The Smico Advantage: High Frequency Elliptical Motion

The Smico Advantage: High Frequency Elliptical Motion

We are often asked: Why do Smico’s machines work so much better than the others on the market? Our machines’ superior performance can be explained by our elongated elliptical motion plus high frequency. This results in the best motion with the best speeds. In addition, we can build a unit with up to 640 square feet of screening area. We are excited to announce that in 2012 we will be offering a machine with 1,200 square feet of screening area!

With this motion and speed, the ball decks in our units work continuously to clean the screen, giving you a better cut, more through-put and a unit that can handle just about anything. Proppant sand, Frac Sand and Coated proppant companies have enjoyed great success with this unit.

In contrast, our competitors use gyratory motion, which is like running your material down a cheese grater. If your material is friable, this results in more fines and flat spots. Such machines need 30% more screening area than is required with a Smico unit – resulting in a larger footprint and higher capital cost. Another disadvantage is the ball deck. It needs to hit ball-to-ball to get a vertical motion to hit the screen to keep it from blinding, but most of the time that doesn’t happen.

Smico offers clear advantages: better motion and better speed resulting in better performance.

About Us

Smico’s screening business spans 75+ years with over 30,000 units built. In 2008 we proudly added the Symons brand to our umbrella of companies. Our list of satisfied customers is long -- and growing. Smico is here to help with all of your screening, scalping, sizing, and multi-deck needs. Call us today.