Drying | Storage | Handling Systems

PA-PO is a company dedicated to the design, construction, and, via extended service warranties, the operation and maintenance of plants to manufacture dry bulk materials, and terminals to deliver high-quality processed materials and other dried and screened products to various industries.

The screened and dried bulk materials industry can be divided into production and delivery systems. PA-PO Industrial Systems has the unique ability to provide end-to-end solutions, from the production facility through the loading of the trucks that will deliver products to market.  The ability to provide design and build or EPCM services for the complete cycle comes from a tightly integrated team of experienced professionals who have been a part of the industry for many years.

The production of pure silica sand proppants involves:

• Transporting the mined sand to the production facility
• Screening
• Crushing/grinding
• Washing
• Drying 
• Storage
• Inventory control
• Loading to a truck, rail, and barge

PA-PO offers an integrated solution to these processes, providing fully automated, assimilated plants and terminal facilities with variable outputs, capable of loading up to 700 tons per hour from a single load point. Load points can be replicated for higher output requirements.

• Integrated control systems
  • Process control
  • Process automation
  • Cost control
  • QA/QC
  • Operator & management information systems
  • Supply chain management
  • Invoicing and accounting
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Traffic and Material flows
• Manufacturing processes
• Specialist machinery design and manufacture
• Quality Control and Quality Assurance
• End-to-end logistics
• Finished product storage and delivery 
• Building and infrastructure design
• Utilities and services
• Environmental Impact statements
• Permitting

On the other side of the production facility, materials usually arrive by rail or barge and must be stored, then screened or rescreened, and weighed into the final storage and delivery conveyance.

PA-PO Industrial designs can meet storage and discharge requirements, including turning 100 railcar unit trains in 20 hours and multiple load points to final delivery conveyance.

Our range of services on the production side of the process, coupled with our knowledge of automation and controls, is unmatched in the industry.