A new building was erected. Two five ton cranes then followed along with additional fitters, welders, assemblers, etc.

The father and son reorganized their job shop and incorporated as Specialty Equipment Fabrication Company, a manufacturer of drum, bag, bale, and pallet conveyors for the chemical industry.

New conveyor products were added for drum, bag and bale handling. Applications including; pallet dispensers, bulk box conveyors, jump transfers, turntables, transfer cars, whatever type of special conveying customers wanted.

After serving as an Army captain, the son joined his father and a new company was formed. A building extension was erected, additional machinery was acquired and together they began building drum and pallet conveyors for Dow, Exxon, DuPont, and other chemical companies in southern Texas.