patterson inc. type headquarters industry industrial machinery founded 1887 headquarters pittsburgh pennsylvania u.s. area served north america south america australia europe asia africa key people john edelman president & ceo products rotary railcar dumpers barge unloaders fluid bed dryers rotary dryers calciners torrefaction equipment number of employees 60 slogan trusted since 1887 website http www.heylpatterson.com heyl & patterson inc. is an american specialist engineering company founded in 1887 and based in pittsburgh pennsylvania . contents 1 history 1.1 19th century 1.2 early 20th century 1.3 late 20th century 1.4 21st century 2 heyl & patterson divisions 2.1 bulk transfer division 2.2 renneburg division 2.3 aftermarket division 3 dryfining 4 references 5 external links history edit 19th century edit railcar dumper circa 1900 heyl & patterson was founded by edmund w. heyl and william j. patterson 1 in downtown pittsburgh initially as a sales agency for elevator and conveyor chains and elevator buckets . this developed into supplying complete elevators and conveyors . because it was located in the coal region of southwestern pennsylvania it was only natural to branch out into the coal industry . in 1891 heyl & patterson engineered its first coal breaker upstate in bradford pennsylvania . by the end of the 19th century heyl & patterson had set the industry standard for engineering and manufacturing bulk material handling equipment such as coal tipples coal preparation plants pig iron casting machines and various coal cleaning and handling devices . the company was originally composed of contracting engineers fabricators and erectors . the industries in the company s initial customer base were not only various types of coal plants but also cement chemical steel glass blast furnaces copper mines ports foundries railroads shipyards and public utilities . heyl & patterson s original place of business was a three story building on third avenue in pittsburgh . in 1894 heyl & patterson relocated to market street but had outgrown that building by 1899 and moved to the monongahela riverside avenue of water street now called fort pitt boulevard . heyl & patterson gained some notoriety in its early days through patterson s marriage to broadway star fay templeton 2 known for her performances in gilbert and sullivan productions . early 20th century edit in the early 20th century growth of the business and the extension of activities into new fields caused the need for increased space for machine and structural shops . in 1901 heyl & patterson acquired land for a manufacturing plant on pennsylvania avenue along the ohio river in allegheny city now known as pittsburgh s north side . all machine work and fabrication was done at this north works facility before materials were shipped out to construction site crews . in 1904 heyl & patterson pioneered the first cranes to lift entire railroad cars as well as towers to unload barges filled with ore coal sand and slag . 1905 saw the introduction of coal crushers coke preparation plants coal handling bridges and mine car dumpers . 1908 saw the first skip hoists and ore bridges to transfer material at steel mills . in 1924 heyl & patterson innovated what would become a staple of the industry the railroad car dumper . in 1942 heyl & patterson received the u.s. navy e award for excellence in production achievement for duties performed during world war ii . it was only the sixth recipient since 1900 . by 1950 heyl & patterson installations could be found in almost every industrial section of the united states and canada as well as south america europe asia and australia . though still concentrating in the field of heavy bulk material handling equipment heyl & patterson initiated a diversification policy and added other products to complement its main activities . these products included several that were developed in the company s own research and development department and still others that were handled in the united states for one of europe s leading engineering firms . as part of its diversification heyl & patterson divided into two business units . the bulk transfer division was formed to design fabricate erect and service the machines that heyl & patterson had developed for the bulk material handling industry as well as more recent product lines such as stackers reclaimers belt conveyors refuse disposal cars and giant loaders for seafaring ships . 3 the process division was formed to innovate fluid bed dryer technology to clean and classify coal at coal preparation plants . late 20th century edit by 1960 the area around water street had been acquired by the city via eminent domain to build the westinghouse building and this necessitated an eventual move to parkway center in the pittsburgh suburb of greentree as the very first tenant . heyl & patterson participated in a high profile project for the public auditorium authority of pittsburgh the civic arena . applying technology normally used for ore bridges and other bulk material handling machines heyl & patterson designed and manufactured the trucks gear motors and 480 volt ac motor drive that opened and closed the arena roof . a total of 42 trucks mounted on 78 wheels 30 of which were individually driven supported and moved the six moveable sections on the largest stainless steel dome in the world . 4 in 1961 heyl & patterson opened its florida operations division with an office and fabrication plant on merritt island near cocoa beach florida at the entrance to kennedy space center . florida operations would serve the aerospace community at cape canaveral and developed a system of blast deflectors for the space program launch pads . later in the decade heyl & patterson opened a service center in charleston west virginia as a warehouse to stock spare parts . heyl & patterson s north side manufacturing plant closed in 1970 and was eventually sold to schneider inc. a pipe and sheet metal fabricator . at least two of the buildings still stand occupied by a furniture warehouse and a bus garage . the florida operations division saw a decline in profits in the 1970s following the end of the nasa apollo program . attempts were made to expand the scope of its business through maintenance and construction work at the u.s. navy s caribbean bases non naval construction among the islands and central america and construction on merritt island and at local power plants . it served as the field headquarters for projects in guantanamo bay naval base in cuba the panama canal zone and the bahamas but was eventually sold off in 1980 . as recently as 2006 a heyl & patterson sign still stood on the property . in 1985 heyl & patterson acquired edw . renneburg & sons co. of baltimore maryland a leading designer and manufacturer of energy saving process equipment since 1874 . renneburg & sons merged with heyl & patterson s process division to become the renneburg division and the acquisition broadened heyl & patterson s scope of fluid bed equipment and rotary dryers and enabled it to manufacture equipment to process chemicals pharmaceuticals fertilizer metals fish meal and food . a pilot plant testing lab facility was built in a different greentree location similar to one run by renneburg to support the new product lines . 21st century edit by the start of the 21st century heyl & patterson entered its third century of business and was now located in the southpointe business park in nearby canonsburg pennsylvania . in 2007 the company moved to its current location in the pittsburgh suburb of robinson township . the company still designs and manufactures world class barge unloaders rail car dumpers ship unloaders and other material transfer equipment as well as engineering services and environmental processing equipment including dryers coolers and mixers . 5 the company has partners and representatives all over the world including mexico argentina brazil chile india south korea and australia . as of 2010 five of the top six coal fired power plants in the world rely on equipment from heyl & patterson . 6 in 2012 heyl & patterson celebrated its 125th anniversary in business . heyl & patterson divisions edit bulk transfer division edit rotary railcar dumper the bulk transfer division designs and manufactures variations of rotary railcar dumpers or wagon tipplers which are in operation worldwide . these include rotary dumpers c shaped rotary cr dumpers closed and open sided turnover dumpers and single and multiple car dumpers . they also design and manufacture rail car 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 . 7 renneburg division edit renneburg rotary dryer originally formed as the process division in 1955 it was renamed after the acquisition of edw . renneburg & sons co. of baltimore maryland in 1985 . renneburg & sons was founded in 1874 and was a world leader in process equipment . the renneburg division handles thermal processing of powders and bulk solids as well as advanced chemical mineral and environmental processing equipment including fluid bed dryers and coolers rotary dryers and coolers calciners agglomerators presses and mixers . the division produces thermal processing technology that is environmentally sensitive and production minded tailored to the needs of the powder and bulk solids chemical and mineral thermal processing industries . 8 aftermarket division edit originally a separate entity known as heylpat technologies since 1996 the aftermarket division was consolidated into heyl & patterson in 2009 . this division offers replacement parts and upgrades for both of the other divisions whether products had been manufactured by heyl & patterson or other manufacturers . their field engineers provide onsite mechanical structural and electrical inspections and complete engineering studies after an inspection can compare current operating realities with the original design of the equipment . dryfining edit in 2010 heyl & patterson was part of a team to be awarded with power engineering magazine s 2010 coal fired project of the year . the project dryfining created a new technology for coal firing power plants that improves fuel quality decreases volatile gas emissions and reduces a plant s operating expenses and maintenance costs . the team was led by electric service provider great river energy of maple grove minnesota and also included the u.s. department of energy s national energy technology laboratory lehigh university s energy research center the electric power research institute and engineering construction contractor worleyparsons . 9 references edit a standard reference . the book of prominent pennsylvanians a standard reference . retrieved 2008 07 17 . fay templeton at the internet broadway database orr c. prentiss april 2008 . pittsburgh born pittsburgh bred 500 of the more famous people who have called pittsburgh home . . p. 273 . isbn 978 0 936340 16 6 . http www.heylpatterson.com case view.aspx article 41 & page 1 moveable civic arena roof rolls on wheels designed by heyl & patterson carbasho tracy 2007 08 20 . family values kept heyl going . pittsburgh business times . retrieved 2008 08 11 . top plants . power magazine . retrieved 2010 10 11 . bulk transfer division . heyl & patterson inc. retrieved 2008 06 20 . renneburg division . heyl & patterson inc. retrieved 2008 06 20 . power engineering names projects of the year . power gen worldwide . retrieved 2010 12 14 . external links edit heyl & patterson website heyl & patterson blog facebook linkedin twitter youtube fay templeton at the internet movie database retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title heyl % 26 patterson inc. & oldid 742160464 categories manufacturing companies based in 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