Sand & Gravel Case Studies RSS

Situation: A frac sand producer contacted Met Pro about how they could size frac sand more efficiently. Their set up included a multi-deck vibrating screen with having everything that passed through the bottom deck reporting to a classifying tank. The tank would classify the sand, but not sharply and with a lot of waste. The outcome was that a lot of sand was wasted and that the material that was to be dried contained a lot of fines (clay). This clay caused issues with the drier and was a major contributor to screen plugging. Solution: After reviewing the plant and...

Situation: Met Pro was contacted by a local sand producer and asked to bid on a project to improve an existing feed preparation plant. The customer had a sump in place of good design, but of inadequate size. The result of this was inconsistent feed rates to the main plant, extreme pump cavitation, and loss of good material to the sump overflow. The customer wanted a much larger sump, but one that would also fit within the confines of the prep plant. Met Pro was the successful bidder and was awarded the project. Solution: Met Pro worked with the customer’s...