Bulk Material Handling Equipment
Bulk Material Handling Equipment
The Trusted Partner That Keeps You In Motion
When your business relies upon how well you move or unload railcars or barges loaded with coal, iron ore, grain, or other bulk commodities, you need a partner you can trust to get the job done. Trust Heyl & Patterson Equipment to increase operational efficiency and improve processes and proactively solve problems before they occur.
Heyl & Patterson custom designs and manufactures specialized bulk material handling equipment that keeps businesses moving. Our products include rotary railcar dumpers, continuous bucket barge unloaders, grab bucket barge unloaders, stackers, reclaimers and railcar movers that perform in even the harshest conditions. 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.
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Railcar Unloading Equipment
Heyl & Patterson rotary railcar dumpers (known as wagon tipplers in some parts of the world) are equipped with state-of-the-art capabilities and built-in flexibility, for efficient railcar unloading. Customizable options are available, such as an NTEP Certified* weigh scale, a hammermill that clears clumped or frozen material, and single and tandem barrel dumpers. Heyl & Patterson’s Railcar Dumper Unloading Systems will keep your business flowing with efficiency.
* NTEP (National Type Evaluation Program) is a strict product certification standard administered by the National Conference on Weights and Measures, and is the process for testing and evaluation of weighing equipment.
Dumper Equipment Options
Heyl & Patterson understands that each of its customer’s on-site requirements are unique. That’s why it offers a wide array of ancillary products designed to meet and exceed its customers most challenging demands. Our ancillary line of equipment includes:
- In-Platen Weigh Scales
- Hammermill
- Train Holding Devices
- Car Retarders
- Car Ejectors
Railcar Movers
Heyl & Patterson offers a complete line of railcar movers and barge movers that provide state-of-the-art modern operation and efficiency. Without locomotive or tugboat assistance, our railcar and barge movers can can be used for a variety of loading, unloading and other types of applications. These machines push or pull railcars and barges manually or automatically, offering more unloading capabilities.
Barge Unloaders
For 125 years, Heyl & Patterson has designed and constructed the most efficient, rugged and durable barge unloaders available. Materials such as coal, iron ore, grain, alumina, corn, wheat, soybean, wood chips and limestone can be successfully unloaded using our complete line of high capacity, easy-to-operate machines.
Barge Movers
Heyl & Patterson offers a complete line of railcar movers and barge movers that provide state-of-the-art modern operation and efficiency. Without locomotive or tugboat assistance, our railcar and barge movers can can be used for a variety of loading, unloading and other types of applications. These machines push or pull railcars and barges manually or automatically, offering more unloading capabilities.
Stacker Reclaimers
Heyl & Patterson offers custom designed stacker reclaimers and reconstruction services for existing stackers. H&P can provide engineering to handle any bulk aggregate. Our bucket wheel stacker reclaimers are most frequently used with coal, pet coke & iron ore.