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Administrator
Derrick Corporation
H. William Derrick Jr
(1917-1992)
Our Company
Privately owned, Derrick Corporation was founded in 1951 by H. William Derrick Jr., affectionately known as 'The Chief' throughout his business career. In 1947, and by now married to his wife Bette, he joined forces with his father-in-law, William L. Wettlaufer, an inventor who held a series of patents to manufacture high frequency therapeutic vibrators and slow speed vibrating screen machines
Together, they developed a high speed vibrator to shake testing sieves
Observation of rapid separation of particles through various sieve sizes and the unusual active behavior of particles when subjected to high frequency vibration spawned the idea for larger commercial designs
In order to develop and market this idea, Bill Derrick went out on his own, and in 1951 he teamed up with Messinger Bearing Co. to develop the first four bearing high-speed screen vibrator. It was in this same year that Derrick Manufacturing Company was formed as a proprietorship
In 1952, Dick Vale, one of Bill's cousins joined the company, followed shortly afterwards by his brother Bob Derrick in 1954. In 1955 the company relocated to 590 Duke Road, where for the sum of $25,000, a 3,600 ft² (334 m²) structure was erected to cover needs for both manufacturing and office space
Today, this original space is still a part of Derrick's 300,000 ft² (27,870 m²) facility
During the first half of its existence, Derrick Manufacturing focused on applications in the mining, industrial, and chemical industries and built an impressive reputation for solving a wide variety of the most difficult fine screening and separation problems
Another key development occurred in the mid-80's. Derrick sought out potential partners to assist in the development of high open area polyurethane screen surfaces. No partner was found as everyone thought Derrick's expectations were impossible
Derrick developed this product on its own and today, Derrick's high open area, long life polyurethane screen surfaces are unique in the world. With open area and capacity rivaling woven wire, Derrick urethane panels outlast woven wire by factors of 10 to 20
With 3 generations of Derricks actively involved in the business, it is committed to the guiding principles and philosophy that have led to its success. Derrick is committed to providing customers with state of the art equipment to meet their ever-changing needs
High quality, innovation and reliability are Derrick's pledge today and for the future. A firm commitment to research and development enables Derrick to maintain its position as a leading innovator. Derrick also stands behind its commitment to a vertically integrated, in-house production system
Finally, over fifty years of continued growth and success would not have been possible without the support and dedication of an exceptional workforce. Derrick would like to take this opportunity to thank all its employees for their ongoing and continued contributions
Screening Innovations
1950 - High Speed Integral Vibrating Motor
1977 - Sandwich Screen® Panel
1977 - Multifeed Screening Machine
1984 - Flo-Line® Cleaner (linear motion shaker)
1984 - PWP™ Screen Panel (repairable screen)
1989 - Urethane Screen Surfaces
1990 - HI-G® Dryer (7.3 G's)
1993 - Pyramid™ Screen (three-dimensional screen)
1996 - Flo-Line Scalper™
1997 - Super G® Vibrating motor
2001 - Stack Sizer
2006 - DE-7200™ VFD™ Big Bowl Centrifuge
2008 - "W" Motor
Lobby & Derrick Corporation