The FEECO Innovation Center offers a variety of thermal testing capabilities for high-temperature applications, with several continuous direct-fired and indirect-fired pilot kilns, as well as batch-scale direct-fired and indirect-fired kilns available.
Feasibility/Proof of Concept: Muffle furnace testing along with Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), and chemical analysis to determine your specific material's chemistry and reaction to heat.
Proof of Product:Batch testing where it is determined whether a product can be made to the required specifications.
Proof of Process: A continuous testing phase that aims to establish the equipment setup and parameters required for commercial production of your specific material.
Process/Product Optimization: An in-depth study to optimize your specific material’s characteristics and/or production parameters for an operating industrial kiln.
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Data gathered during testing is then used to scale up the process and engineer custom equipment to meet the processing goals.
Commonly Tested Materials
The FEECO Innovation Center has extensive experience in testing a wide range of materials. Materials that are frequently tested in the Innovation Center include:
- Industrial by-products and wastes
- Technical ceramics
- Minerals and ores
- Carbon products
- Chemical products
