December 31, 1969

SW&S Partner Companies
These sand conveyor units were manufactured for an oil and gas industry service company. Click on the image to view more photos.

Somerset Welding & Steel (SWS) was contracted by an oil and gas well fracturing company to develop more efficient bulk sand handling methods for their fracturing operations.

  • Trailer designed in AutoDesk Inventor, finite element analysis conducted with ANSIS
  • Features telescoping roofs for additional capacity, single point loading, and dual leveling augers
  • 89% increased loading efficiency compared to traditional sand trailers
  • 8% more capacity than traditional sand trailers