The main challenge of this project was to design a complete sand processing plant on a river barge with a footprint slightly larger than a basketball court. This plant, or “dredge” (the excavation of material from a water environment) would produce a high-quality sand product. The completed plant is roughly six stories tall and utilizes twelve units of sand processing equipment. PMI manufactured structures and conveyors in-house and shipped them to the site. The project was a success, and the customer can produce 1200 tons of concrete sand per hour while creating 7% drier sand than previous dredges. This allowed the customer to load more sellable products on the loadout barge instead of zero value river water.