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Forward Thinking. Real Results.
National Bulk Equipment processing and packaging equipment, systems, and projects are built to the specific requirements
of each application. This ensures NBE delivers comprehensive process improvement; upstream and downstream, enterprise-wide,
and into the supply chain.
The extensive portfolio of NBE equipment and project capabilities is applied across the full scope of processing operations. Advance the performance
objectives of upstream, midstream, and downstream projects by leveraging the NBE engineered-to-application (ETA) project delivery method.
Upstream
Upstream
Upstream
Raw Material Discharge and Storage
Extracting material from bulk bags, gaylord containers, drums, bulk totes, or non-bulk packages; providing bulk storage
for materials received from railcar or bulk truck delivery. NBE engineer-to-application (ETA) project delivery brings
performance effectiveness and total cost-of-ownership advantages to upstream equipment and systems.
Conveying material between processing or packaging systems, transferring material within bulk material handling
equipment; transforming bulk material for downstream processes. NBE engineer-to-application (ETA] project delivery
brings performance effectiveness and total cost-of-ownership advantages to midstream equipment and systems.
Packaging finished bulk product into bulk bags, gaylord containers, or bulk totes; recovery and reclamation of
unsalable packaged product for reuse or recycling. NBE engineer-to-application (ETA) project delivery brings
performance effectiveness and total cost-of-ownership advantages to downstream equipment and systems.
Advancing the Equipment Project Delivery Experience for Project Owners, AECs, and EPCs
Move beyond the constraints of build-to-order and engineer-to-order machine manufacturers. Avoid settling for
application input that falls short and project resources too limited to keep pace. NBE engineer-to-application
(ETA) project delivery leverages the NBE equipment and systems portfolio and NBE fullstream applications expertise
to ensure each project achieves optimal performance from pre-RFQ through turnover.
How ETA Brings Clarity and Performance to Project Delivery
Collaborative Project Execution
It begins even before NBE accepts the project. Feasibility testing, on-site evaluations, PFDs, 3D
modeling. It's this type of proactive, project-focused collaboration that continues throughout the entire
project. Constructive, informed, and responsive NBE project management ensures project owners,
AECs, and EPCs see performance across the project long after installation, start-up, and turnover.
Tangible Expertise & Insights
Access application-focused expertise and resources on matters of regulatory compliance, risk assessment and
mitigation, equipment effectiveness, and more. Every NBE practice area, from applications, mechanical, and
automation engineering; to project management, fabrication and assembly, and customer service is an essential
contributor to the knowledgebase of NBE processing and packaging applications and insights.
Fullstream Capabilities & Performance
Proper execution of ETA project delivery is demanding. ETA demands that our campus and its facilities be purpose-built
to foster project designs, develop and prove those designs, and build those designs into project advancements. ETA
demands that our project expertise span the fullstream of equipment application and integration. NBE ETA execution
removes parity and advances process performance.
Engineer-to-application project execution is delivered by NBE through an open and deliberate implementation of the
ETA performance categories. Project owners, AECs, and EPCs have confidence in the mutually defined expectations and
tangible performance inherent in ETA project delivery by NBE.
Industry Practitioners Share Their Perspectives on Engineer-to-Application Project Delivery
Engineer-to-Application (ETA) project delivery, by National Bulk Equipment, enables project owners, AECs, and EPCs to
move beyond the limitations of the build-to-order or engineer-to-order machine manufacturer experience. ETA project delivery
brings to processing and packaging equipment manufacturing an alignment of the project execution methods and insights already
recognized and practiced by project owners, AECs, and EPCs.
Application Engineering:
A Practitioner’s Perspective in Engineer-to-Application Project Execution
The NBE application engineering group functions as the central point of process expertise for all
the many bulk material handling projects we are managing; whether it's in pre-bid, engineering,
production, or on-site. These projects are engineered for very different types of industries, and
for very demanding applications.
A Practitioner’s Perspective in Engineer-to-Application Project Execution
The broader factors inherent in NBE engineer-to-application projects, such as facility design considerations,
regulatory guidelines, and supply chain integration are what demand a dedicated project management group.
NBE projects contribute so effectively to our customers’ process operations because each NBE project is managed
from a bigger view, a wider perspective.
A Practitioner’s Perspective in Engineer-to-Application Project Execution
The mechanical engineering characteristics that distinguish NBE projects are very visible, and very tangible.
NBE build specs and materials of construction are dominant within the market; that's easy to see with one look
at any NBE project. NBE build specs and materials of construction are not for everyone; we know that, and so do
our competitors.
A Practitioner’s Perspective in Engineer-to-Application Project Execution
The first objective of NBE automation is to address the collective requirements of the people associated with
the application; the operator, supervisory staff, senior management, maintenance. Their specific requirements
for the automation may differ; but, the function of NBE automation is to contribute to project efficiency
at every level.
A Practitioner’s Perspective in Engineer-to-Application Project Execution
We have no doubt about the ability of NBE projects to operate well beyond their application's specs for
performance and longevity. It doesn't matter how harsh the project environment, how rigorous the duty-cycle
requirements, or, even, how particular the hygienic design standards. NBE customers have that same assurance;
project-after-project and year-after-year.
A Practitioner’s Perspective in Engineer-to-Application Project Execution
It's well known throughout NBE, that every group; every person, has priority influence when it's a matter
of better serving our customers and bringing improvement to a project. But, the NBE quality assurance group
is definitely the central point where these improvements and advancements are collected, analyzed, and then
applied to NBE processing projects.
NBE bulk material discharging projects provide accurate material infeed; ensuring reliable downstream supply to processing operations.
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Store
Store
NBE bulk material storage projects enable processing operations to leverage bulk material procurement, supply, and inventory.
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Convey
Convey
NBE custom-engineered bulk material conveying projects ensure safe, efficient, and precise material movement between, and within, process functions.
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Fill
Fill
NBE application-specific bulk material filling projects bring highly accurate throughput to continuous-, or batch-filling operations.
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Mix
Mix
NBE bulk material mixing projects create homogeneous blends of dry materials for supply to full-scale, or pilot processing lines.
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Reclaim
Reclaim
NBE material reclaim projects are specifically engineered to each application; automating the recovery of dry or liquid contents from packaging.
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Infeed
Infeed
NBE process-specific material infeed projects ensure optimal availability of downstream processes while protecting product, personnel, and yield.
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Discharge
NBE process-specific bulk material discharging projects provide accurate, efficient material introduction; ensuring reliable material supply throughout downstream processes to end-of-line operations.
Bulk Bag Dischargers
See NBE bulk bag discharging projects in operation; see optimal upstream performance provide reliable, repeatable downstream throughput.
View NBE bulk container discharging projects provide controlled infeed to downstream processes; easily managing cycle time, and lift-height challenges.
Watch NBE drum discharging projects bring to mid-volume applications full-featured functionality, such as complete rotation, dust collection, and automation.
Observe NBE bag break stations, in fullstream project applications, enabling safe and accurate manual infeed of minor ingredients into short-run batch production.
NBE bulk material storage projects enable material processing operations to leverage bulk material procurement, supply, and inventory while providing material integrity and process infeed accuracy.
Bins and Hoppers
See NBE storage bin and hopper projects integrate with dry bulk material processing operations to enable reliable, inline, application-specific material supply.
NBE custom-engineered bulk material conveying projects ensure safe, efficient, and precise movement of process materials between processing operations, and within multiple processing functions.
Product and Material Conveyors
Watch NBE bulk material conveyor projects deliver material from offline storage to inline operations, and between process stages; regardless of material type.
See NBE mechanical conveyor projects safely and effectively move dry bulk material throughout processing operations; regardless of vertical or horizontal flow.
NBE application-specific bulk material filling projects bring highly accurate, repeatable, and quantifiable throughput to continuous, or batch, bulk material processing and packaging operations.
Bulk Bag Fillers
View NBE bulk bag filling projects improve throughput performance while reducing material waste, optimizing operator safety, and simplifying integration.
See NBE drum filling projects provide increased yield, reduced rework, and improved safety; integrated automation is leveraged to ensure optimal fill accuracy.
NBE bulk material mixing projects are process operations engineered to create homogeneous blends of varied, dry bulk materials for supply to full-scale, or pilot, production or processing lines.
Jumbo Mixers
See NBE vertical auger mixing projects provide high-volume, continuous-duty, inline blending; homogeneous mixes supplied downstream, without damage to product.
NBE material reclaim projects are engineered to the specific requirements of each application to provide automated, controlled, and complete recovery of dry or liquid contents from its packaging.
Single-Pack Reclaim: Dry Product
See NBE dry product recovery projects reclaim unsalable product and its packaging; significantly reducing material loss, packaging waste, and offline rework.
Observe NBE high-throughput product reclamation projects, in continuous-process operation, recovering off-spec production material, eliminating material loss, and increasing yield.
Watch NBE wet product recovery projects ensure controlled and thorough separation of off-spec, mis-labels, or otherwise unsalable product from its packaging.
NBE process-specific material infeed projects are vital to ensuring optimal availability of downstream processes; increased feed rates and reduced contamination improve total process performance.
Bag Emptying
See NBE bag emptying projects improve process availability and rate using automated bag opening and material infeed; reduce material dusting and contamination.