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About Del Sol

Del Sol Industrial Services has been offering prime frac and foundry services to thousands of companies around the world. During this time, Del Sol Services has come to know the ins and outs of these industries, in order to provide expert advice when it comes to sand processing facilities, foundry and frac equipment, foundry and frac supplies, and consulting services.

Because of their vast amount of knowledge and past and current expertise in these fields, Del Sol has come to know the difference between okay suppliers and the BEST suppliers. Here are just a few of the companies with which Del Sol Industrial Services has a professional relationship.

DIDION

Didion International has been a family run business since 1875, implementing hard work, ethics, and quality handiwork in the foundry industry. It wasn’t until 1974, that the Didion we know of today was founded. Tired of the inherent problems with the current vibratory shakeout systems, Didion began developing and manufacturing Didion Rotary Processing Machinery. Over time, Didion has become a well known household name when it comes to foundry machinery because of their reliability, efficiency, and low maintenance qualities.

SINTO

Sinto is another leading foundry manufacturer. The company began in 1934 with a vision of providing the highest quality foundry equipment to businesses around the world. Since 1934, Sinto has grown to over 42 companies around the world in 10 countries. Even though Sinto caters to a variety of industries, their primary focus is the foundry industry, always looking into the future to create advanced pieces of equipment.

UNITED ERIE

United Erie was also founded in the early 1900’s in 1928. Since this time, they have been a prime producer of foundry resins and other similar products. After they were acquired by Interstate Chemical Company, Inc. in 1984, they were able to highly expand their distribution area, making United Erie the 13th largest distributor in North America. United Erie produces a variety of foundry specialty products, a handful of which are listed on their website, along with a complete breakdown of their properties and benefits.

PALMER

Palmer Manufacturing is actually a parent company of a various divisions:

• Palmer Machinery
• Palmer Engineered Products
• Gorilla Machinery
• Palmer Golf Solutions
• Palmer Manufacturing and Supply

Each of these companies provides different qualities, services, and products for a variety of industries, with a primary focus on the foundry industry. From no bake machinery and foundry consumables to industrial machinery and supplies, the divisions of Palmer Manufacturing all go by the same industry standards. All of the Palmer equipment is built to last, and it is designed with the customer’s safety in mind. Also, the level of quality service that Palmer Manufacturing provides is extremely high quality. Who doesn’t want top customer service!


These are just a few of the companies with which Del Sol Services works on a consistent basis. Their consistent research and experience has led Del Sol to only choose companies that they know will work, not companies who simply give the cheapest price. To find quality service and machinery, it takes time, research, and some fails. Del Sol has already done this for you, and they are now able to use their vast database of knowledge and experience to help you get your foundry or frac business to the next level!

Types of Proppants

When you are in involved in hydraulic fracturing, then you understand the importance of using a quality proppant. From the common frac sand to synthetic resins, the options from which to choose for your hydraulic fracturing job are multiple. The following is a breakdown of different types of proppants and their qualities.

Ceramic Proppants

The benefit of man made, ceramic proppants is their consistency. Each grain is the same size and shape, allowing them to be uniform across the board. Because of the uniformity, ceramic proppants stack more efficiently, allowing more natural gases to flow through unimpeded.

Frac Sand Proppants

When silica sand is used as a proppant, the smoothness and uniformity of shape are both important factors in determining the strength and quality of the frac sand proppant. Even the smoothest and most uniform frac sand granules don’t stand up to the strength of a ceramic proppant. However, frac sand is a naturally occurring proppant, causing it to be much more environmentally friendly. Also, it is lower priced and completely untreated. The compromise is the reduction in strength and permeability.

Resin Coated Frac Sand Proppants

Resin coated proppants, known as RCP’s are a compromising mix between frac sand and ceramic proppants. RCP are high quality granules of silica sand that have been coated by a strengthening outer layer of resin. The resin is applied via hot or cold coating. This increases the performance, strength, and quality of the frac sand.

From the strongest ceramic proppant to the weakest RCP’s, there are multiple options from which to choose for your hydraulic fracturing process. Each has their own benefits and range in price.

For more information on hydraulic fracturing and frac sand equipment, visit the Frac Sand sections of the Del Sol Industrial Services website.

What is Frac Sand?

FRAC Sand is a high, quality and high purity sand that is extremely durable and possesses very round grains. It is crush resistant, and can be used in hydraulic fracturing to aid in the production of petroleum fluids.

At Del Sol Industrial Services, we serve the FRAC market by providing analysis of your sand and mines. If you are going to become involved in the FRAC Sand market, you need to be sure you are producing a quality products. Del Sol Industrial Services also provides FRAC Sand processing facilities, FRAC Sand Plant construction, and the refinement of already existing FRAC Sand plants.

Del Sol Industrial Services also provides FRAC Sand Consulting. Let us offer our knowledge and expertise to design and produce an efficient FRAC Sand Facility for your business. We provide on-site analysis, post-visit analysis, plant design optimization, and process flow improvement. There's really now way to lose when you invest your time and money in our FRAC Sand Consulting services.

What Does Frac Sand Look Like?

Since Del Sol Industrial Services deals with FRAC Sand on a daily basis, here are a couple of pictures of High Quality FRAC Sand, Medium Quality FRAC Sand, and Low Quality FRAC Sand for reference. These are great indicators, but not completely conclusive, of FRAC Sand.

High Quality Ottowa White. 8k Crush Factor.

 Medium Quality Shore or River Sand. 5k Crush Factor

 Low Quality Angular Sand; will not pass a crush test