Today’s photo shows the gear mesh of a gear and pinion drive, the mechanism that causes a rotary drum to rotate. The face of the teeth here are worn, an indication that the gear should be replaced, or they may break off. In most cases, replacement …
This week’s photo highlights a girth gear run-out procedure in action. A black strap (pictured) is mounted along the gear’s teeth. A dial indicator follows the strap’s path, and measures the tip of the teeth along the strap. This procedure reveals the amount of wear …
Each week on our home page, we feature three articles that are highly relevant under the current market circumstances. This week, we’re highlighting: The Role of the Calciner in Producing Soda Ash The Role of the Calciner in Producing Soda Ash, looks at the processing …
Favorable market conditions have again brought rise to a boom centered around the quartz sand used in the hydraulic fracturing process; rig counts are up and the amount of sand employed per well is the highest it’s ever been, with one industry expert anticipating 2018 …
Each week on our home page, we feature three articles that are highly relevant under the current market circumstances. This week, we’re highlighting: Sand Dryers Optimize Product for Industrial Use Sand Dryers Optimize Product for Industrial Use looks at the role of drying in producing …
This week’s image highlights a counter-current rotary dryer in 3D. In counter-current dryers, material flows in the opposite direction as the drying air. Here, the wettest material comes in contact with the coolest drying air. The counter current design provides increased thermal efficiency for materials …
Rotary dryers have a long history in many industries, but perhaps none more than in the fertilizer industry, where they are an essential component in processing minerals for fertilizers at mine sites, and for producing many of the fertilizer products on the market today. Rotary …
Industrial clay minerals exhibit incredibly diverse characteristics, lending their use in everything from consumer products such as cat litter and cosmetics, to industrial additives, catalysts, and adsorbents, to name a few. While there are many types of clay, each with wide variation in characteristics, the …
This week’s photo reveals the mechanical construction of a rotary dryer in 3D. The image was created by one of FEECO’s CAD specialists. FEECO’s team is equipped with the most advanced CAD programs, and our drafters and designers regularly use the software to create 3D …
Rotary dryers are used prolifically throughout bulk solids processing applications – from fertilizers and soil amendments, to minerals, specialty chemicals and more. In fact, new applications in which rotary dryers are being implemented are constantly on the rise. Whatever the application, rotary dryers are often …