Case Study

Technology and Material Conditioning Processes The Story In 2022, IEC Thermo received an inquiry from a Joint Venture Partner in the Midwest about the material conditioning and moisture reduction of dried distillery grains (DDG), a hi-protein ethanol processing by-product from a yet to be commercialized technology (R&D). The Requirement We were tasked with developing a…

Patent Issued Two-Stage Dryer The Story In 2018, IEC Thermo was introduced to Manchester Wood Pellets through an IEC strategic partner. Manchester Wood Pellets was seeking to upcycle wood waste to barbecue wood pellets. The Need & Requirements With a defined need of processing wood waste for pelletting, they were struggling to find an “emissions” compliant drying…

Attrition Flash Dryer The Story “In 2013 I got into the wood pellet industry and all the feedstock I had available was green wood material with 45-55% moisture content.  We needed a dryer that was efficient, simple in its concepts, and easy to operate that would produce a product with a 12-15% moisture content.” –…