Pilot Test Equipment

Our facility in Southeast Wisconsin includes pilot equipment for developing new products and processes. This pilot equipment is available for customer demonstrations and trials.

Bench Scale Pilot Furnace

Our bench scale pilot unit can be converted to operate in rotary borings dryer mode or rotary retort furnace mode. The small scale allows for economical hardware changes when developing new processes and products. This unit can be used for developing and demonstrating chip drying, chip drying in an inert atmosphere, catalyst reclamation, and biomass torrefaction. The data from these trials is used to determine the proper size of production scale furnaces and dryers.

Production Scale Pilot Furnace

Our production scale pilot rotary retort furnace is capable of processing 1,000 lb/hr of waste foundry sand or 120 lb/hr of spent catalyst or activated carbon. This unit is available for customer trials and demonstrations.