Heyl & Patterson Inc

Heyl & Patterson Inc. provides high quality, reliable, custom-engineered solutions that industries worldwide trust to keep their business moving forward. Founded in 1887 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Heyl & Patterson is an industry leader in the design and construction of world-class bulk transfer and thermal processing equipment for customers in a wide range of industries, including chemical, steel, biomass, energy, ports, and mining & minerals.

The Bulk Transfer Division designs and manufactures variations of railcar rotary dumpers, or wagon-tipplers, which are in operation worldwide. These include rotary dumper, C-shaped rotary (CR) dumpers, closed and open-sided turnover dumpers, single and multiple car dumpers, railcar moving devices such as train positioners, train indexing equipment, CUB and other support equipment. Bulk Transfer also offers material handling equipment such as barge unloaders with both grab and continuous bucket designs, and related specialty machinery such as barge haul devices.

The Renneburg Division handles thermal processing of powders and bulk solids and offers a full complement of advanced chemical, mineral and environmental processing equipment, including dryers, coolers, calciners, agglomerators, presses and mixers. Originally founded in 1874 as Edw. Renneburg & Sons Co. of Baltimore, the Renneburg Division has been an instrumental part of Heyl & Patterson since 1985. Today, the division delivers innovative thermal processing technology tailored to the environmentally sensitive and production-minded needs of the powder and bulk solid, chemical, catalyst and mineral industries which require these dryer, cooler and calciners.

The Aftermarket Division supports both the Bulk Transfer and Renneburg Divisions with replacement parts, upgrades, retrofits and life extensions.

In addition to our engineered products, Heyl & Patterson also offers consulting and field service support, as well as a pilot plant for the testing and development of ongoing innovations our customers require and expect. No matter what your current or future requirements, you can always trust Heyl & Patterson to configure, install and service all of your bulk material handling and thermal processing needs.

Founded in 1887 by Edmund W. Heyl and William J. Patterson, Heyl & Patterson Inc. initially formed as a partnership to provide elevator and conveyor chains, elevator buckets and other material handling equipment. The company quickly set the industry standard for engineering and manufacturing world-class, heavy bulk materials handling equipment. Heyl was the businessman, and Patterson was the inventor.

From Heyl & Patterson's early days, when coal and steel dominated the market to today's technologically sophisticated bulk transfer and thermal processing equipment, the company achieved significant milestones.

In the early 20th century Heyl & Patterson grew regionally as our customer base grew. The expansion of railroads across the United States allowed the company's territory to expand accordingly, from an 'overnight train ride' to New York and Chicago to longer-distance opportunities in the West and South. From the 1930s to the 1950s, the company expanded its reach to encompass all of North and South America, Asia and Australia, serving such industries as chemical, food, steel, pharmaceutical, power, ports, mining and minerals.

The 1960s saw Heyl & Patterson diversify like never before, becoming involved in some very unique projects. Pittsburgh's iconic Civic Arena utilized wheels made by Heyl & Patterson to open and close the world's first retractable dome roof. The NASA space program utilized Heyl & Patterson engineering for its system of blast deflectors at the launch pads at Cape Canaveral, which redirect rocket exhaust away from spacecraft. Heyl & Patterson also fabricated the underground trash collection system at Walt Disney World in Orlando. Through it all, the company developed innovations such as the train positioner to move railcars in and out of rotary dumpers, and the traveling hammermill to break up frozen coal beneath dumper operations.

Heyl & Patterson returned to its core competencies by the 1980s, with continuous barge unloaders for grain along the Mississippi River and the largest capacity fluid bed dryer the company has ever built, which is still in operation. The acquisition of Edw. Renneburg & Sons Co. remains a seminal moment in Heyl & Patterson's history.

Since its beginnings, Heyl & Patterson has fabricated, installed and serviced quality custom engineered capital equipment, while also offering consulting and field service. The company's focus includes the transfer of bulk materials from railroads and rivers, as well as the processing of powders and bulk solids that must be tailored to the environmentally sensitive and production-minded needs of customers worldwide.

Today, Heyl & Patterson continues to evolve with the industries it serves — combining cutting-edge technological innovation with the wealth of experience our customers have come to rely upon and trust to keep their businesses moving.

The Trusted Partner That Keeps You In Motion

When your business relies upon how well you move or unload railcar or barges loaded with coal, iron ore, grain, or other bulk commodities at your locations, you don’t need to worry about how efficiently the process is completed. You need a partner you can trust to get the job done.

Heyl & Patterson’s Bulk Transfer Division custom designs and manufactures specialized bulk material handling equipment that keeps business moving and unloading. Our products include rotary railcar dumpers, continuous bucket barge unloaders, grab bucket barge unloaders and railcar movers that perform in even the harshest conditions, such as frozen railcar unloading. We lead the industry in innovation - with robust design and easy-to-erect components.

Heyl & Patterson’s solutions are also cost-effective, energy efficient and include built in safety features while being tailored to your specific needs - with multiple mechanical and electrical drive options.

Trust. It’s the term that describes Heyl & Patterson’s commitment to quality, reliability, serviceability and budget-ability when you need to keep your business moving. And it doesn’t hurt when trust comes with industry innovation that’s second to none.

Our Quality Management System

Heyl & Patterson is in its third century of engineering innovation, providing custom-engineered products and services for our customers. We’re dedicated to ensuring the highest commitment to quality and reliability, by continuously striving to maintain our 'best in class' reputation and proven 'supplier of choice,' which has been our pleasure and honor to offer since we began operations in 1887.