-current airflow to reduce the moisture content of mined sand. The rotary dryer contains an additional 5’ shell length to incorporate flame cut openings to …

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Photo of the Week: DDGS Rotary Cooler

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Jenny Seim
Technical Writer

DDGS Cooler

Today’s photo shows the interior of a rotary cooler. The material inside of the cooler is dried distillers grains with solubles, also known as DDGS. DDGS is a is a by-product of ethanol production, and can be used as an animal feed ingredient due to …

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