This week’s photo shows two small rotary dryers with external metal pieces. The metal pieces, or ramps, serve as an early version of the “knocking” system to keep material from building up or caking inside the drum. When material enters the drum, the drum rotates, …
This week’s photo shows welders installing flights in a rotary dryer. FEECO has a respected name in the thermal processing industry, supplying customers with not only rotary dryers and coolers, but with rotary calciners and kilns too. Flights are located on the drum’s interior and …
This week’s photo shows waste paper sludge after it has been agglomerated and dried. This waste paper sludge comes from a paper recycling plant after having gone through processing to be reintroduced into the paper making process. Considered a waste, the paper fibers are too …
Sugar is a common product found in kitchens worldwide. From its familiar appearance to its unmistakable taste, commercial sugar of today is easily recognizable. But even a staple as basic as sugar requires a great deal of processing in order to create a consistent final …
Though rotary dryers typically use a hot gas stream to dry a material, sometimes drying a material requires a little more ingenuity. This is often the case when volatiles are present in the material to be dried and therefore a potential exists for combustion. While …
This week’s photo shows a pilot kiln in the FEECO Lab Facility. The FEECO pilot kiln is used in a variety of applications as part of process development. The kiln simulates a continuous process and allows for various customizations. The kiln can be run in …
This week’s photo shows bagasse after processing in the FEECO Lab. Bagasse is the fibrous material left over from the sugarcane extraction process. This material is sometimes used as a source of biofuel production, but must be dried prior to use. Drying can be carried …
This week’s photo is of the FEECO batch kiln in operation. The FEECO Innovation Center has a number of “batch” size pieces of equipment used to test materials and processes on a test scale under various conditions. This includes everything from agglomeration and mixing, to thermal …
This week’s Photo of the Week shows FEECO founder, Jim Madigan (right), and son, FEECO President, Dan Madigan, posing next a rotary drum awaiting shipment. The rotary drum, ready to ship across the United States, was affixed with a banner showcasing that the drum was …
This week’s Photo of the Week shows a FEECO rotary cooler being loaded for shipment. This rotary cooler, to be used for cooling minerals, is equipped with flights, which are visible on the interior drum. These flights are used to maximize heat transfer by lifting …