At JBW Consulting Engineers, we start with the process. We understand your facility, your needs, and your process. The rest of our services can follow this. Rest assured, we’re acutely aware of what makes your facility tick and what is most important. We achieve this with an emphasis on getting eyes and ears on-site at your facility or project site.
We specialize in tackling complex industrial challenges, from combustible dust systems that meet NFPA 660 standards to intricate bulk material processing, pumping, piping, and separation solutions. At JBW we also excel in designing systems for heat, humidity, sticky substances, and complicated setups, ensuring clarity and optimal performance. Whether it’s enhancing processes like conveying, milling, or pneumatic transfer or designing efficient, long-lasting systems, we focus on clarity, proper sizing, and ease of installation. Our expertise also includes integrated systems, from vessels to pumps, with full compliance with ASME codes. We leverage computational simulations to optimize designs for cost savings and improved safety decisions. Additionally, our cutting-edge 3D scanning technology ensures precise facility measurements, improving project efficiency, identifying issues early, and reducing rework.
Process Design & Improvement
We specialize in process design and optimization for industrial and energy facilities, starting with a deep understanding of each client’s specific goals and challenges. Our team visits your site to observe operations firsthand, ensuring that our recommendations are grounded in the real-world context of your facility.
We approach each project with fresh thinking—drawing on lessons from other sectors to uncover innovative, practical solutions. Whether refining existing systems or designing new ones, we focus on improving efficiency, reliability, and long-term performance. Every solution is tailored, measurable, and built to deliver lasting value.
These processes always start with P&ID, and we are adept at translating them to practical drawings and details for installation or reports with recommended improvements.
Industrial Ventilation & Dust Collection
At JBW, we design, analyze, and fix industrial ventilation and dust collection conveying systems to address flow inefficiencies, material buildup, facility ventilation, odor, and combustible dust hazards while ensuring compliance with NFPA and OSHA standards. We optimize system performance using advanced flow analysis and CFD modeling based on material characteristics like particle size, moisture, density, and explosibility. Our specialty is complex systems that are integrated into your process.
We conduct on-site testing for underperforming systems to diagnose inefficiencies and compliance risks. By assessing airflow distribution, explosion hazards, and material buildup, we identify root causes and implement targeted solutions for improved efficiency, safety, and reliability.
Equipment & Facility Layout
Starting with the equipment, we build systems and facilities around them, maximizing the space available while not compromising functionality.
For existing, we utilize equipment specs and legacy drawings coupled with our laser scanning to capture existing conditions as a baseline. We then explore options of integrating new equipment in a virtual environment to maximize efficiency.
Material Handling, Processing, & Storage
We design and optimize material conveying systems for industries like mining, agriculture, and manufacturing, addressing challenges such as material plugging, inconsistent flow, and equipment downtime. Using DEM and FEA analysis, we tailor solutions based on material characteristics to enhance system performance and reliability. Our expertise includes most all types of conveying, including belt conveyors, screw/auger conveyors, drag conveyors, puck conveyors, pneumatic conveying, and more. We integrate this conveying equipment into the process seamlessly.
JBW brings extensive expertise in material processing systems across a wide range of industries. Our experience spans every stage of the process – from crushing, grinding, and milling to drying, sorting, screening, forming, pressing, dewatering, and finally, packaging, storage, and shipping. We work with a variety of materials and integrate equipment with precision by leveraging point cloud scanning technology and a deep understanding of each facility’s unique operation requirements.
Pumping, Piping, & Separation
We design and engineer piping, pumping, pressure vessels, separation, and heat exchanger systems for refining, mining, and power generation industries. We specialize in handling challenging fluids under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions. Our services cover everything from P&ID development to detailed fabrication drawings, ensuring robust, flexible, and compliant system designs. Using pipe stress analysis, flow analysis, and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), we optimize performance, troubleshoot inefficiencies, and enhance system reliability.
Our approach ensures that all systems are designed, optimized, and compliant with the relevant codes and standards, whether ASME or facility-specific, providing reliable and efficient performance tailored to each project’s specific needs.
Heat and Energy Systems
We provide engineering services for heat and energy systems, including boilers fueled by natural gas, biomass, coal, oil, and waste-derived fuels. Our team designs and upgrades boiler systems to improve performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance across industries such as refining, wood products, food processing, waste-to-energy, and more. Whether steam or hot water, we integrate heat exchangers, steam piping, and environmental cleaning devices like scrubbers and baghouses to create safe, efficient, and code-compliant systems. All designs are developed in accordance with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC), ensuring safety and compliance with industry standards.
Mechanical & Process Projects
